Nobel University in LA, supposedly

This one is new to me: Nobel University, claiming to be a California entity. Your PC will recommend that you install a Korean character set to best view the site.

Address is given here:

3450 Wilshire Blvd, #210
Los Angeles, CA 90010-1224
phone: (213) 351-9912
fax: (213) 351-9851

That address and phone number is also used by the "CNC Medical Center." See
http://www.phonenumber.com/2321/search/Reverse_Address?search_id=1506352509&lower=11

Look at the orientation of the vertical text "NOBEL UNIVERSITY" on the entry page's photograph: the "U" aligns reasonably well with the horizontal defined by the row of windows. But the alignment gets worse and worse moving towards the top and bottom. I have enclosed an enlarged picture, with parallel lines superposed, to illustrate this.

There are almost no "faculty."

The domain nobelu.ac is registered this way:

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NOBELU.AC (DOM-35503)
Seok Joon, Cho Jongno 2-ga 39 Newpagoda #510 Jongno-gu SEOUL 110-122 South Korea

Created : November 28 2002.
Expires : November 28 2005.
Last Updated : March 13 2003.

Billing Contact: NIC-1045

Admin Contact
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(NIC-21716)
Seok Joon, Cho
Seok Joon, Cho
Jongno 2-ga 39 Newpagoda #510 Jongno-gu SEOUL 110-122 South Korea

Technical Contact
=================
(NIC-1045)
Junhee, Lee
Internet Plaza City Co., Ltd.
#1218 Hyundai VentureBill, 713 Suseo-dong Gangnam-gu Seoul 135-539 South Korea

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Note that Seok Joon Cho is the president: http://www.nobelu.ac/administration/message.html

Smells like a duck, or maybe a carp.

G

 

I forgot the picture...

...which follows.

G

 

It looks so, uh, real. Yeah, "real," that's it.

 

???

What do you mean "claiming" and "supposedly" and "smells like a duck"

https://app1.dca.ca.gov/bppve/school-search/view-school.asp?schlcode=1942091


This is a CA-Approved school authorized to grant BA's and MBA's and also Approved by the CA Accupuncture Board.

http://www.bppve.ca.gov/directories/degree.pdf

1. School Name: NOBEL UNIVERSITY
2. Approved*/Registered** Programs Offered:
BA Business Administration -- Date Approved: 6/7/04
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE -- Date Approved: 5/16/03 -- 1,080.00 hours (Hours)
Master of Business Administration -- Date Approved: 6/7/04
MS ORIENTAL MEDICINE -- Date Approved: 7/19/02

 

Ag shame. Who needs faculty? Apparently Messrs. Cho and Lee are going to run the thing by remote control.

 

Went Poking around their website more

I don't think I would qualify this as "almost no faculty" either.

Galanga, I don't think you did your research on this school.

http://www.nobelu.ac/administration/faculty_staff.html#4

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Jaime Hojin Chung Masters in Oriental Medicine, Samra University,2000
Field of Specialization: Clinical Practice and Oriental
Medicine

Salvaction M Lee M.D. Licensed Physician
Practicing Physician since 1988
Field of Specialization : Western Sciences

Young D. Kim Ph. D. in Theology, Yuin University, 1999
Ph.D. in Oriental Medicine, Yuin University, 1996
Field of Specialization : Ethnics and Acupuncture Practice

Young Mi Lee Ph.D. Candidate in Pharmacy, Seoul National University
M.S. in Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 1991
Field of SpecialiBation . Pharmacy

Seok Joon Cho Ph.D. Phannacy, Sungkyunkwan University Graduate School
Seoul Korea, 1981
President and founder, CNC Biomedix Corporation
Field of Specialization : Pharmacy, Business Management in Oriental
Practice

Sa Koo Lee M.D. College of Medicine, Seoul National University, 1971
Licensed medical doctor in California
Field of Specialization, Western Medicine and Sciences.

Chin Young Chung Ph.D. in Oriental Medicine, Yuin University,2000
Master of Oriental Medicine, South Baylo University, 1997
Licensed Acupuncturist
Field of Specialization Pharmacy, Oriental Medicine

Chung Ho Kim M.B.A. Bosie State University, 1995
Master of Science in Medicine, Seoul National University, 1967
Field of Specialization : Business Management, Anatomy and
Physiology, Clinical Physiology

Hang Soo Yoon Master of Oriental Medicine, South Baylo University, 1997
Licensed Acupuncturist, 1999
Field of Specialization: Acupuncture, Clinical Training

Byung Su Kim
Ph.D. Oriental Medicine, Yuin University, 1999
Master of Oriental Medicine, South Baylo University, 1997
Field of Specialization : Pharmacy, Chinese Herbology, Acupuncture.

