Austin Peay State University

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  1. Mac Juli

    Mac Juli Well-Known Member

    Hello!

    I have never heard of them, but apparently, they are RA and certify courses from Shaw Academy. See here: https://learning.shawacademy.com/validation
    So, you can get a diploma that is certified by a RA university AND the at least somewhat doubtful IAO we have already mentioned several times here. Weird.

    Best regards,
    Mac Juli
     
  2. TEKMAN

    TEKMAN Semper Fi!

    For some reason, I am always confused "Austin Peay State University" with "Stephen F. Austin State University"
     
  3. Thorne

    Thorne Active Member

    Arrangements like this kind of confuse me. The certificate clearly says Austin Peay State University, but I'm not sure anyone would accept "Diploma in Project Management, Austin Peay State University" for something with "Shaw Academy" plastered on the top
     
  4. Mac Juli

    Mac Juli Well-Known Member

    Same here. This is something like a yin-yang-bomb... which might not erase all life in a 5km-radius, but all credibility within the borders of the diploma!
     
  5. TEKMAN

    TEKMAN Semper Fi!

    Same here! I really like the specialty certificates at Columbia, Harvard, Oxford, and MIT. But adding Coursera, edX, Emitirus, GetSmart makes me feel it does not have any value in it.

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  6. Mac Juli

    Mac Juli Well-Known Member

    OK, while I get your point, I think the thing is even worse with the Shaw Academy thingy. At least coursera, edX etc. are somewhat reputable, but I am absolutely not sure if this can be said about IAO!
     
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  7. asianphd

    asianphd Active Member

    It's even not the main Columbia, but the executive education one.
     
  8. mbwa shenzi

    mbwa shenzi Active Member

    No, IAO is most likely an Axact invention, and rather good at marketing their product, the unique Points Profile System. Shaw Academy is not the first legitimate school with IAO accreditation.
     
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  9. Dustin

    Dustin Well-Known Member

    Shaw Academy also has its own issues, so neither of these are a good combo.
     
  10. mbwa shenzi

    mbwa shenzi Active Member

    Thank you. Since I didn't actually do any research on Shaw Academy, I'll take your word for it. As for Axact, I've been following them for more than 15 years now.
     
  11. Mac Juli

    Mac Juli Well-Known Member

    Good thing. If it's not too personal - is there a special reason for it? Were you fooled by them, or are you a prosecutor or something similar?
     
  12. mbwa shenzi

    mbwa shenzi Active Member

    Not too personal, no worries. No, neither fooled by Axact (you're not the first one asking that question though), nor a prosecutor. However, I have seen more degrees (including "original" ones) from Axact schools than most people. When I started following them they were operating out of P.E.C.H.S. (Pakistani Employees Cooperative Housing Society), one of the so-called Union Councils in Jamshed Town in central Karachi. Of course, at that time I had no idea that Axact was behind all the "universities" in Room 202, Block 2, Almas Heights, PECHS. Karachi. People with degrees from Axact's competitor West Coast University (Karachi, later Perth, now Panama), were doing their stuff in Room 216. And no, I'm not a former employee either. I've just collected information throughout the years that I have happily shared with media in the US and Canada, as well as LEOs.
     
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