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SINGAPORE: Consumer watchdog Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) has received 28 complaints from students affected by the closure of Brookes Business School.
These students are seeking a refund on tuition fees paid out to the school, which can cost up to S$12,000 for a one-year specialist diploma.
As Brookes Business School is CaseTrust accredited, most of the students are covered by the Student Protection Scheme and the Standard Student Contract.
Seah Seng Choon, executive director of CASE, said on Wednesday that more than 200 foreign students are covered and will receive insurance payouts from NTUC Income.
However, the Student Protection Scheme is optional for local students. For those who had opted out of the scheme, CASE advised them to approach the Small Claims Tribunal.
Mr Seah said: "They can go to the Small Claims Tribunal to get a judgement, and with that judgement, they can file a claim with the company.
"If they need our assistance on this, they can come to our office and our officers can advise them on how to proceed to the SCT and the manner in which they can file a claim."
He also said that affected students can approach the Association of Private Schools and Colleges (APSC) to be placed in another private education institution.
The Ministry of Education (MOE) de-registered Brookes Business School on Tuesday after it was found to have offered fake degrees from well-known schools such as the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
About 400 students were enrolled in the school when it closed.
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