fohn. C. Chah Ph.D in Pharmacy Seoul National University
Director of Alternative Medicine Department National Institute of
Health
Field of Specialization : Pharmacology, Herbology

Zang Hee Cho, Ph.D. in Physics Seoul National University
Proffessor of Neuroacupuncture, University of California, Irvine
Field of Specialization : Pet., (f) MRI, Physics

Kwang Sub Jung, Ph.D. in Health Science Kyonggi University
Dean of Alternative Medicine, Kyonggi University
Field of Specialization : Acupuncture, Nutrition

Akiko Hiroda, M.D. Ph.D. in Pediatrics Medicine Keio University
Proffessor of Pediatrics Keio University
Field of Specialization : Clinical Medicine, Clinical Science,
Anatomy/physiology, Western Diagnosis

Jung Woo Roh, OMD. Ph.D. in Oriental Medicine Kyung Hee University, Aug. 1976
Proffessor of Kyung Hee University
Field of Specialization : Oriental Medicine Principles,
Acupuncture, Clinical Internship

Sajjad p. Syed, M.D. M.S in Oriental Medicine, South Baylo University Ph.D in
Oriental Medicine, Proffessor Yo San University
Field of Specialization : Oriental Medicine Principles,
Acupuncture, Herbology, Diagnosis

Abraham Choi M.S. Ph.D in Oriental Medicine Emperor's College of Oriental Medicine,
1994
Proffssor Emperor's College of Oriental Medicine

Byung Shik Lim, M.S. in Oriental Medicine Washington University, Feb, 1997
Proffessor of Alternative Medicine Kyonggi University
Field of Specialization . Acupuncture, Herbology, Diagnosis

Jong Hyuk Sung, M.S, Ph.D in Pharmacy Seoul National University
Associate Proffessor Seoul Nation University, Feb.2000
Field of Specialization : Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry,
Pharmacology, Microbiology

Eun Hee Byun, M.S Ph.D. in Psychology Purdue University, Dec. 1995
Professor Korea University, Sung Kyung Kwan University
Field of Specialization : Psychology

Nam Ju Hah, M.S, Ph.D. in Microbiology Pennsylvania State University
Proffessor Sahm Yuk University
Field of Specialization : Biology, Microbiology

Eun Jung Kim, M.S. Ph.D. in Pharmacy Seoul National University
Associate Proffessor Seoul National University
Field of Specialization : Pharmacology, Nutrition, General
Chemistry

Kang Pil Kim, B.S in Phannacy, Seoul National University, Feb.2000
M.S. in Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Feb.2002
Field of Specialization Physics, Chemistry

Ji Sook Kim, M.S. in Oriental Medicine, South Baylo University,2002
Internship Instructor, CNC Medical Center
Field of Specialization: Herbology, Acupuncture

Mok Koo Yoon, M.S in Oriental Medicine, South Baylo University
L.Ac. Practice since 1999
Field of Specialization . Acupuncture, Herbology, Diagnosis

Chris Oh,M.S in Oriental Medicine, South Baylo University
L.Ac. Practice Sasang Clinic
Field of Specialization : Herbology, Acupuncture
theory/therapy

Myung Hee Lee, M.S. Ph.D. in Molecular Biology Hohenheim, May, 1989
University in Gennany, Proffessor Young Nam University
Field of Specialization : Biology, Nutrition

Mee Young Lee Master of Oriental Medicine, South Baylo University
Licensed Acupuncturist
Practice CNC Medical Center
Field of Specialization . Herbology, Acupuncture, Herbal
Prescription

Judy Han, M.S in Oriental Medicine, Emperor's College of Oriental
Medicine, May 1995, B.S. in Business Administration
University of Nevada, Dec. 1991
L.Ac. Practice in Optimal Health
Field of Specialization . Acupuncture, Herbal Prescription,
Pain Control Oriental Medicine Principles

Moon S. Kim, Ph.D. in Oriental Medicine, Yuln University, June 2001
M.S. In Oriental Medicine, Emperor's College of Oriental
Medicine, 1997

 

Re: ???

I mean that it shows a doctored photo with "Nobel University" pasted onto the exterior of a high-rise building. We are meant to believe that this is a Nobel U building, with the name "Nobel University" spanning 10 floors of the structure.

I mean that the course catalog lists 71 courses. New students are admitted every quarter, so many of the courses will need to restart several times per year. Many (most?) of their faculty are far from LA. That leaves quite a teaching load for those on-site.

It's a California school, but the president appears to be based in Korea.

Stuff like that.