Greenwich University reborn!!!

A new Greenwich has been created, this time operating from San Francisco, Hong Kong and Panama.

http://www.greenwichuniversity.us

General Office:
795 Folsom Street 1st Floor San Francisco, California 94107 United States
E-mail [email protected]

Panama Office:
Ricardo Arias Street, Advanced Tower, 11th Floor, Suite B, Panama City, Panama
Telephone (507) 6486-3717
Facsimile (507) 264-6361
E-mail [email protected]

Asia Pacific Headquarter:
Location 1/F., Mongkok Harbour Centre,
638 Shanghai St., Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Telephone (852) 3188-3733
Facsimile (852) 3188-9249
E-mail [email protected]

Domain is registered to Edmund Chuk as follows:

Domain Name: GREENWICHUNIVERSITY.US
Domain ID: D7429249-US
Sponsoring Registrar: REGISTER.COM
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited
Registrant ID: C45333888-NXUS
Registrant Name: Edmund Chuk
Registrant Organization: WCIMT Limited
Registrant Address1: 1/F., Mongkok Harbour Centre,
Registrant City: Mongkok, Kowloon
Registrant Postal Code: 99999
Registrant Country: Hong Kong
Registrant Country Code: HK
Registrant Phone Number: +852.31883733
Registrant Facsimile Number: +852.31889249
Registrant Email: [email protected]

Listed side by side with WCIMT here. Pages such as the fee schedule provide for a California address. More discussion can be found here.

Cheers,

George

 

The BPPVE search page has never heard of it, so to whatever extent it's operating in California, it's probably doing so illegally.

Here's 795 Folsom:

http://www.moveandstay.com/san_francisco/offices_description.asp?id=1151

The first floor is occupied by Regus Centre. Regus.com is a worldwide office services firm. Among other things, they sell virtual office services.

My guess is that this Greenwich guy is located in Hong Kong and that he intends to sell "American education" to people in China. Most likely Panama is a business license while San Francisco seems to be the convenience address necessary to create an American connection.

 

Bill appear to have this guy's number. A hit direct, Mr Dayson, a hit direct!

Janko




Carthage must be destroyed.

 

Asia would certainly be the base of this new venture.

There are so many Greenwich 'graduates' in this region, someone obviously feels there is further money to be made by riding on the back of the name.

I say 'graduates' because some have real GU diplomas and others have dudes- produced off the printing press of the Asian agent!

 

I did notice that the entire "elite"management team had rather east Asian sounding last names.
http://www.greenwichuniversity.us/our-structure.php

 

I'll be in that neighborhood in SF later today, and will drop by the umcampus.

The application form asks for the "subjuct" one wishes to study.

 

My visit to Greenwich University

When one enters the Folsom St. building, the lobby opens directly onto Regus Business Lounges, which "provides emerging businesses and mobile professionals with a prestigious local business address. Regus professionals will answer your phone [and] manage your mail and messages..."

I told the receptionist that I was looking for the campus of Greenwich University. She said, "They aren't in right now." I said I'd be glad to sit and wait. She said she didn't know when they'd be in. I asked if they had a real office there or one of the 'virtual offices.' She said I'd have to ask them. I suggested I could call before coming in, to see if they were there, and could I have their phone number. She said she would check. She went off, came back, and gave me this number:
011-852-2393-2823, and this email
[email protected]
(Both, of course, in Hong Kong).

 

Great job, Dr. John 'Sherlock Holmes' Bear!

My, my, my ..........

 

Just as well Dr Bear wasn't a prospective student seeking some counselling before enrolling; he could have had a long wait!

A great exposure of a great farce!

 

I think the leveraging off the Greenwich brand is quite fascinating. I wonder if Dr Walsh has any comment to make on this?

Cheers,

George

 

What sort of 'brand image' do you think GU has in the market, George? Certainly not the sort you read of in the marketing texts!

I think the 'new' GU will have 'fascination' value, but in the Asian region, of the wrong sort. Too many have had their fingers (and pockets) burned.

 

I guess I am suggesting it has confusing brand, as there are/ were a range of providers called 'Greenwich'. Why do you think Greenwich was chosen as a name for this new Hong Kong venture? To replace the Greenwich University of Norfolk Island or leverage off the brand University of Greenwich in London? All rather UK English for this part of the world, no? When a graduate sits down in front of a prospective employer and tells them they got their MBA from Greenwich University, what do you reckon they ask next?

Cheers,

George

 

Good question, George. However, I think it is true to say that the old GU enjoys a higher profile in Asia than the University of Greenwich, UK.

Maybe our Asian members might like to comment?

 

It would be wonderful to capture empirical evidence on this type of issue. It would certainly make the traditionals stand up and take notice.

Cheers,

George

 

When I say enjoys a higher profile, that is not to say the profile is that wonderful!

But the reality appears to be that the University of Greenwich do not have a very active or high profile affiliation program in the Asian region, whereas the old GU is flooded with graduates, especially from Malaysia and China. Plus the old GU had its fair share of bad press.

 

George Brown:
I think the leveraging off the Greenwich brand is quite fascinating. I wonder if Dr Walsh has any comment to make on this?

John:
I've asked him for comment. He is concerned. (And remember, he is quite an aggressive trial lawyer in Australia and Norfolk.)

Incidentally, all of Norfolk Island (which seems to have a single server for all of the several hundred computers on the island) is still blocked by DegreeInfo, despite my 3 years of requesting at least an explanation, if not a change.

Incidentally and less relevantly, I recently learned that Walsh is only the second-best-known of the 1,500 or so people who are citizens of Norfolk. Colleen McCullough, best-selling author (The Thorn Birds, etc.) has lived there for decades.

 

Oh yes. McCullough, queen of the giant mommsenoids.

 

...and considering that (to my knowledge) Greenwich University NI, Hawaii, California or wherever is no longer trading, what leg would he have to stand on???

Cheers,

George

 

That is one of the sad things about unaccredited degrees that is seldom mentioned. If the school goes out of business then the alumni of an unaccredited school are usually out of luck. When an accredited school goes out of business then degree verification is still available since the defunct school will send their records to another accredited school so that degree verification can still be done.