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LBPSB attracting students from 25 countries around the world<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

By Robert Frank<\/b>
www.thesuburban.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Lester B. Pearson School Board (LBPSB) officially inaugurated its latest international initiative, Feb. 21\u2014a first in Quebec.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have 170 students currently enrolled in computer support training at the International Vocational College, our state-of-the-art centre on University Street, between Ste. Catherine and Cathcart,\u201d enthused Carol Mastuantono. \u201cAbout 60 percent are from India, with most of the remainder coming from Asian countries like China and South Korea.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDown the line, we intend to incorporate other programs, such as cloud computing and other high-tech fields there,\u201d the director of LBPSB\u2019s international department told The Suburban.<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cSome 70 people attended the official opening, including the school board chair, director general and other senior administrators as well as education officials from around the province and many of our partners and agents,\u201d said Mastuantono, who was the international department\u2019s sole employee when it started up a dozen years ago.<\/p>\n

Mastuantono said that LBPSB is the only school board in the province to have recognized the demand overseas for quality Canadian education and seized the opportunity by forming an international education department.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOther school boards are looking at recruiting internationally, but none of them have yet set up internationally, so we are leading the province with this initiative,\u201d she observed.<\/p>\n

The downtown students are young adults who range in age from 20-28 years old and live on their own.<\/p>\n

LBPSB has partnered with Toronto firm Edu-Edge<\/a>, to promote its international program in India.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe aim to provide LBPSB access to a large and fast-growing market,\u201d said EduEdge president Naveen Kolan. \u201cEdu-Edge operates a network more than 200 colleges of educational consultants across South Asia to ramp up demand for LBPSB programs. Coupled with rising income levels there, this holds tremendous potential.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nLBPSB director general Robert T. Mills visited India, Aug. 21, to sign an agreement with Edu-Edge president Naveen Kolan to market the school board’s courses in South Asia.<\/b><\/div>\n

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