30 fake schools closed in the UK

160 continue to operate

Ministers shut down more than 30 fake universities but most can't be prosecuted

 

Encouraging news, even if 80% of the 30 are based outside the UK and will hardly be affected. I'd love to see a list, but none was provided.

 

This is the organization that did all the work

https://www.hedd.ac.uk/

I have contacted them to see if the list is available.

 

No need to wait. HEDD's list of bogus universities is near the end of this document, which outlines their various anti-fraud programs. They say most "schools" on this list have been shut down and provide much detail in some specific cases.

http://cdn.prospects.ac.uk/pdf/HEDD%20degree%20fraud.pdf

Wait a minute! Many of these seem pretty old - names from years back. HEDD says these are a sample and more still are operating. I hope they closed some that aren't on here. We'll see, I guess.

J.

 

I got a very nice response from HEDD saying that they do not keep a list per se, they rely on the media to keep track. He pointed me toward this article

Investigation launched into online university offering £35k degrees - but officials can't find a single trace of it - Manchester Evening News

which is something we have previously discussed.