St. Martinus University

Mr. Henry Joe Chau appointed as new chairman / president of St. Martinus Univerity N.V.

Curacao March 31, 2008.

On March 20 2008 a general shareholders meeting of the St. Martinus University was held. This meeting
was attended by over 98 % of the shareholders either in person or by proxy.

At this meeting there was an unanimous approval from the shareholders to appoint Mr. Henry Joe Chau
as the new chairman/president of the board. Mr. Henry Chau is currently the Chairman/CEO of Maple
Leaf Fund Corp of Toronto Canada. Additional information about Maple Leaf Fund can be obtained
from their website http://www.mapleleaffund.com .

The new board of St. Martinus University will now consist of:

• Mr. Henry Joe Chau, B.A. BSc, M.F.A. Chairmain/President
• Mr. Roger Courtney, Esq. ,Vice President
• Mr. Dinesh Nayak, C.P.A. Member 

On March 27 2008 two agreements  was signed between the shareholders of St. Martinus University
and Maple Leaf Education Fund LTD under leadership of Mr. Henry Chau. In addition to being
Chairman/President of SMU Mr. Chau will also take over the financial control of St. Martinus University.

With the above changes in the board of St. Martinus University the recruiting office of St. Martinus
University has now moved from New York to Toronto Canada, the new address is:

 #230, 175 Commerce Valley Dr. W
Markham, Ontario L3T 7P6 Canada
Tel.: 905-731-7982
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Mr. Chau’s vision for the future of St. Martinus University is to:

• Complete the facilities upgrade of the school,
• Enlarge the university’s enrollment
• Maintain St. Martinus’ well-earned reputation.

The University has gone through a time of turmoil in the past months. During this transitional period
all the administrative staff, faculty and students have stuck together to see it through. The new
management expresses its gratitude towards the staff and everybody involved. It has just been days
since Mr. Chau came in but changes and improvements have already been observed.

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Mid-term exams are just around the corner and students are spending all their time studying and
preparing for the upcoming week. Just before every exam period, the atmosphere in the hallways
changes and students feel more stressed about the question whether they have enough
knowledge to pass the exams.

To cheer up the students a little, they got a surprise visit during their classes today and as can
be seen in the pictures, this has been a huge success!

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In May 2007, St. Martinus appointed Dr. Miguel Miyares M.D., Ph.D., as Dean of
Basic Sciences at the Curacao campus. Dr. Miyares taught Biochemistry, Genetics
and Molecular Biology at St. Martinus University since 2006. Before joining
St. Martinus Dr. Miyares taught in Ethiopia St. Eustatius, Colombia and Cuba.

With over 30 years of teaching, clinical and administrative know-how, Dr. Miyares is
well-equipped to take on the task of preparing St. Martinus for rapid growth. The years
ahead will see an increase in the number of students as well as faculty. The directive
given to Dr. Miyares is to develop St. Martinus, but at the same time retain the tradition
of personalized attention to students. Looking ahead, Dr. Miyares took on both
Dr. Angel Justiz, M.D., Ph.D. and Dr. Isam Zaza, M.D. to join St. Martinus in the fall.
He further plans to add three new faculty members in January 2008. "I am keeping a
close eye on the student to faculty ratio. At St. Martinus we want this ratio to remain
under 10 to ensure that our students are treated as individuals."

An area of particular concern to Dr. Miyares is student services and student
counseling. "Students must be able to discuss their academic and personal
circumstances in order to receive the proper advice that suits their needs.
" To strengthen the availability of support services for students, Dr. Miyares
will be working closely with coordinators in various staff functions. In order to provide
counseling support he introduced Dr. Moron to St. Martinus. Dr. Moron has been
appointed Academic Counselor. She is available twice a week during office hours
for both academic and personal consultations.

In a bold move Dr. Miyares decided to further strengthen the curriculum of
St. Martinus by giving both Genetics and Immunology their separate identities.
"Experience has shown that the USMLE examinations are focusing on these areas
so we must stay ahead of the curve." Later this year Dr. Miyares will be working with
the faculty to review the pre-medical curriculum. Currently St. Martinus has a strong
pre-med curriculum as far as preparing students for the M.D. program. The directive
given to Dr. Miyares by the Executive Board is to review the curriculum to give
students a more "well rounded" experience.

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