CIBT Expands Program Delivery Network in China
November 1, 2010 CNW Group: CIBT Education Group Inc. (NYSE AMEX and TSX symbol: MBA) (“CIBT” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has established an agreement with an additional 26 institutions in China to expand the Company’s growing hotel and tourism division. These new partners require trade schools, hotel chains, and education consulting companies. The agreements range in scope from providing professional certification for the American Hotel Lodging Association program, hotel management programs, hospitality English training programs, and 2+2 degree programs in hospitality management.
CIBT has signed co-operative joint program agreements with the following institutions spanning 14 cities in 10 provinces:
| Institution | City | Province |
|---|---|---|
| Youli Education Consulting Co. Ltd. | Changsha | Hunan |
| Sichu University Suzhou Institute | Suzhou | Jiangsu |
| Sanya Science & Engineering Vocational Institute | Sanya | Hainan |
| Hainan University Sanya Institute | Sanya | Hainan |
| Junyue Culture Communications Co. Ltd. | Zhengzhou | Henan |
| Jinhe Hotel Management Co. Ltd. | Wuhan | Hubei |
| Les Roches Jinjiang International Hotel Management College | Shanghai | – |
| Beijing Second Foreign Language Institute China-Swiss Hotel Management College | Beijing | – |
| Shanghai Yujing Hotel | Shanghai | – |
| Flagship (Hong Kong) International Hotel Training Co. | Beijing | – |
| Beijing Kairui Hotel Management Co. Ltd. | Beijing | – |
| Jinxiu Qiancheng Education Consulting Co. Ltd. | Chongqing | – |
| Beijing Fengtai District Worker’s College | Beijing | – |
| Zhuhai International Business Training School | Zhuhai | Guangdong |
| Beijing Xiangjiang Fortune Hotel Co. Ltd. | Beijing | – |
| Kuning Maisi Communications Co. Ltd. | Kunming | Yunnan |
| IHTTI Swiss Hotel Management Institute | Beijing | – |
| Nanning Vocational College | Nanning | Guangxi |
| Beijing Holiday Inn Downtown Hotel | Beijing | – |
| Gloria International Hotel Management Co. Ltd | Beijing | – |
| Beijing Broadcasting International Hotel | Beijing | – |
| Hongkong Xinyue International Hotel Management Co. Ltd. | Beijing | – |
| Inner Mongolian Textiles Trade School | Chi Feng CIty | Inner Mongolia |
| Li Jing Wan Hotel | Beijing | – |
| Yang Tian Hu Villa | Ningbo City | Zhejiang |
| Guangzhou CanAm Consulting Co. Ltd. | Guangzhou City | Guangdong |
About CIBT Education Group:
CIBT Education Group is an education management company focused on the global education market. Listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NYSE Amex, CIBT Group owns and operates a network of business, technical and language colleges as well as having cooperative joint programmes at over 70 locations in 18 countries. Its subsidiaries require Sprott-Shaw Community College (established in 1903), Sprott-Shaw Degree College, CIBT School of Business China, and King George International College. Through these subsidiaries, CIBT Group offers Western and Chinese accredited business and management degrees, and programmes in college preparation, automotive maintenance, information technology, hotel management and tourism, English language training, English teacher certification, and other career/vocational training. In addition to its wholly-owned subsidiaries, CIBT Group is the exclusive licensee for the American Hotel & Lodging Association Educational Institute (ALHA-EI) in China and the Philippines, and the WyoTech Automotive Institute for China. CIBT also owns Irix Design Group, a leading design and advertising company based in Vancouver, Canada. In 2008, the Irix Design Group was ranked 15th in the list of biggest ad agencies in Greater Vancouver by the “Business in Vancouver” newspaper.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
“Toby Chu”
Toby Chu
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