New Westminster's Douglas College issued a media release saying it will follow all of the recommendations in an independent review of its China programs, which called into question the school's integrity.
The college's reputation came under fire earlier this year in a Global TV current affairs show called 16x9. In the show, former Douglas College teachers say credentials were awarded to unqualified students, including some who barely understood English. They say the college knew about the problem and did nothing about it at the time.
The 2012 review followed up on a 2010 internal report by Douglas College faculty related to examination and grading practices at the college's partner institutions in Shanghai and Harbin, the Douglas College release states.
The consulting firm Deloitte found that Douglas College has already addressed a number of the issues identified in their review, and the review found "no evidence of systemic or widespread irregularities related to the examination or grading practices of either partner institution," the release says.
"After the 2010 internal review, administration and faculty worked together to improve the partnership programs with the Heilongjiang Institute of Science and Technology and the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade," board chair Paul Wates said in the release. "The board is pleased to see that the changes made in 2010 and 2011 are now in place and operational."
No one from the Douglas board would speak with The Record about the matter. A Douglas College spokesperson said the board felt that the report "spoke for itself."
The Deloitte report is available on request through the college.
For more information, visit douglascollege.ca.
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