United Nations Peace University

Not a distance education school but wonder if it has met GAAP critera?

 

I doubt it !!!

CFr

 

This university appears to be located in Costa Rica and was actually created by Unitated Nations Organization (UNO)in 1980. Its web site is however not hosted in Costa Rica. Its homepage URL is http://www.upeace.org/
If the university is recognized by the government of Costa Rica, it probably meets GAAP criteria.

Ike Okonkwo

 

Here is the United Nations University website http://www.unu.edu (recognized by the U.N) Does school recognized by U.N consider accredited? (United Nations General Assembly, Resolution 35/55.)

 

It seems that the United Nations Peace University http://www.upeace.org/ created in 1980 is located in Costa Rica, while the United Nation Universuty http//:www.unu.edu created in 1969 is located in New York. The United Nations Universty in New York does not actually have registered students. The information I copied from its FAQ page, http://www.unu.edu/hq/rector_office/faq.htm
states as follws:

"Who are the UNU's students?

As an academic institution of the United Nations, the UNU has no student body in the traditional sense. Its students are postgraduate or young postdoctoral researchers, mainly from developing countries, who receive advanced training as UNU Fellows or participate in UNU training courses, seminars and workshops."


Ike Okonkwo

 

To my knowledge, United Nations Peace University is not a degree granting institution.

Interestingly, however, Open International University lists UNPU as an affiliate or co-operative institution.

OIU is accredited by the "non-wonderful" World Association of Universities and Colleges.

Their web address is http://www.altmeduniversity.com/index.html
They have some amazing photos of famous people, and a computer-graphic campus map.

OIU awards a DL M.D. degree in alternative medicine, listed as "M.D. (A.M.)" for a mere $600 and completion of a thesis "of at least 300 pages (on full scape paper)."

Although few blantant degree mills offer M.D. degrees, OIU may get away with it since the M.D. is not a first professional degree in many parts of the world. A physician receives a Bachelor's degeree, and an M.D. is a graduate degree.

One chiropractor I know added an OIU M.D. to his c.v. with disasterous results. His position as a postgraduate faculty member was yanked by one school, and he was the object of an expose' in an article published in the chiropractic press.

He has since dropped the M.D., and is recovering professionally.

I do not know if the U.N. is aware of OIU's activities, or the claimed relationship with United Nations Peace University.

Christopher