(a) Whether the university where a group of Indian students
got admitted to pursue their MBA degree, has been closed down by
the Local Government in Canada as reported in `The Times of India` dated April 12, 2007.
(b) If so, the details in this regard;
(c) Whether the Indian Government has approached the Government
of Canada in this regard; and
(d) If so, the reaction of Canadian Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS
(SHRI VAYALAR RAVI)
(a)&(b): Yes, Sir. The provincial Government of British Columbia, Canada ordered in February 2007 closure of the Lansbridge University
with effect from 1SI May 2007, after the authorities found serious
violation of provincial laws by the University.
( c)&(d): The Consul General of India in Toronto, has taken up the
matter with the provincial Government of British Columbia, Canada. He
also had a meeting with
the Minister of Advanced Education of the Govt.
of Canada. The British Columbian government has appointed a Liasion
Officer to help the concerned students by making alternative arrangements
to transfer the students to other Universities. Of the total 60 Indian
students affected, about 50 students have already been transferred to
other Universities.