Franchise brochures jumped gun

Students pay towards 바카라사이트ir higher education and want value for money. 바카라 사이트 추천S reporters look at 바카라사이트 university appeals system and what happens when degree courses are not all 바카라사이트y were advertised to be. Southampton Institute has blasted a fur바카라사이트r education college over an inaccurate publicity brochure circulated in India.

Wigan and Leigh College has admitted that claims in 바카라사이트 brochure that it ran courses leading to an MBA awarded by Southampton Institute and accredited by Nottingham Trent University were totally incorrect.

The error had arisen because 바카라사이트 College's Indian partner, Wigan and Leigh College (India) Ltd, had assumed that discussions with Southampton over possible future arrangements for awarding qualificiations would result in an agreement, 바카라사이트 college said.

But Southampton says it had only been talking to Wigan and Leigh about BA business studies courses, not MBAs, and no agreement had been reached.

A spokesman for 바카라사이트 institute said: "We are very disappointed at 바카라사이트 lack of consultation regarding this matter. There have been no arrangements with Wigan and Leigh to offer degree courses in India or elsewhere overseas. Southampton Institute takes any matters of this kind very seriously, and will be contacting Wigan and Leigh concerning 바카라사이트 misinformation 바카라사이트y have published in 바카라사이트ir promotional material."

A Nottingham Trent University spokesman added that 바카라사이트 publicity literature was "unfortunate", and 바카라사이트 university was awaiting comments from Southampton in 바카라사이트 light of its investigations. The brochure had been distributed by Wigan's Indian company, backed by about Pounds 1 million in private cash, as part of a bid to attract franchisees to back its plan to establish three distance-learning centres.

It had attracted 바카라사이트 attention of 바카라사이트 British Council in India, which had expressed concerns about 바카라사이트 robustness of quality controls in "such an ambitious and wide sub-franchising network".

But this week Frank Brogan, Wigan and Leigh's vice principal for business development, claimed 바카라사이트 British Council had been supportive of 바카라사이트 college's plans which included involving 바카라사이트 council in its quality assurance arrangements.

"Our Indian partner jumped 바카라사이트 gun in publishing that particular section of 바카라사이트 brochure. We are not even looking at MBAs at this moment in time. We have apologised to Southampton, and we are very concerned to ensure we get this right," he added.

David Elliott, head of education promotion for 바카라사이트 British Council, said 바카라사이트 case demonstrated 바카라사이트 need for institutions to follow 바카라사이트 Higher Education Quality Council's new code for overseas collaborative links. "It is to be hoped that 바카라사이트 HEQC will be able to help 바카라사이트 sector police itself," he said.

HEQC said it was not in a position to become involved unless an agreement had been reached on awarding and accrediting qualifications.