Thread: Doctorate in Criminal Justice in a Unaccredited University

Originally posted by Police
Hello friends, I found in Internet information on a contract between Pacific Western University- Hawaii and the Inter-American Open University in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This contract establishes that Pacific Western University will offer doctorates in the institution. If Pacific Western University is too bad, why this Inter-American Open University established this contract?. Here you can find the information friends.

1-http://www.vaneduc.edu.ar/uai/default.asp

2-http://www.vaneduc.edu.ar/uai/comuni/boletines/Boletin-9/uai-boletin-nro9_07.htm


Some idea on this, because I am confused

The Universidad Abierta Interamericana is owned by the Fundacion Iberoamericana de Estudios Superirores (both are part of Grupo VANEDUC), which, in turn is controlled by the Rector of UAI, Dr. Edgardo De Vincenzi. Dr. De Vicenzi, in addition to being Professor of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Education (presumably with the appropriate degrees) holds a doctorate in Social Psychology , and appears to be a very well-connected individual. He not only claims to be the president and founder of numerous educational associations, but is also Advisor to the President of the Education Commissions of the National Congress and the Senate in addition to being member of advising councils to both the Secretary Education of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Argentina.

Therefore, is not surprising that the Universidad Abierta Interamericana is the only institution in the entire country whose provisional authorization to operate comes from an Administrative Decision by the Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers instead of the usual Executive Branch Decree or Ministerial Resolution.

Because the Universidad Abierta Interamericana is a private university operating with a provisional license, the Ministry of Education , Science and Technology (MECyT) of the Republic of Argentina must individually approved each and every program and degree offering relying on the recommendations of CONEAU (Comisión Nacional de Evaluación y Acreditación Universitaria), the National Commission for University Evaluation and Accreditation. CONEAU issues an annual report (which can accessed here) detailing UAI’s progress, how well they are conforming to their approved plan and objectives, and any deficiencies that must be rectified. Any modifications to the original approved plan must be approved by MECyT and requires a favorable report by CONEAU.

The 1999 annual report indicates that UAI entered into agreements with 7 foreign (to Argentina) universities, bringing the total number of these agreements to 27. These agreements, however, are not subject to approval by CONEAU or the Ministry of Education . Interestingly, the 1999 annual report also states that accreditation was denied for UAI’s Masters in Human Resources , Masters in International Business , and Masters in Business Administration degree offerings (graduate programs were not part of their original plan, and therefore must be individually approved), which might help explain their involvement with PWU.

Are few troubling facts are worthy of note concerning the Universidad Abierta Interamericana’s agreement with Pacific Western University. First, it appears that the agreement is only with PWU-Hawaii, and in no way involves the California state-approved PWU. The agreement with Pacific Western University was through one of PWU-Hawaii’s representatives in Argentina (the other one being the previously discussed Open University Management Center), Dr. Juan Carlos Gozzi. Dr. Gozzi, not suprisingly, claims a BSc in Management and a PhD in Industrial Management from PW University, CA-USA. (This, of course, appears to be a bit misleading, as the California PWU does not offer either of these degrees.) Actually, to be even more specific, PWU-Hawaii’s representative in Argentina in question is Warwick’s International Studies, which is run by Dr. Gozzi.

Second (and what is even more revealing, not to mention troublesome), in addition to offering degrees from the non-wonderful PWU-Hawaii, Warwick International Studies is also the representative in Argentina for the GAAS passing Wittfield University International, once of Hawaii, now using a mailing address in Cambridge, UK. While Wittfield Education LLC, the parent company of Wittfield University International was originally incorporated in Delaware (with administrative offices in Los Angeles, CA), Wittfield University International is now claiming to be ”fully and properly incorporated as a private commercial university company in the Federation of Nevis, a full member of the British Commonwealth and the United Nations.”

But you gotta love that picture of Dr. Gozzi, et al. signing the agreement; kinda reminds me of MIGS. :D

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But Rich is right; the simple answer is dinero. :D

Gus and I went back and forth about MIGS for months. What was I thinking? He's got the Spanish-speaking higher education scene down COLD! :) Take a lesson, y'all.

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My summary of all that delicious detail presented by Gus Sainz is that it is not the least bit surprising to me that PWU is sometimes referred to as a degree mill.

Another danger of going with an unaccredited institution for a degree is that they have a tendency to be closed down when the owner dies or goes to jail. After it folds then there's no easy way for a potential employer to verify that the school ever existed let alone that a degree was earned there.

Hello friends, thanks for so many suggestions, those suggestions have taken me to discard Pacific Western University,but i am still considering Preston University, what you think of this university? The great one, Dr.Bear, in the 14 Edition says that they are "a sincere endeavor", that he means to sincere endeavor?





B.A. American University of Puerto Rico

M.A.Caribbean University of Puerto Rico

Gus: This thread does a great job of outlining Spanish-speaking DL. Maybe you ought to assemble your information into a permanent article for this site. Best wishes, J.

Originally posted by Police
Hello friends, thanks for so many suggestions, those suggestions have taken me to discard Pacific Western University,but i am still considering Preston University, what you think of this university? The great one, Dr.Bear, in the 14 Edition says that they are "a sincere endeavor", that he means to sincere endeavor?





B.A. American University of Puerto Rico

M.A.Caribbean University of Puerto Rico

Probably that they're not trying to rip you off. The ripping off still occurs, however.