Students suffer as Indian varsity closes Dubai centre Indo-Asian News Service
Dubai, July 19 (IANS) A large number of students in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), many of them non-resident Indians (NRIs), are in a quandary following the closure of the distance learning centre of an Indian university here. The Tiruchirapalli-based Bharathidasan University recently closed down its distance education centre at the Dubai Knowledge Village here, according to a report in the Khaleej Times newspaper. The report quoted Village officials as confirming that the institute, which was run by Chennai-based Sriram Cyber Tech, no longer has a campus in UAE. Students pursuing various distance-learning programmes in the centre complained that their valuable time and money have been wasted following its closure. One student complained she had remitted money to the Cosmos Institute in Dubai, which was the marketing agent of the centre, but no examination was held. "I joined the centre two years back for a three-year Bachelor of Business Administration course. They provided me the study material and said that I would have to take examinations every year. Up until now, however, they have not conducted any examination," she told the newspaper. "Whenever we sought to know why it (examination) was being delayed so, the authorities would reassure us that it would be held soon enough," another student was quoted as saying. When contacted, a Cosmos Institute official said that the institute was just a marketing agent of the centre and had nothing to do with the university. The newspaper also tried to contact Sriram Cybertech officials in India but could not get any response. The Bharathidasan University, named after the famous Tamil poet, is currently celebrating its silver jubilee year. According to the university website, its Centre for Distance Education offers as many as 66 programmes including 14 undergraduate, 24 postgraduate, seven diploma and postgraduate diploma and M. Phil programmes. JOIN GOANET CAREERS LIST http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-careers-goanet.org/ _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
