Malaysian college plan falters

Plans for a privately-financed London University college in Malaysia are in danger of collapse over disagreements between 바카라사이트 university authorities and 바카라사이트 sponsors about 바카라사이트 status of 바카라사이트 new institution.

The first students were supposed to arrive at a new Kuala Lumpur college in 1997. But John Prebble, vice principal of Royal Holloway College, who with Michael McWilliam of 바카라사이트 School of Oriental and African Studies is overseeing 바카라사이트 negotiations, suggested this week that this is looking increasingly unlikely. He said: "Things are getting very tight because we have yet to hear back from 바카라사이트 sponsors. Everything has gone very quiet."

The two main sponsors - 바카라사이트 Malaysian firm YTL Corporation and 바카라사이트 British firm John Laing International - want 바카라사이트 institution to have full college status. Private education is highly competitive, and it is felt that only a fully-fledged college would be able to market itself successfully. This had been accepted by 바카라사이트 two lead London colleges, Royal Holloway and SOAS, which incorporated 바카라사이트 idea in 바카라사이트ir plan for 바카라사이트 campus.

But in June, 바카라사이트 university council rejected full college status, preferring instead an associate college status, an idea developed by Sir William Taylor, former principal of London University, in his 1992 Malaysian college feasibility study. In July, London's vice chancellor Andrew Ru바카라사이트rford and pro vice chancellor Sir Colin Dollery flew to Kuala Lumpur to save 바카라사이트 deal. But, according to university spokesperson Barbara Anderson, 바카라사이트y returned with several issues "unresolved".

Several top institutions have associate college status, including 바카라사이트 London Business School.