CIBT Education Group Inc. is an education management
company focused on the global education market. CIBT
owns and operates a network of business, technical, and
language colleges and has cooperative joint programs and
representative offices in 18 countries. Its wholly owned
college subsidiaries include
Sprott-Shaw
Community College (established in 1903),
Sprott-Shaw
Degree College, and
King George International College in Canada; and
CIBT School of Business
and Beihai International College in China. Through these
colleges, CIBT Group offers Western and Chinese accredited
degrees and diplomas. CIBT's Global Learning Network
("GLN")
compliments its infrastructure of international colleges
by using corporate grade video conferencing technology
to deliver a western curriculum with western instructors
throughout Asia.
Global Vision
To become a global education player with Canada as our base,
China as our hub, and expand across Asia.
Mission Statement
With over a century of history
in Canada and 18 years of experience in China, CIBT
delivers western education to emerging Asia. We provide
our graduates with western education which increases
their earning potential by working for multinational
companies in their home countries.
To complement that vision, we recruit international
students to our North American campuses and provide them
with enhanced learning experiences and overseas
employment opportunities.
History
Founded in 1994, CIBT capitalized on China's growing
middle-income market. CIBT School of business China has
since specialized in serving the middle market using
geographically specialized campuses within less
competitive regions. CIBT has been ranked as Top 2 best
International Prep College in China by sohu.com and Top
5 Sino-Foreign Colleges in China by edu.qq.com.
Over the years, CIBT has acquired Sprott-Shaw Community
College, founded in 1903, and King George International
College, founded in 1996. Both colleges have long and
established reputations in Canada.
The parent company, CIBT Education Group Inc. has
utilized its collection of strong brands to grow faster
than most corporations. CIBT has recently been
recognized as one of the Top 200 Fastest Growing
Companies in Canada by Profit Magazine, Top 100 Public
Companies in BC by Business in Vancouver, and top 1,000
Public Companies in Canada by Report on Business
Magazine.
Growth Objectives
With the reputation built in China and Canada, CIBT is
in a unique position to deliver western content to the
rapidly growing emerging Asian market. The Company has
established a hybrid bricks and clicks Global Learning
Network that allows for the scalability of online
learning and the quality of in-class instruction. Using
corporate grade video conferencing technology, CIBT is
connecting teaching studios in Vancouver and Beijing
with GLN classrooms across Asia. This gives the GLN
classrooms western content from western instructors
without the travel and accommodation costs. CIBT is
expecting to use this niche product as a platform to
grow the number of partner schools across emerging Asia
and ultimately develop and amplify an international
Global Learning Network.
Expansion into new products or regions is typically
undertaken through acquisition. Acquisitions serve as
cost effective methods of expansion since they decrease
the learning curve and ramp-up period when entering new
regions or offering new educational products.
