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Legitimate universities?

Author:

Dean Wingrin

Date:

Thursday, 13th Sep 2001 12:40

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Hi

I've just received an aplicatation from a prospective employee stating that he had received a degree from Newport University, Newport Beach, California, USA. I found a website at www.newport.edu.

In addition, he has an MBA from Knightsbridge University, UK (www.knightsbridge-uni.com?). Four months later, he received a Doctorate from the same institution!

Has anyone heard of these universities and are they legitimate? I know that you can 'buy' degrees from Brentwood University in the UK. Are these two universities in the same catagory?

Many thanks.

Cheers

Dean Wingrin

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•	Legitimate universities?
	Hi I've just received an aplicatation from a prospective employee stating that he had received a degree from Newport University, Newport ...

Dean Wingrin

13/09/01 12:40

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•	Re: Legitimate universities?
	Dear Dean -- I apoligize for this; please read the message that comes before this one, in the regular digest. ...

Edward W. Stollery II

22/09/01 05:28

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•	Re: Legitimate universities?
	Legitimate UK based universities are all suffixed .ac.uk and I believe the USA follows a similar line with the .edu ...

Steve Wintersgill

18/09/01 15:25

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•	Re: Legitimate universities?
	The .edu extension does cover elementary schools, high schools, colleges, and universities in the U.S., but it is no guarantee ...

Kay Cunningham

19/09/01 14:59

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•	Re: Legitimate universities?
	There is an alphabetic list of regionally accredited American colleges and Universities available at: http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/alpha/ Newport University is not on the list. This ...

Margie Knauff

17/09/01 20:22

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•	Re: Legitimate universities?
	Because of the alleged downgrading of standards, there is a spoof site devoted to self help qualifications, created by those ...

Ian Hamer

14/09/01 22:14

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•	Re: Legitimate universities?
	I believe that I have seen advertisements for degrees awarded by the Knightsbridge, in the Guardian (Tuesdays). They are ...

Lynn

14/09/01 19:16

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•	Re: Legitimate universities?
	Whatever "Knightsbridge" and "Brentwood" may be, they are not authorised to award degrees in the UK. The authoritative list is ...

Patrick Wallace

13/09/01 14:52

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•	Re: Legitimate universities?
	The question would seem academic anyway. I tried to check up on an Englishman who claimed he had a B.Sc. ...

Peter Travis

17/09/01 17:42

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•	Re: Legitimate universities?
	Hi Peter If it's any help, Oxford call their doctorates DPhil, not PhD. They are very protective about their name so ...

Simon Collery

17/09/01 19:49

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•	Re: Legitimate universities?
	I am afraid they would not even tell me if the person in question had read these subjects or been ...

Peter Travis

17/09/01 20:00

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•	Re: Legitimate universities?
	From my experience working in this sort of area, since the latest Data Protection Act, the view is that there ...

Patrick Wallace

19/09/01 15:21

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•	Re: Legitimate universities?
	Hi Peter I contacted Oxford University's Information Office and got the following response: To confirm a former student's qualifications, please contact the ...

Simon Collery

18/09/01 09:54

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•	Re: Legitimate universities?
	Thanks Simon, That's the very man I spoke to who would not divulge anything.

Peter Travis

18/09/01 11:24

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•	Re: Legitimate universities?
	Hi Peter I think Clare is probably a woman. Perhaps a fax may work better than a phone call? Regards Simon Content Developer, Free ...

Simon Collery

18/09/01 11:53

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•	Re: Legitimate universities?
	Hi Patrick Many thanks for the link. When you're in South Africa, we often come across 'life experience' degrees! At least ...

Dean Wingrin

14/09/01 09:08

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•	Re: Legitimate universities?
	I should have said - for US universities, there is an established system of accreditation and a monster reference book, ...

Patrick Wallace

14/09/01 11:40

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•	Re: Legitimate universities?
	Patrick Once again, many thanks. I'm always looking for ways to identify these 'suspect' universities! It appears that it is legal to ...

Dean Wingrin

14/09/01 15:29

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•	Re: Legitimate universities?
	On the subject of the status of universities and degress, eaders may also be interested in an article in the ...

Mary Wood

17/09/01 14:49

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•	Re: Legitimate universities?
	Technically, it's illegal in the UK to describe yourself as a university and award degrees unless you have a Royal ...

John Birtwistle

17/09/01 14:26

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•	Re: Legitimate universities?
	I stand corrected, but at least I managed to obtain an MBA through Free Pint! Perhaps William can start 'FREE PINT ...

Dean Wingrin

17/09/01 14:44

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