Document:

Exhibit 4.13

Exhibit 4.13

 

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

 

 

This Memorandum of Understanding entered into and executed this 16th day of September,

 

2009 by and between:

 

SPROTT-SHAW DEGREE COLLEGE Inc., an educational institution with over 106 years of experience in providing high quality education at several locations in Canada, with principal address at Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, represented herein by its Vice President - International Development, PATRICK DANG, hereinafter referred to as "SSDC".

 

And

 

THANG LONG UNIVERSITY, a college that offers degree programs Mathematics and Informatics, Social Sciences and Humanities, Economics and Management, Foreign Languages, Nursing, & Health Sciences with address at Dai Kim, Hoang Mai, Hanoi, Vietnam represented herein by its Vice President, University Council , in charge of International Relation, Prof. Dr. PHAM HUY DZUNG, hereinafter referred to as "TLU";

 

 

ARTICLE I

 

DESCRIPTION OF COOPERATION

 

 

SSDC and TLU shall jointly develop programs aimed at preparing Vietnamese nursing graduates to meet the labour demand of global enterprises by providing these graduates the English proficiency as well as the skills required to meet international standards.

 

Initially, the programs identified for cooperation are the following:

 

1.             Academic English Bridging Program

2.             Supplemental curriculum to enable Vietnamese nursing graduates to meet the requirements of foreign nursing licensure and ability to work abroad

 

Various arrangements will be discussed on how to structure the possible partnership considering the students' educational and career goals, the government priorities, and the demands of industry.

 

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To support the proposed partnership, discussion would also include cooperation in the following areas:

 

1.             Cooperative research and feasibility studies to determine what programs are in demand and what partnership arrangement is relevant and cost-effective.

2.             Joint development endeavors related to program design, program pricing, and revenue-sharing structure.

3.             Opportunities for faculty training and development to enhance their teaching capability.

4.             Possibilities for student scholarships, payment plans, and exchange programs.

5.             Cooperative marketing and advertising to build partnership credibility and presence.

 

 

ARTICLE II

 

THE MANAGEMENT COUNCIL

 

 

1.             A Management Council, composed of four (4) members, shall be formed for the following purpose:

a.             For each party to inform the other of all short-term and long-term plans related to the articulated programs; and

b.             Enter into a Memorandum of Agreement to cover the details of these arrangements;

 

2.             The Council shall be headed by the Vice President International Development of SSDC and by the Vice President, University Council of TLU. The other two members shall be (1) any representative designated by the Vice-President-International Development of SSDC, and (2) any representative designated by the Vice President, University Council of TLU;

 

3.             Formal meetings shall be held when necessary at a venue agreed upon by all the members of the Council.

 

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ARTICLE III

 

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

1.             Each Party agrees and covenants to the other that it shall enter into negotiations in good faith.

 

2.             Both Parties warrant that they have the capacity and resources to assume their respective responsibilities outlined in this Understanding.

 

3.             Both parties undertake to inform each other of any and all new information and developments, which would have an impact on the negotiations.

 

4.             Both parties will sign a Memorandum of Agreement at a later date, which details the program arrangements and structures mutually agreed upon.

 

5.             In the event that either party sends representatives to the other party in furtherance of this Understanding, the sending party shall pay for the international travel cost of its representative The host party shall pay for the accommodation and meals of the representative during the duration of the visit.

 

6.             All notices required or permitted under this Understanding shall be in writing and transmitted to the addressee by registered mail at the address indicated in the party clause hereof. A Party hereto may cause a change in its address by serving a written notice of such fact to the other. A notice of a change of address shall be binding on the other Party immediately upon receipt of such notice.

 

7.             This Understanding may be amended, modified or otherwise altered only by means of a written instrument duly signed by all the parties.

 

 

ARTICLE IV

 

TERM

 

The Understanding shall be valid for period of one (1) year commencing on the date this instrument is signed and executed, unless sooner terminated by either or both Parties as provided herein below.

