09-04-2004, 05:33 PM
Not exactly a success story, but is if you look at the investment involved both human and capital
British university to open campus in Lahore
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The London Metropolitan University (LMU) plans to open a full-fledged campus in Lahore. Punjab Education Minister Mian Imran Masood has constituted a special committee to finalise approve for the project.
The committee was formed after LMU executivesâ met with the minister at his office on Wednesday. Mr Masood told reporters that the establishment of an LMU campus in Lahore would improve the standard of education in Pakistan. He said the Punjab chief minister supported the project and had directed all the departments concerned to fully cooperate with the university.
He said the LMU management would invest seven million pounds in the campus. He said the university was considering setting up a campus in China and India, but had selected Pakistan because of its conducive investment environment. He said the university would not be an affiliated institution, but act completely as a British University. It will not be allowed to affiliate other colleges in Pakistan.
LMU Marketing and Communications Director Mark Bickerton said the campus should be open by September 2005 or 2006, and the students would be charged the same tuition fees as that charged by local private universities.
He said the LMU was the second largest university in Britain and offered 285 bachelors courses, 140 masters courses and PhDs in 60 disciplines. He said Lahore had been selected for the campus because of its historical background and after it received more than 5,000 applications from Punjab through its regional office to get admission in the UK campus in the last two years. He said they also offered students several scholarships.
The meeting was also attended by Additional Chief Secretary Khushnood Akhtar Lashari, Planning and Development Chairman Salman Ghani, Education Secretary Shahid Rashid, Finance Secretary Salman Siddique, Higher Education Secretary Nazir Saeed, Mr Bickerton and LMU Regional Director Faisal Hassan.
http//www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?p...2-9-2004_pg7_22
British university to open campus in Lahore
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The London Metropolitan University (LMU) plans to open a full-fledged campus in Lahore. Punjab Education Minister Mian Imran Masood has constituted a special committee to finalise approve for the project.
The committee was formed after LMU executivesâ met with the minister at his office on Wednesday. Mr Masood told reporters that the establishment of an LMU campus in Lahore would improve the standard of education in Pakistan. He said the Punjab chief minister supported the project and had directed all the departments concerned to fully cooperate with the university.
He said the LMU management would invest seven million pounds in the campus. He said the university was considering setting up a campus in China and India, but had selected Pakistan because of its conducive investment environment. He said the university would not be an affiliated institution, but act completely as a British University. It will not be allowed to affiliate other colleges in Pakistan.
LMU Marketing and Communications Director Mark Bickerton said the campus should be open by September 2005 or 2006, and the students would be charged the same tuition fees as that charged by local private universities.
He said the LMU was the second largest university in Britain and offered 285 bachelors courses, 140 masters courses and PhDs in 60 disciplines. He said Lahore had been selected for the campus because of its historical background and after it received more than 5,000 applications from Punjab through its regional office to get admission in the UK campus in the last two years. He said they also offered students several scholarships.
The meeting was also attended by Additional Chief Secretary Khushnood Akhtar Lashari, Planning and Development Chairman Salman Ghani, Education Secretary Shahid Rashid, Finance Secretary Salman Siddique, Higher Education Secretary Nazir Saeed, Mr Bickerton and LMU Regional Director Faisal Hassan.
http//www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?p...2-9-2004_pg7_22
