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College collapses hit VCE

Source: The Age
Melbourne : Australia | 26 days ago  
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THE crisis in international educational has spread with the sudden collapse of four colleges in Melbourne and Sydney, leaving 2000 students stranded. Foreign students studying for VCE exams in Melbourne were among those caught out when a company that owns the four private colleges went into voluntary...
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  • News Source: The Age | 24 days ago
    THE private college that collapsed leaving almost 3000 students in limbo this week, passed a State Government audit into its financial viability just two months ago. Skills Minister Jacinta Allan yesterday confirmed a September audit by the Victorian...
  • News Source: Sydney Morning Herald | 24 days ago
    THE reputation of Australia's $16 billion overseas education industry has been dealt another blow by the sudden collapse of the Global Campus Management Group, which ran four colleges in Sydney and Melbourne with about 3000 students.
  • News Source: Labor Herald | 24 days ago
    Included in the Global Campus Management Group are the GCM Fashion Institute, The Meridian International School, Meridian International Hotel School, International Design School, and Meridian College. Ms Gillard said that the first concern is for the...
  • News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 24 days ago
    The collapse of the Global Campus Management Group could affect up to 3,000 students in Melbourne and Sydney...State and federal governments have been quick to promise that affected students will be looked after, but there are no guarantees there...
  • News Source: NewKerala | 25 days ago
    Several hundred students who gathered outside the group's Melbourne and Sydney colleges were left stunned by the closures. A student said: "In just two weeks we were going to get our degrees." Melbourne-based Jass Sandhu says she had no information...
  • News Source: Chicago Tribune | 25 days ago
    Australia's image as a top destination for foreign students suffered another setback on Friday after four bankrupt colleges closed, leaving more than 2,000 students stranded. Australia's A$13 billion ($12 billion) international student sector, the...
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  • Blog Source: www.vattal.com
    A student said: 'In just two weeks we were going to get our degrees.' Melbourne-based Jass Sandhu says she had no information from the school about the closure. 'Immigration should do something for us. If the college has closed it's not ...
  • Blog Source: www.vattal.com
    Melbourne, Nov 6 – Indians were among the over 2000 foreign students who were left in the lurch – some with barely two weeks to go before they get their degrees – following the overnight collapse of four private colleges in the Australian ... A
  • Blog Source: www.vamban.com
    Melbourne, Nov 6 – Indians were among the over 2000 foreign students who were left in the lurch – some with barely two weeks to go before they get their degrees – following the overnight collapse of four private colleges in the Australian ... '
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