 

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                The Parties shall utilize the period to discuss the specific terms and conditions of their collaboration.

 

 

ARTICLE V

 

SPECIFIC ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES under this MOU

 

Together, SSDC and TLU will undertake the following:

 

1.             Undertake a joint research on details of the proposed programs to be articulated specifically in the following areas:

                                i.              Industry demand for specific language/communication skills

                                ii.             Type of student requirements and needs

iii.            Nature of partnership arrangements (program licensing, block transfer credits, faculty training and development, student scholarships, etc.)

                                iv.            Customized curriculum design

                                v.             Modes of program delivery

                                vi.            Criteria and structure of fees

vii.           Joint undertakings (marketing, advertising, faculty development and support services etc.)

 

 

2.             Agree on the action items identifying “WHO does WHAT” in the completion of a process that process that provides the basis of a Memorandum of Agreement

 

3.             Share any information that is considered critical in the design of the program articulation especially in the areas of supporting infrastructures, target students, faculty development, marketing initiatives, legal requirements, and strategic intent.

 

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ARTICLE V

 

TERMINATION

 

It is hereby agreed that either party may terminate this Understanding for whatever cause after due written notice to the other party given at least one (1) month prior to the intended date of termination.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands on the date and at the place first above-written.

 

	
SPROTT SHAW DEGREE

COLLEGE, Inc.

	
THANG LONG UNIVERSITY

	
By:   

 

/s/ Patrick Dang

 

PATRICK DANG

 

Vice President – 

International Development

	
By:  

 

/s/ Pham Huy Dzung

 

PHAM HUY DZUNG

 

Vice President, University Council of TLU, in charge of International Relation

 

 

WITNESSES:

 

	
 

/s/ TERESITA B. IRENEO-MANALO, PhD.

	
 

/s/ BUI HUY HIEN

	
 

TERESITA B. IRENEO-MANALO, PhD.

 

Dean/Campus Principal

Sprott-Shaw Degree College

	
 

BUI HUY HIEN

 

Head, Administration Division

Thang Long University

 

 

 

5Exhibit 4.14

Exhibit 4.14

Cooperation Framework Agreement

Between

China Central Radio and Television University (The Open University of China) And 

CIBT Education Group Inc.

China Central Radio and Television University (hereinafter referred to as "CCRTVU") and CIBT Education Group Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "CIBT") shall sign this Cooperation Framework Agreement under the principles of mutual benefits, trust and joint development. Details of the Agreement are as follows:

1. Cooperating Parties

Party A: China Central Radio and Television University

Address: No.160 Fuxingmennei Street, Beijing, China 100031 

Telephone: 0086-10-6641-2407 

Legal Representative: Ge Daokai

Party B: CIBT Education Group Inc.

Address: 1200 - 777 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5Z 4J7 

Telephone: 001-604-871-9909 

Legal Representative: Toby Yam-Chung Chu, President & CEO

2. Introduction of the Parties

2.1 China Central Radio and Television University (CCRTVU)

China Central Radio and Television University (The Open University of China) carries out distance educational activities using an integration of modern media

technologies including computer network, satellite TV network, text materials, audiovisual materials, multi-media courseware and internet courses. CCRTVU, together with China's 44 provincial open universities, 956 municipal open universities and 1,875 county-level open universities, forms a modern open and distance education system with the feature of central planning, decentralized administration and multilevel operation. By the spring of 2009, 3.2 million students are enrolled in the various degree programs under the CCRTVUs system with 2.87 million students receiving open education, accounting for one tenths of the total number of students enrolled in post-secondary education in China.

