Education

Regulations on charges to enter British educational institutes

Hathoon Sheriffdeen

Members of the British Educational Representatives Association (BERA) are regulated to charge a maximum of Rs. 10,000 as their professional charge.

Receipts should be provided for any amount they charge from their clients. Failing to comply these rules will be remedied according to the Code of Ethics of the Association, Secretary, BERA Nizam Razak said.

"We have only 10 members since BERA controls the members on their professional charges and they expect them to give the details of the charges they take from their clients," he said. The Consumer Protection Act supports students on the indisciplined activities of the representatives of various foreign universities, and recruitment to various countries.

The BERA controls its members' relationship with students, parents and educational institutions, he said. Members are expected to comply with the code of ethics any time.

A student's inquiry should be responded within 14 days in any circumstance, Nizam said. He said, BERA will continuously educate the students and the parents on this subject and they welcome their ideas and complaints.

Representatives of UK educational institutions in Sri Lanka joined hands and formed British Educational Representatives Association (BERA) to ensure the professional standards in student recruitment by their members.

"We will be introducing high standards of professional conduct and good practices for members and will also monitor these standards on their professional activities," Secretary, BERA said.

He said the students are only expected to come with their genuine documents and financial backgrounds. It's not needed to have a high profile or a sharp financial surrounding to study abroad. It's the duty of the representative to give the correct guidance to the person concerned.

"We also regulate our members in not promising facilities that are not provided by their principals in UK.

Scholarships, employment and other facilities can be taken under this clause" he said.

Sudan to provide full scholarships for 25 students

Hathoon Sheriffdeen

The Consul of the Republic of Sudan in Sri Lanka will provide full scholarships to 25 students to study in Sudan Universities every year. Students are given plenty of options in choosing their degree programmes according to their educational backgrounds.

'We have already sent 15 students to Sudanese universities for various fields. We will try to send 100 students for the next semester. These universities are recognised globally.

Plenty of opportunities are available in these universities and there course ranges are very attractive, Consul of Sudan in Sri Lanka M, I Firaz Hameed to Daily News.

The Consul is planning to work for a nursing training to Sri Lankan students since nursing is recognised in the world.

This project will commence soon in collaboration with another country, he said.