Over 100 students stormed the corporate office of the Raffles Millennium International (RMI) at Mittal Towers on MGRoad on Friday after they learnt that their college in Koramangala was shut down without any notice.
"The RMI is a design college affiliated to Singapore University. It is being run on a joint venture with Educom. They provide degrees in fashion design, fashion marketing and management, visual communication design, interior design, digital media design and various other courses. The college was supposed to reopen on November 7 for the start of a new semester, but the management told the students that the classes would begin a week later. After a few days, they again told the students that they have shut down the college due to maintenance work," a student from RMI, who did not want to be named, told DH.
Other students said, "On Friday morning, we found that the college was closed and the building was locked. Students informed their parents, who contacted the owner of the building. The building owner said the RMImanagement had not paid the rent for over eight months and was asked to vacate. We tried to contact the management, but in vain. We have been left high and dry."
A staffer in the college's marketing department, who had joined the institution recently, said, "We trusted the college and worked for it. We have been cheated.
Whenever we asked the management to pay our salaries, they would come up with various excuses. The fee for each course is over Rs 20 lakh and the students pay it in instalments. Those who have completed the course are not getting their certificates. A few students contacted the Singapore University officials. The university said that it will not issue any certificates as the RIM had not followed certain rules."
Another student mentioned that one of the representatives of the college has promised to look into the matter. "We have contacted lawyers and are discussing the future course of action. Students should get their money back and those have completed their course should get their degree certificates." a student demanded.
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Over 100 students stormed the corporate office of the Raffles Millennium International (RMI) at Mittal Towers on MG Road on Friday after they learnt that their college in Koramangala was shut down without any notice.
"The RMI is a design college affiliated to Singapore University. It is being run on a joint venture with Educom. They provide degrees in fashion design, fashion marketing and management, visual communication design, interior design, digital media design and various other courses. The college was supposed to reopen on November 7 for the start of a new semester, but the management told the students that the classes would begin a week later. After a few days, they again told the students that they have shut down the college due to maintenance work,” a student from RMI, who did not want to be named, told DH.
Other students said, "On Friday morning, we found that the college was closed and the building was locked. Students informed their parents, who contacted the owner of the building. The building owner said the RMI management had not paid the rent for over eight months and was asked to vacate. We tried to contact the management, but in vain. We have been left high and dry.”
A staffer in the college’s marketing department, who had joined the institution recently, said, "We trusted the college and worked for it. We have been cheated.
Whenever we asked the management to pay our salaries, they would come up with various excuses. The fee for each course is over Rs 20 lakh and the students pay it in instalments. Those who have completed the course are not getting their certificates. A few students contacted the Singapore University officials. The university said that it will not issue any certificates as the RIM had not followed certain rules.”
Another student mentioned that one of the representatives of the college has promised to look into the matter. "We have contacted lawyers and are discussing the future course of action. Students should get their money back and those have completed their course should get their degree certificates.” a student demanded.
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"The RMI is a design college affiliated to Singapore University. It is being run on a joint venture with Educom. They provide degrees in fashion design, fashion marketing and management, visual communication design, interior design, digital media design and various other courses. The college was supposed to reopen on November 7 for the start of a new semester, but the management told the students that the classes would begin a week later. After a few days, they again told the students that they have shut down the college due to maintenance work," a student from RMI, who did not want to be named, told DH.
Other students said, "On Friday morning, we found that the college was closed and the building was locked. Students informed their parents, who contacted the owner of the building. The building owner said the RMImanagement had not paid the rent for over eight months and was asked to vacate. We tried to contact the management, but in vain. We have been left high and dry."
A staffer in the college's marketing department, who had joined the institution recently, said, "We trusted the college and worked for it. We have been cheated.
Whenever we asked the management to pay our salaries, they would come up with various excuses. The fee for each course is over Rs 20 lakh and the students pay it in instalments. Those who have completed the course are not getting their certificates. A few students contacted the Singapore University officials. The university said that it will not issue any certificates as the RIM had not followed certain rules."
Another student mentioned that one of the representatives of the college has promised to look into the matter. "We have contacted lawyers and are discussing the future course of action. Students should get their money back and those have completed their course should get their degree certificates." a student demanded.
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Over 100 students stormed the corporate office of the Raffles Millennium International (RMI) at Mittal Towers on MG Road on Friday after they learnt that their college in Koramangala was shut down without any notice."The RMI is a design college affiliated to Singapore University. It is being run on a joint venture with Educom. They provide degrees in fashion design, fashion marketing and management, visual communication design, interior design, digital media design and various other courses. The college was supposed to reopen on November 7 for the start of a new semester, but the management told the students that the classes would begin a week later. After a few days, they again told the students that they have shut down the college due to maintenance work,” a student from RMI, who did not want to be named, told DH.
Other students said, "On Friday morning, we found that the college was closed and the building was locked. Students informed their parents, who contacted the owner of the building. The building owner said the RMI management had not paid the rent for over eight months and was asked to vacate. We tried to contact the management, but in vain. We have been left high and dry.”
A staffer in the college’s marketing department, who had joined the institution recently, said, "We trusted the college and worked for it. We have been cheated.
Whenever we asked the management to pay our salaries, they would come up with various excuses. The fee for each course is over Rs 20 lakh and the students pay it in instalments. Those who have completed the course are not getting their certificates. A few students contacted the Singapore University officials. The university said that it will not issue any certificates as the RIM had not followed certain rules.”
Another student mentioned that one of the representatives of the college has promised to look into the matter. "We have contacted lawyers and are discussing the future course of action. Students should get their money back and those have completed their course should get their degree certificates.” a student demanded.
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