I want to reach out to vulnerable international students whom felt that they have been misled and misguided by a staff member (his name has been removed, because after weeks of him ignoring my email correspondence, he suddenly sent an email threatening me that he will sue me for sharing my story and stressed him which made me ponder "Would one be stressed if you are not guilty?".I have taken this matter further with the Ombudsman; the truth must prevail.I have personally witness how a member of the staff misled an international student to pay their hard earned tuition fees offering recommendations which is not for the student's well being.Our story:Following my sister's meeting with the college staff (in January), she has shared with him that she wont be able to continue her course given the mandatory requirements to fulfill her graduate visa and obtain her skill assessment (i.e working full time).The guidance offered to my sister to my disbelief was:He further recommended my sister to continue paying for her school fees for months of February and March because she has yet to obtain her Graduate Visa. As she is still holding on to a student visa, she MUST be enrolled in a course until her Graduate Visa is granted.When my sister replied that, she wont have time to attend class as she needed to work full time, the staff member further proposed that he will allow her to attend class Once a month.This is totally incorrect guidance offered and fortunate enough I am there to guide my sister (with support from a migration lawyer) the rightful path and disagree with his proposal. However this concerns me, how many more unfortunate international students whom felt trapped and has no one to turn to and blindly follow his recommendation?This will not only create financial burden to them, but create stress, stealing their valuable future time , making them feeling Stuck and confused. And we must stop this.I am taking my personal time as I strongly believe that Education forms a fundamental pillars in our social life, and if this pillar is deformed and filled with deceitful motive, it is unhealthy to our society.

Ee Yun Goh