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==CIBT Education Group Inc.==

CIBT Education Group Inc. (TSX-V: CPT, OTCBB(US): CBTGF) is the parent company of CIBT School of Business & Technology and Sprott Shaw Community College. Formed in 1994, with international headquarters in Vancouver, Canada, and regional headquarters in Beijing, China, CIBT Education Group employs over 400 people in North America and Asia and is a leading investment and managment conglomerate focused on the education sector.

Track Record


Through its subsidiaries, CIBT School of Business and Sprott-Shaw Community College, comprising of over 40 campuses in Canada, China, Vietnam, Jordan, and the Philippines, CIBT delivers foreign academic and career training programs to students and corporations in North America and Asia.

Having been honored as a top ten foreign-owned MBA provider in China, CIBT School of Business has been operating advanced academic programs in conjunction with renowned schools from both China and the USA such as Beijing University of Technology, Weifang University, Western International University and City University among others. CIBT was among one of the first institutions in China to receive official approval from the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council to award foreign MBA degrees.

Sprott-Shaw College, one of Canada's oldest and largest private post-secondary institution bring significant expertise in trades and career training programs. Having been an educator for over a century, Sprott-Shaw College trains over 4,500 students annually in various disciplines.

History



Dating back to 1994, CIBT was one of the first foreign education providers to enter the China market and deliver western based education to the Chinese. Ever since then, CIBT has leveraged its success and have brought business programs, technology programs, and career training programs to educate China’s massive workforce.

CIBT grew significantly with its acquisition of Beihai International College in 2004, from Weifang Univeristy (“WFU”). WFU is the largest state owned university in Weifang city, Shandong province with a population of 90 million people. WFU occupies a modern campus comprised of over 300 acres of land, and 8 million square feet of facilities with approximately 37,000 students. In 2005, Toby Chu, Vice-Chairman, President and CEO of CIBT Education Group was appointed honorary president of Weifang University by the Chinese government.

In December of 2007, CIBT acquired Sprott-Shaw Community College, the largest private career and degree granting college in Western Canada with 104 years of operating history, and 20 locations worldwide.

Most recently, CIBT initiated its Pan-Asia expansion plan to develop its presence in South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, and other East Asian countries.

Management



‘‘‘Executives’’’
  • Toby Chu, Vice-Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
  • Tim Leong, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  • Yang Shuai, Executive Vice-President, Academic Affairs
  • David An, Executive Vice-President, Business Development
  • David Thomas, Executive Vice-President, Operations
  • Dennis Huang, Executive Vice-President, Finance
  • Wendy Guan, Vice-President, Administration & Human Resources


  • ‘‘‘Board of Directors’’’
  • Dr. David Hsu, Chairman
  • Toby Chu, Vice-Chairman
  • Jack Brozman
  • Alfred Ng
  • Troy Rice
  • David Richardson
  • Prithep Sosothikul
  • David Warnock


  • External Links

  • CIBT Homepage








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