Last attempt by medical universities

WILLEMSTAD — Just like St. Martinus University (SMU), the Caribbean Medical University will also make a last attempt to persuade Education-minister Omayra Leeflang (PAR) to cooperate with official registration.

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CMU-director Radek Lewkowski: "Our lawyer will be forwarding a letter to the minister today with the request to forward the correct information to Imed within five days so that we could be registered". Meanwhile, for that reason, a number of students have withdrawn from the training in the WTC and are now demanding their money back.
According to Lewkowski, the International Medical Education Directory (Imed) is investigating the matter of acknowledgement in the Antilles. "Those results could be shocking. If she contends, this implies that diplomas are no longer acknowledged and that all seven universities have to close down because of the registration. This will lead to many more claims.

According to the CMU-director, a conversation with the minister did not result to anything. "She is sticking to her viewpoint that she does not acknowledge any medical universities. She does not understand that all existing trainings (2 on Bonaire and 1 on all SSS-Islands) are acknowledged, and registered and operating under the Antillean law. She misuses the term offshore. The universities are not offshore. The government has acknowledged them as private medical trainings.

Even though St. Martinus University is a competitor, Lewkowski certainly appreciates SMU. Imed has registered SMU as ‘closed’. The organization considered that Leeflang’s written confirmation that SMU was operational, as insufficient. Possibly, because of the addition that she did not acknowledge medical universities and had not explicitly answered the question whether the ‘charter’ (acknowledgment of establishment) was still valid. "It is not fair that a minister inflicts so much damage to medical trainings, students, and the local economy."

Substantial amounts are involved with private educational institutes. Students often spend more than 100,000 dollars on their study. It is an enormous financial setback when an acknowledgment of their diplomas is cancelled. Furthermore, Lewkowski blames the minister that her viewpoint implies economical loss. "Every student spends at least 12,000 dollars per year."
The CMU-director is of the opinion that St. Kitts & Nevis have understood the situation better. The small island state southeast of St. Maarten has as much as eight registered medical universities. "The economy enjoys enormous profits from this."

The summary proceedings of St. Martinus University will come up next Wednesday, unless the minister honors the request from the university sooner, by which Imed removes the notification ‘closed since August’. The minister was not available for comment.