CIBT Education Group Acquires Second Student Housing Property for $32.4 Million
June 02 2014 - 8:37AM
Business Wire
CIBT Education Group Inc. (TSX: MBA, OTCQX International:
MBAIF) (“CIBT Group”) is pleased to report that it has signed a
Purchase and Sale Agreement with a Vancouver, BC based developer
for the purchase of three adjoining properties in the Greater
Vancouver area and the development thereon of student centric
serviced apartments. This project is in addition to the $44 million
dollar project that was announced on May 12th, 2014. As with the
first project, this project is targeted towards domestic and
foreign students studying in the Lower Mainland, and is located
within 2 minutes of a Sky-train station. The project announced on
May 12th is an approximate 5 minute walk from the Sky-train station
but is larger in scale.
This latest site is also part of Global Education City’s (“GEC”)
student housing arm which will be capable of handling approximately
240 students during the academic season from September to June, and
up to 480 students during the summer camp season from July to
August. Total development budget is $32.4 million when fully
constructed and furnished. All GEC serviced apartments or hotels
will be fully furnished, and will be equipped with state-of-art
personal identification system for security access and debit card
purposes. Tailored optional services, such as pre-scheduled
housekeeping, daily meal services delivered to the unit, weekend
tour packages, on-site tutoring, airport pick-up and school
shuttles are just a few of the many services that will be available
at all GEC education themed real estate projects.
“We have been working with international students from 42
countries and owning a large number of schools in three continents
for 20 years. We have learned many important priorities from
parents sending their children to study abroad,” commented Toby
Chu, President, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of CIBT
Education Group Inc. “In 2013 alone, we dealt with over 9,000 home
stay students per year. The quality of home-stay families, security
issues, safety concerns when commuting to and from school, as well
as proper meal plans and weekend activities are some of the many
concerns of students’ parents. Armed with this knowledge and
experience, CIBT Group is in an excellent position to address these
concerns by establishing a network of high quality, clean and safe
serviced apartments and student hotels for students coming to study
in Vancouver, thereby eliminating the worries for parents.”
About CIBT Education Group:
CIBT Education Group Inc. is an education management company
focused on the global education market since 1994. Listed in Canada
on the Toronto Stock Exchange and in the U.S on the OTCQX
International, CIBT Group owns and operates a network of business,
technical and language colleges in North America and Asia. CIBT
Group offers cooperative joint programs in 12 countries with
campuses, recruitment offices and training centers enrolling over
6,000 students annually. Its education business is operated through
Sprott Shaw College (established in 1903) and Acsenda School of
Management in Canada, CIBT School of Business and Beihai
International College in China, and Global Education Alliance
Recruitment Centers in other overseas countries. Through these
subsidiaries, CIBT Group offers Western and Chinese accredited
business and management degrees, programs in college preparation,
healthcare, hotel management and tourism, English language
training, junior and high school preparation programs for overseas
study, and other career/vocational training. CIBT Group also owns
Irix Design Group, a leading design and advertising company based
in Vancouver, Canada, Global Education Alliance (“GEA”) and Global
Education City Holdings Inc (“GEC”). GEA recruits international
students for selected elite kindergarten, primary, secondary
schools, colleges and universities in North America. GEC is an
investment holding and management company with a special focus on
education related real estate projects in Canada. Visit us online
at www.cibt.net.
For more information contact:
Toby Chu Vice-Chairman, President and CEO CIBT Education
Group Inc.
Investor Relations Contact: 1-604-871-9909
extension 318 or Email: info@cibt.net
CIBT Education Group Inc.Toby Chu, 1-604-871-9909
x318Vice-Chairman, President and CEO info@cibt.net
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