- Report of Foreign Issuer (6-K)
March 25 2009 - 6:07AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of
March
2009
Commission
File Number: 000-31557
CIBT
Education Group Inc.
(Translation of
registrant’s name into English)
Suite
1200, 777 West Broadway
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada V5Z 4J7
(Address of
principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or
Form 40-F. Form 20-F
x
Form
40-F
o
Indicate by check mark if the
registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T
Rule 101(b)(1):
Indicate by check mark if the
registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T
Rule 101(b)(7):
Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby
furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes
o
No
x
If
“Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
.
On
March 19, 2009, CIBT Education Group Inc. (“CIBT”) issued a press release
announcing that its subsidiary, Sprott-Shaw Community College (“Sprott-Shaw”)
will be eliminating textbooks in a number of its classes in an effort to improve
the learning environment for its students and provide students with the latest
information technology. As of September 2008, eleven of the private college’s
courses delivered at seven of its campuses have implemented a redesigned
curriculum to engage students with a combination of technology-based materials
and face-to-face classroom sessions. The college’s goal is to eliminate the need
for up to 66,000 textbooks by 2014.
A
copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
EXHIBITS
Number
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Description
of Exhibit
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99.1
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Press Release
dated March 19, 2009 – CIBT Subsidiary to Enhance Classroom Environment by
Removing Textbooks
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
|
CIBT
Education Group Inc.
|
Date: March
24, 2009
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(Registrant)
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By:
/s/ Toby
Chu
|
|
Toby
Chu
President and
Chief Executive Officer
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