U.S Harvard University (middle picture) is seeking damages and an injunction
against the Havard School of Management and Technology UK(pictured far right) founded by Nigerian
Reverend Dr Tina Beloveth Powerful.(Pictured far left)
Harvard founder the Reverend Dr Tina Beloveth Powerful said
she named the UK school after her grandfather.She said she was prepared to
change the name but needed £2m to cover money spent so far on the school.
"A good name is better than silver and gold," she
said."Having said that, we are telling them we want to step aside but we
have spent money in advertising, marketing and productions."
The Havard School, which was founded in 2010 and is based in
Ascot House, North Third Street, says on its website it offers courses in
business, computing, management, accountancy and travel, tourism and
hospitality, mainly for overseas students.It would not reveal how many students it had, but said it
had some in its UK classrooms plus overseas students online.
Dr Beloveth Powerful said: "My paternal grandfather's
first name was Havard, so because I was so close to him before he died, I chose
to immortalise his name."I never thought about Harvard in America, it has
nothing to do with the name."
She said she was "taken aback" when the American
university sent a letter in August 2012, saying the Milton Keynes school had
infringed its copyright.
Harvard, based in Massachusetts, was this year ranked the
world's number two university and counts eight US presidents, including Barack
Obama, among its alumni.
The case will be heard in February.
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