Off-shore Universities

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by drwetsch, May 22, 2001.

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  1. drwetsch

    drwetsch New Member

    With the off-shore model for schools seeking approval outside the U.S. I thought it would be interesting to see where some of the graduates with such a degree may be found. Using Berne University (not confusing it with the University of Berne in Switzerland) I found the following interesting Berne graduates:

    A Political Science instructor at a community college: http://depts.clackamas.cc.or.us/socsci/faculty/darris/darris.html

    Someone who was the Head of Molecular Cytogenetics, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, USA. http://www.isrishti.com/team.htm
    This site lists Berne University, USA, so I am making the assumption that this is the New Hampshire, St. Kitts & Nevis Berne.

    Mr Kranz a feature in a U.S. Navy biography from the Office of Naval Research: http://www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/industrial/ProgRev00/DayThree/DayThreeBios.pdf

    Ms. Rosemary Smith a community college English professor: http://pgweb.pg.cc.md.us/pgweb/pgdocs/catalog/Cat2000-01/Catalogpt.4.pdf

    The OECS First Secretary in Brussels: http://www.sidsnet.org/archives/other-newswire/9905/0054.html

    An article on Berne degrees: http://www.i5ive.com/print_article.cfm/7635/63710


    I found this to be interesting stuff and wanted to share. I wonder if the Berne degree from St. Kitts get confused with the Swiss Berne... Hmmmm.

    John
     
  2. drwetsch

    drwetsch New Member

    I forgot to mention in my previous post that the article link relates directly to the "time-bomb" of the political science professor link.

    John
     
  3. drwetsch

    drwetsch New Member

    Folks,

    Not meaning to drag on with my own thread (an apology), its getting late here and I seem to drift off while typing.... anyway...

    .... from the article I find it interesting that the community college defended the Berne degree while Oregon state looks at the school with disdain. Of course the St. Kitts - Nevis Secretary will support their accreditation process but that doesn't mean Oregon should.

    John

    -- Off to a good night's sleep
     
  4. Guest

    Guest Guest

    Interesting article. Thanks for posting it.

    I wonder whether or not Berne U has made overtures to UWI and attempted to get them to accept Berne's degrees. They then would not only meet GAAP but have a chance of getting the Foreign Credential Evlauators to put their stamp on the Berne degrees. This would move Berne into an area of validity. That is not to say that people would still not smirk at the idea of a Carribean DL graduate school. One need only remember an episode of Frasier in which a MFT had his credentials from schools in the Carribean. Frasier & Niles said surely it is only his undergraduate degree but in examining his diplomas it was indeed his Ph.D. as well. At that point Niles & Frasier laughed disdainfully and disregarded his advice to them.

    North

     
  5. Caballero Lacaye

    Caballero Lacaye New Member


    Hi, there!

    Frasier & Niles can laugh whatever they like, but they are clearly uninformed about Caribbean degrees. Just in case these people don't know (and I am sure these people don't know), you can study for a Caribbean degree at any of the British Dependent Territories, like the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, or Bermuda, and you can have a degree which is totally recognized in the United Kingdom, and, by extension, in all Europe. Also, just in case these people don't know (and I am sure that they don't know), you can study for Caribbean degrees which are US regionally accredited in Puerto Rica and the US Virgin Islands.

    As I have said before, I support all type of education, and if you have to study in Antarctica, go ahead and study in Antarctica. You would still better off than millions and millions of people who, for whatever reason, don't go to any university.

    Respectfully,


    Karlos Alberto Lacaye
    [email protected]
     
  6. Caballero Lacaye

    Caballero Lacaye New Member

    P.S.: Editing.
     
  7. Guest

    Guest Guest

    Que Paso mi Amigo!

    I agree with you. I think it is unfair to paint the Caribbean schools with a broad brush. Without doubt there are quality Carribean schools. It would be as unfair as looking at certain American institutions and saying "this is American education". I believe that UWI started out as a branch of U of L. In fact, I do not know for a fact that Berne U does not offer a quality product. I have never seen their course material and have nothing to judge it on. The only thing I can comment on is that although GAAP it does not seem to enjoy acceptance in terms of Foreign Credential evaluators.

    As for the issue of prejudice itself as demonstrated by the comment on the TV show Frasier, we seem to broadly sterotype. How many Polish jokes have you heard and yet that is a very rich culture. The same could be said of Latin America. We tend to think of Mariachis, and poor peole rather than a rich cultural history and impressive academics. My wife and I watched a PBS special on South America and its history and we were intrigued by all the history we did not know.

    So the long and the short of it is, it is wrong but it happens. Look at the reaction of some to MIGS/CEU. Some on aed made comments more related to the fact that it was Mexican and therefore had to be substandard rather than looking at other issues.

    North


     
  8. Caballero Lacaye

    Caballero Lacaye New Member


    ¡Hola, amigo North!

    Sí, es correcto.

    Sinceramente,


    Karlos Alberto Lacaye
    [email protected]
     

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