2.2 CIBT Education Group Inc.

CIBT Education Group Inc. ("CIBT") is public traded in the Canadian and the U.S. stock market and is an education management and investment company with a special focus on the global education market. CIBT's subsidiary schools include Sprott-Shaw system schools in Canada and CIBT joint venture schools in China such as CIBT Beijing School of Business and CIBT Beihai International College in Shandong. It is one of the first foreign education providers that developed the joint Chinese-Foreign education programs in China. Sprott-Shaw Community College, founded in 1903, is the oldest and the largest private vocational college in the West Coast of Canada with a Degree Granting Status.

3. Cooperation Principle and Objective

	3.1      	
Principle: Under the premises of sharing a common goal, complementary advantages and mutual benefits, Party A and Party B shall help each other introduce innovative education ideas and management models, broaden

	 	
educational scope and improve education quality by utilizing their respective teaching resources, educational advantages to develop cooperative education programs within and outside China and Canada.

	 	
	3.2      	
Both Parties shall make efforts to achieve the following objectives:

	 	
	3.2.1      	
Promote CCRTVU's international programs to the world by using the education network of CIBT's Sprott-Shaw schools in North America, Asia and other parts of the world;

	 	
	3.2.2      	
Introduce international programs, courses and instructors from CIBT's Sprott-Shaw schools and other famous foreign institutions to develop joint programs in China;

	 	
	3.2.3      	
Provide students with international exchange and career service through Party A and Party B's local and international network and channels.

4. Intended Cooperation Field

	4.1      	
CCRTVU and CIBT's Cooperation shall utilize CIBT's campuses in North America and other countries to establish education centers to offer CCRTVU's Chinese language education programs and special Chinese culture study courses.

	 	
	4.2      	
One of CIBT's subsidiaries, Beijing Fenghua International Education Consulting Co. Ltd. and CCRTVU shall cooperate in developing Hotel Management program, introduce foreign professional courses, teaching materials and certification training system in order to establish certification centers for Hotel Management Programs at provincial open universities and its subsidiary colleges.

	 	
	4.3      	
CCRTVU and CIBT shall cooperate in English Language Training Program including jointly developing courses and textbooks and conducting joint teaching

	 	
activities. In cases where CCRTVU didn't participate in developing the English programs, CCRTVU shall consider introducing CIBT to other provincial universities under CCRTVU for the cooperation and provide guidance.

	  	
	4.4      	
CIBT shall assist CCRTVU in related teacher training and exchange activities. CIBT shall provide or help arrange training services from Canada or the U.S.A.

5. Miscellaneous Terms

	5.1      	
On the basis of this Agreement, both Parties shall arrange respective subordinate departments to further explore specific cooperative issues. According to the progress of each program discussion, both Parties can sign separate agreement on each individual program and run the program independently.

	 	
	5.2      	
CCRTVU and CIBT shall consider cooperation in other distance education fields and vocational education training. If both Parties reach an agreement on new cooperation programs in the future, the operation of new programs shall be conducted in line with this Framework Agreement.

6. Language and Effective Date

This Agreement shall be signed by legal representatives or entrusted agents from Party A and Party B and shall be effective from the day on which it is signed by both Parties. Further cooperative agreements shall be signed regarding details of the cooperation. This Agreement shall be signed in four original copies with the same legal binding power, and in both Chinese and English languages with the same contents. Should there be any difference between the Chinese and English version, the Chinese version shall be deemed accurate. Each party shall hold two English and two Chinese copies of the original agreement.

7. Term, Amendment, Renewal and Termination

7.1 The term of this Agreement shall be determined according to the implementation period of specific programs. Party A and Party B shall make amendment of this Agreement on the basis of mutual agreement. If either Party intends to renew this Agreement, this Party shall inform the other party in a written notice 6 months prior to termination.

 

Signature of Party A and Party B

Party A: China Central Radio and TV University (The Open University of China)

 

"Zhang Shaogang"

Zhang Shaogang, Vice President

Date: October 16, 2009

Party B: CIBT Education Group Inc.

 

"Toby Yam-Chung Chu"

Toby Yam-Chung Chu, President & CEO

Date: October 16, 2009

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