His Excellency S.V. Mubako

BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE OF HIS EXCELLENCY S.V. MUBAKO

The Ambassador of the Republic of Zimbabwe in Washington, DC, USA

Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Ambassador Simbi Veke Mubako was educated at local Christian Mission schools.

After working for two years as a journalist, he went to Lesotho for his University studies. He obtained a B.A. Degree from the University of South Africa and proceeded overseas to study Law. He acquired several degrees from University College of Dublin, the London School of Economics, Harvard University, and Knightsbridge University, U.K., and a diploma from the University of Oslo.

http://www.benedict.edu/events/afr_hist_mth/bc-afr_hist_mth-events-guest-mubako.html

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I discovered His Excellency while doing Google searches on KU. (I'm a tragic idiot googlant...)

Here's the complete results for references to "Knightsbridge University" on both '.edu' and 'ac.uk' sites. There were ten hits total. Two describe speeches by His Excellency, two refer to what appears to be a KU economics dissertation (that lists Henrick as "senior lecturer in mathematical economics"), two are bios for somebody named Tom Hulse. (That name is familiar. Where have I heard it?) There's that Manchester materials science paper that's been discussed before.

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Education
... Consultancy Work. July 1995-present: Course Designer, KNIGHTSBRIDGE
UNIVERSITY, London: Hired by Educational Management Services, Ltd. ...
http://raider.muc.edu/~carrtk/ - 11k - Cached - Similar_pages

Articles: Accreditation Issues - TeleCampus Online Course ...
... College & Seminary; International Reform University; International
School of Theology; Knightsbridge University; Koinonia Bible College; ...
http://courses.telecampus.edu/articles/index.cfm?fuseaction=unaccredited-institutions - 16k - Apr 8, 2004 - Cached - Similar_pages

Benedict College Events
... He acquired several degrees from University College of Dublin, the London School
of Economics, Harvard University, and Knightsbridge University, UK, and a ...
http://www.benedict.edu/events/afr_hist_mth/bc-afr_hist_mth-events-guest-mubako.html - 18k - Cached - Similar_pages

[PDF] A non-linear Macroeconometric impact model of external debt ...
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... professor of International Finance and Henrik Fyrst Kristensen Senior Lecturer in
Mathematical Economics, both from Knightsbridge University, England for the ...
http://econwpa.wustl.edu:8089/eps/if/papers/0304/0304002.pdf - Similar_pages

[PS] A non-linear Macroeconometric impact model of external debt ...
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... professor of International Finance and Henrik Fyrst Kristensen Senior Lecturer in
Mathematical Economics, both from Knightsbridge University, England for the ...
http://econwpa.wustl.edu:8089/eps/if/papers/0304/0304002.ps - Similar_pages

Tom Hulse Biography
... Education: • BA English • BS Fire Protection Engineering (Knightsbridge University)
Cetifications: • Certificate in Fire & Life Safety Management ...
http://www.ehs.iupui.edu/ehs/TomHulse.html - 10k - Cached - Similar_pages

Tom Hulse Biography
... Education: • BA English • BS Fire Protection Engineering (Knightsbridge University)
Cetifications: • Certificate in Fire & Life Safety Management ...
http://www.ehs.iupui.edu/ehs/TomHulse.asp - 23k - Cached - Similar_pages

LIBREF-L Archives - March 1996, week 4
... t REFQ:Knightsbridge University: t REFQ:Knightsbridge University (28 lines) From:
Clover, David <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 21:25:50 EST. ...
listserv.kent.edu/ scripts/wa.exe?A1=ind9603d&L=libref-l - 42k - Cached - Similar_pages

PSC - News & Events
... law and earned several degrees from University College of Dublin, the London School
of Economics, Harvard University and Knightsbridge University, UK, and a ...
http://www.prairiestate.edu/newsevents.html - 98k - Cached - Similar_pages
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Volume X Paper Y
... E. De Silva and 1 W. Ahmed Faculty of Research, Knightsbridge University, Postboks
13, 8981 Spentrup DENMARK, E-mail:- 1 Department of Chemistry and Materials ...
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Well, Bill, if you are going to represent one of the finest kleptocracies on the planet, you should have one of the finest degrees money can buy. I mean, how many degrees can you just plain steal from MDC members and white farmers?

 

Pardon my ignorance on this particular example, but why would one include a degree from Knightsbridge on a resume that includes a degree from Harvard and the London School of Economics?

 

I can only speculate. Perhaps His Excellency doesn't have a clue what KU is.

My guess is that some of the degrees are honorary, and His Excellency isn't distingishing between them and earned degrees. (It's even conceivable that his only earned degree is the BA from UNISA.)

Here's another example: John Mbiti is a well known author in the field of African religion with an earned doctorate from Cambridge. But I found an introductory text he wrote where the title page has him sporting an honorary degree from the less-than-wonderful Barrington.

http://forums.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2048

My guess is that the less-than-wonderful 'universities' write flattering letters to selected celebrities, telling them how the university has been following their career, respects them tremendously, and would like to award them an honorary degree. The celebrity has never heard of he school, but liking the ego-strokes, says 'sure'. The result can be good advertising for the 'university', particularly if the celebrity is stupid enough to list the degree in CV's and PR materials.

 

Perhaps the use fo the phrasing, "He acquired several degrees", instead of, "He earned several degrees" is a clue to the means to which they were awarded.

 

You may be thinking of Tom Hulce (who played Mozart in Amadeus).