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Three cheers for KV

We took note of the negative phenomena of "floating workers" and how they posed a threat to society. Then we brought to the fore instances of how non-specialists were appointed in very sensitive positions like the cashier who was found wanting in his pursuit as a pharmacist, and the foodstuff company which was found selling fish unfit for human consumption.

We have not just confined ourselves to the "negative phenomena" in the labour sector, we have also plumbed depths in the education sector - about how students paid through their parents' noses to get registered with an Australian university that was not to be!

Today, we take note of the Knowledge Village decision to withdraw the licence of the Australian university (Southern Queensland) for continued violations of regulations and terms of the licence, which the varsity was dutybound to adhere to.

The Knowledge Village management discovered after a comprehensive investigation that in the absence of "control" from the mother university in Australia, the educational process of its branch in Dubai had been affected adversely.

The decision to withdraw the licence is, we think, bold and daring. With that, the Knowledge Village management has shown that it takes its responsibilities towards students seriously.

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