International students have been left in a lurch after their education institution shut down the course they were studying, stuff.co.nz reports.
On Friday, New Zealand Institute of Education (NZIE) had to shut down their course – Diploma in Applied Business Management (Level 5) after the New Zealand Qualifications Association (NZQA) raised concerns about the quality.
Indian international student Arshdeep Thind had zero clue about something going on at her college. She learnt about the course closure on her last day of college.
"We had zero clue what was about to happen. NZIE never told us they'd received warnings from NZQA about quality of the assessments," Thind told stuff.co.nz.
The closure of this course at NZIE means students will have to find another course for study and apply for a new student visa.
While the students’ fees would be refunded the time spent studying the course and the credits gained for it will go in vain.
"The situation is awful. No-one knows the effort I've put in, people had plans and now they're destroyed,” Thind says.
Managing director of NZIE Rob Marks said they'd been working with NZQA to resolve issues in the course and were working with students to find them alternative education providers.
But Thind feels they need to do more for the students affected by this.
"I don't understand why they can't re-mark our work and those students who deserve it can get credits."
Thind is yet to tell her parents in India about what is going on with her education.
"I could have done something better in my own country, I didn't pay for this embarrassment."
