the british say -comparing the quality of their education- to that of others': We sell opportunities .We do not sell degrees !! is that right ? and whom do they mean ??
Searching on Google for "we sell opportunities" finds 5 Web pages, none of them about education, and none of them British. I also never heard this phrase during the 5 years I lived in England.
haven 1 : HARBOR, PORT 2 : a place of safety : ASYLUM 3 : a place offering favorable opportunities or conditions (Merriam-Webster) Specifically, which diploma mills operate legally in the U.K., Rich? Which are afforded sucker and comfort by British authorities? Could you name the names, and detail the character and scope of the sanctuary you allege they enjoy? How many in total? Enumerate.
Drivel. Riding the tube daily to Regents Park station, in the early Eighties, a ubiquitous advertisement for a dating agency claimed their clientele comprised, ". . . the educated rather than the merely schooled". Frightening thought that any two so self absorbed might couple and breed. It may be that they did, and that the copy you cite is the work of their progeny. Consolation however, that this hybrid of highbrows is likely sterile, and that this is the end of their line.
British Educational Integrity I don't know what you guys are talking about when you bash the British educational system as a haven for diploma mills. The British have shut down a questionable educator about 4 yrs ago called Oxford International College better known as Bircham International University. Bircham International still operates in the US. The United Kingdom has actively pursued diploma mills and are closing the loop-holes in their system faster than the United States.
Many schools registered in foreign domains such as the Seychelles or Caribbean flyspecks operate as purported branches of foreign universities. The main campus is a usually a lawyers office. I think the UK could require that the guest university actually have a real campus back home and be a generally recognized university. They could also require that the guest university have no more students than the main campus. Many people think they are getting a real UK degree when they are third world wallpaper. An example, although it may not be a degree mill, is the American University of London, registered, I believe in the Seychelles. The UK does have a problem, still.
It is absolutely true, Lawrie. The despicable UK law is that these degree mills have free reign to rip off people as long as they don't sell their worthless diplomas to a UK address and they state that their degree mills aren't operating under royal charter or parliament proclamation. You want a list? Here's a list of the 25 degree mills with a UK address that are listed in the degree mill chapter of the 12th version of Bears' Guide. http://follies.werewolves.org/PhDFraud/
The law is actually that they cannot claim to be providing a UK degree unless they are in a list maintained by the government. If they offer a foreign degree then that is not controlled directly. Some on that list of Dr Bear's are recognised and reputable bodies - I am not sure why they are included. (e.g. University of London). You should also be aware that, just because someone has a London address does not mean they have a physical presence in the UK. One I know of uses a mail-box where the mail is then sent to another mail-box in Portugal. If you check the postcode for London Sanford University you will find it sharers a virtual office with such interesting companions as the London Fetish Fair and a supplier of anarchist yiddish books! Again, the chance of it have a phsical base here is remote.
It is absolutely true Lawrie. List of Chapter 25 Diploma Mills (Dr. Bear's book 12th edition) from the UK. Academy College of Holy Studies Academy of the Science of Man Albany Educational Services Avatar Episcopal University Avatar International University Brantridge Forest School British College of Soma-Therapy British Collegiate Institute Broadhurst University California Institute of Higher Learning Central School of Religion City Medical Correspondence College College of Applied Science London College of Divine Metaphysics College of Spiritual Sciences Collegium Technologicum Sussexensis Britannia Creative University of Southeast London Cromwell University Ecclesiastical University of Sheffield Episcopal University of London European College of Science and Man Faraday College Gordon Arlen College Harley University Inter-State College International Protestant Birkbest College London College of Physiology London College of Theology London Educational College London Institute for Applied Research London School for Social Research London Tottenham International Christian University Lyne College Metropolitan Collegiate Ministerial Training College Morton-Colwyn University National Ecclesiastical University National University of Sheffield Nebraska College of Physical Medicine Newcastle University Northwest London University Obura University Oxford College of Applied Science Oxford Institute for Applied Research Saint John Chrysostom College School of Applied Sciences School of Psychology and Psychotherapy Shield College South Eastern Extension College Southern Eastern University Sussex College of Technology Trinity Collegiate Institute United Free University of England Universal Ecclesiastical University Universitas Iltiensis Universitates Sheffieldensis University of London University of Coventry University of England University of England at Oxford University of Sheffield University of Sulgrave University of the Old Catholic Church University of the Science of Man University of Winchester West London College of Technology Western Orthodox University Whitby Hall College Wordsworth Memorial University If you want more detail on how the UK provides a safe haven for these frauds then read Bears' Guide. A summary is that they are free to defraud as much as they want as long as they don't send any of their worthless diplomas to any UK address. EDIT: Oops, sorry I didn't realize that someone had just bumped an old thread.
The reason that some on Dr. Bear's list are also real schools is that the fake school has chosen the same name as a real school to cause confusion and make it more difficult to identify the diploma as a fake.
I prefer "SUCKER" myself! I have two high reolution inkjets and a high resolution B sized laser printer and a half dozen computers with a bunch of cheapie graphics software. I can buy ANY kind of paper you want, download any fonts you like and create for less than $3 a piece as many phony degrees in the name of your choice in the field of your choice, and name of granting institution of your choice, real or imagined. All without going to much more effort than producing a "creatively enhanced" resume! Given that, exactly what else would you call someone who would send thousands of $$$ to someone who had gone the extra step of incorporating an IBC in some foreign jurisdiction? Well, okay, STUPID sucker..........
The following is a list of bodies on the compnaies house register (www.companieshouse.gov.uk) that use the term university and have a Roayl Charter. RC000629 UNIVERSITIES CHINA COMMITTEE IN LONDON RC000630 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LIVERPOOL RC000631 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON RC000632 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE NOTTINGHAM RC000633 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LEICESTER(THE) RC000634 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RC000635 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NORTH WALES RC000636 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF RHODESIA & NYASALAND(THE) RC000637 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF SHEFFIELD RC000638 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF SOUTH WALES RC000639 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF SWANSEA & WEST WALES RC000640 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF THE WEST INDIES RC000641 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF WALES ABERYSTWYTH RC000642 UNIVERSITY LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY RC000643 UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE RC000644 UNIVERSITY OF BATH (THE) RC000645 UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM RC000646 UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA LESOTHO AND SWAZILAND (THE) RC000647 UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD(THE) RC000648 UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL RC000649 UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE(THE) RC000650 UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM RC000651 UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA RC000652 UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX RC000653 UNIVERSITY OF EXETER RC000654 UNIVERSITY OF HULL RC000655 UNIVERSITY OF KEELE RC000656 UNIVERSITY OF KENT RC000657 UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER RC000658 UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS RC000659 UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER RC000660 UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL RC000661 UNIVERSITY OF LONDON RC000662 UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY(THE) RC000663 UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND RC000664 UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (THE) RC000665 UNIVERSITY OF READING RC000666 UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE) RC000667 UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD RC000668 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON RC000669 UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING(THE) RC000670 UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE VIZ ROYAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY RC000671 UNIVERSITY OF SURREY(THE) RC000672 UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE) RC000673 UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA RC000674 UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC (THE) RC000675 UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES RC000676 UNIVERSITY OF WALES RC000677 UNIVERSITY OF WALES INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (THE) RC000678 UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK RC000679 UNIVERSITY OF YORK RC000680 UNIVERSITY(1249) RC000691 UNIVERSITY OF WALES COLLEGE OF MEDICINE RC000726 THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER RC000730 THE UNIVERSITY OF BUCKINGHAM