Organization:Atlantic International University
| Type | For-profit distance learning |
|---|---|
| Established | 1998 |
| President | Jose M. Atri[1] |
| Location | Honolulu , Hawaii , United States [ ⚑ ] : 21°18′33″N 157°51′46″W / 21.3091601°N 157.8627071°W |
| Website | www |
Atlantic International University, Inc. (AIU) is a private for-profit distance learning university based in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was founded in December 1998 as Atlantic University, Inc.[2]
Founded out of the desire in the 1980s of a group of businesses to provide continuing education to employees,[better source needed] AIU offers undergraduate and graduate degrees including doctorates.[3][4][5][6]
Although it is based in the United States, it is not accredited by a recognized United States accreditation agency, so its course credits and diplomas are not recognized by many U.S. universities and other institutions.[7] It is accredited by the U.K. Accreditation Service for International Schools, Colleges and Universities (ASIC),[8] a for-profit private regulatory agency with no official status. Atlantic International University is not listed in the International Association of Universities's global register of accredited universities, the World Higher Education Database[9]. The WHED is generally regarded as the most important database of legitimate universities, as it is compiled in association with UNESCO from national regulatory returns.[10]
Atlantic International University was formerly accredited by the non-recognized Accrediting Commission International.[3] It has also been listed as a non-recognized university in other countries including Ghana,[11] Nigeria (in relation to a branch in Okija),[12] and Oman.[13] It has been characterized as a degree mill,[14][15] and its degrees have been widely dismissed as "fake".[5][16][17]
Atlantic International University has been prosecuted by the Office of Consumer Protection of the State of Hawaii for fraudulently claiming to be an accredited institution. In a 2002 case, the state alleged that "AIU is not now and never has been accredited by a recognized accrediting agency or association recognized by the United States Secretary of Education...AIU has failed to properly and adequately disclose in its promotional materials, specifically its agents' advertising, the fact that it is not fully accredited by any nationally recognized accrediting agency or association listed by the United States Secretary of Education in violation of Hawaii Rev. Stat. § 446E-2(a)."[18]
Notable alumni
- Hassan Ayariga[5]
- Joyce Banda[19]
- William Bazeyo[20]
- Gideon Gono[21]
- David Karpeles, founder of the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum[22]
- Brij Lal
- Michael Sata[23]
- Queenstar Pokuah Sawyerr[24]
References
- ↑ https://www.bbb.org/us/hi/honolulu/profile/college-and-university/atlantic-international-university-inc-1296-31004070
- ↑ Atlantic International University, Inc., Business Registration Division, State of Hawaii.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Laura Patricia Cruz Ruiz, Internationalization in Mexican Higher Education: With Special Emphasis on German-Mexican Cooperation, Historisch-vergleichende Sozialisations- und Bildungsforschung 16, Münster: Waxmann, 2016, ISBN:9783830933489, pp. 117–18.
- ↑ Mike LaBella, "Blind war veteran earns doctoral degree", The Eagle-Tribune (North Andover, Massachusetts), October 16, 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Probe IGP's ‘Fake’ doctorate degree - Academics", Daily Guide Africa, via Ghana Web, October 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Ministry of Education Congratulates CFBC lecturer on launch of textbook and successful defense of doctoral dissertation", SKNVibes, St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service, May 8, 2016 (press release).
- ↑ "Is AIU accredited?", FAQ, Atlantic International University.
- ↑ Atlantic international University, ASIC,
- ↑ International Association of Universities, World Higher Education Database
- ↑ "IAU WHED: The world of higher education at your fingertips", [1]
- ↑ "Stay clear of 51 unaccredited institutions - NAB warns public", Ghana Web, July 10, 2015.
- ↑ Amina Mohammed, "NUC releases list of illegal tertiary institutions (See full list)", Premium Times, August 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Oman education: 15 UK universities on government approved list", Times of Oman, July 9, 2017.
- ↑ Anika Gumbs-Sandiford, "Commissioner into 1990 coup attempt accused of having Doctorate from degree mill", Trinidad & Tobago Guardian, January 26, 2013.
- ↑ Alexandra Zykunov, "Dr. Dödel", Der Spiegel, February 7, 2015 (in German).
- ↑ "Gifty Anti, IGP, Hassan Ayariga and others indicted in fake doctorate degree scandal", Pulse TV, August 3, 2016.
- ↑ Adriaan Alsema, "Duque replaces director of National Center for Historical Memory with radical pundit: reports", Colombia Reports, October 14, 2018.
- ↑ http://files.hawaii.gov/dcca/ocp/udgi/lawsuits/AIU/atlantic_intl_u_c.pdf
- ↑ "KSU’s Landon Lecture Series to feature former president of Malawi", Hays Post, January 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Biography of Professor William Bazeyo", Makerere University, archived at the Wayback Machine on January 12, 2019.
- ↑ Marc Abrahams, "Improbable research: the hundred trillion dollar book", The Guardian, October 12, 2009.
- ↑ "Commencement Profile: David Karpeles", SUNY Buffalo State, May 7, 2012.
- ↑ Stephen Chan, "Michael Sata obituary: Forceful and ruthless president of Zambia nicknamed King Cobra", The Guardian, October 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Hon. Queenstar Pokuah Sawyerr", UK–Ghana Chamber of Commerce, retrieved May 25, 2019.
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