IU Applied Sciences - 50% off tuition until July 14 (online programs)

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  1. AsianStew

    AsianStew Moderator Staff Member

    International University of Applied Sciences has 50% off their tuition until July 14!
    There are many Bachelors and Masters (including MBA in 1 year option) for an affordable price.
    Here's the Link: https://www.iu.org/start-studying/tuition-fees/

    Note: The previous thread mentioned individuals not in the USA were able to get an 80% tuition discount.
    I wonder if that is an option now still, can someone check? And did anyone get in from last year?
    Link: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-IU-LSBU-Dual-Degree-FREE-iPad-No-extra-work-required
     
  2. Rachel83az

    Rachel83az Well-Known Member

    Is this the one with little/no/slow contact?
     
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  3. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    Or the little-no-slow accreditation? They talk a good game - Bologna process an' all. Their own preferred brand of private German accreditation, which I'm not certain is equivalent to the "mainstream Government blessing" for German universities. (I didn't say it wasn't - I'm just not sure.) 100% valid in the State of Thuringia, What about the State of Idaho or NY.? Anyone ever had one of these evaluated this side of the pond? How'd it go?
     
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  4. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    Come to think of it, I've seen German private accreditation before. There's another one - Acquin - that has accredited the University (way far from Germany) which shall not be named. (The one that sued a bunch of us, some years ago.) I'm not sure at all that this type of accreditation carries the same implications as US recognized accreditation does - that it's uniformly acceptable to employers, State Schools etc. I just don't know, for example, whether you can get a Bachelor's from a German school like this with private accreditation, and then apply for a German Government job, or enter a Master's program at a State school. If you can't -- and US evaluators know it, it might indeed affect the outcome of a foreign degree evaluation. Lot of ifs here.

    There's an Akkreditierungsrat in Germany that, I think, rides herd on private accreditors like these. Perhaps someone should ask them - or some kind German poster could tell us.
     
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  5. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    The Akkreditierungsrat has a good page in English here. https://www.akkreditierungsrat.de/en/welcome-german-accreditation-council
    IUBH states they have "5 Seals" from them. I still don't know how close to our idea of "institutional accreditation" German Private accreditation is. A couple of threads on the sister forum - one was a free Ipad offer and another for huge discounts. they also had a dual degree program With London South Bank University in UK. Their accreditation page is a mass of organization logos, that have nothing to do with accreditation as we know it. E.G. AACSB membership is on the page. That means the check cleared. Membership is not accreditation.

    And yes, this IS the little/slow/no contact one. Lots on the sister forum about that. One upside - the OP DID find this Uni. on the WES Canada page - and an MA there was equal to an MA in Canada. Another poster went to the WES Canada site later and couldn't find it. With all the known, good, inexpensive schools around -- I think there are other alternatives. Don't like schools that disregard people or where you have to fight your way on the books - might be OK if it were a Dojo for warriors. Difficult entry is OK there.
     
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  6. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    So I asked a really good friend - my bestie, in Germany. It's 3 am there, so he won't see it yet. He's absolutely the smartest guy I know.
    @Maniac Craniac - sorry, but he IS. :) I'm pretty sure he knows this stuff cold. We'll see what he says. :)
     
  7. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    "Our system accreditation means that we are able to accredit our own programs."

    Well, I guess that's that! :confused:
     
  8. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    I'm sure, Rich that you're acquainted with self-accreditation - as is common in British Universities. Perhaps the German private accreditation allows schools to do the same. I'm also sure I don't need to point out that accreditation "over there" is not like accreditation here. Probably if the accreditor pronounces the Uni OK, they have some leeway in designing their own programs, which will be (usually) automatically covered by the accreditor. If they screw that up, they'll be on the carpet in the accreditor's office, quite quickly, I'm sure. "Do it on your own, but there's oversight."

    At least, that's the way I saw it, when I read it. It didn't seem all that far-fetched to me. It's not like Big 6 or DEAC. I'll wait and see how my good friend in Germany reads it.
     
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  9. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    I still have concerns with this Uni - but not those in the above post. My biggest concerns are:

    (a) How comparable are the degrees to mainstream State degrees. Any limitations?
    (b) The negligent customer service reported - if you finally fight your way on, is it the same BS once you're a student?
    (c) What is the real cost - we don't even know for sure which, of a couple of discount figures, will apply.
    (d) Once we DO know - is it a real value or can we get the same / better somewhere else - maybe Stateside.

    Hopefully, we'll soon have a better idea. I'll keep y'all posted.
     
  10. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    But there is a specific way to be a British university--Royal Charter or Act of Parliament.

    Does the German government accredit/approve/whatever this thing?
     
  11. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    Yes, I know how a British Uni comes into being. Here in Canada, it's usually an Act of Parliament.
    And yes - The Government accredits it. IU is on the list of State-accredited Private Universities of Applied Sciences here:

    State-accredited private Universities of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule) in Germany

    • IUBH University of Applied Sciences.
    • FOM College.
    • Hamburger Fern-Hochschule.
    • College Fresenius.
    • German University for Prevention and Health Management.
    • European Fernhochschule Hamburg.
    • Rheinische Fachschule Koln.
    • Wilhelm Buchner University.
    So I don't think we're in as much trouble here as we might have been. Maybe none. We'll see what my friend in Germany says...when he gets time. He's fearsome-smart, and a fearsome-busy executive. He'll let me know when he can. But I think on legitimacy - it's a slam-dunk. All we really need to know is if the Private U. degrees are restricted in any way -- Gov't jobs, further study etc - then we can make a value judgment, once the costs have been nailed down. (Which they HAVEN'T - somebody, please... !!! We don't even know for sure what the discount is!)

    While we're waiting, Rich - you may want to look this over. https://www.expatrio.com/studying-germany-expatriocom/german-education-system/public-vs-private-universities-germany

    "Jetzt werde ich Matratzenhorchdienst machen." (Me go nap now.) I learned that from my friend. Literally "Now I'm going to do mattress listening service." :)

    G'night, all.
     
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  12. Mac Juli

    Mac Juli Well-Known Member

    Hello!


    In short, IUBH is absolutely positively accredited, accepted etc. by the state, by the government, by most employers (that means: reasonable employers) and by almost everyone with one noteworthy exception.
    With social professions (psycologist etc.), there is regularly hassle if a degree from there can be accepted or not; and the hassle comes from the local governments ("Bundesländer") and from the professional associations in Germany.

    So, if anyone wants to go to the IUBH, my take is: GO FOR IT. But they are notorious from being a little, um, "cumbersome" might be the correct word for it.


    Best regards,
    Mac Juli


    Full disclosure: The author of this text owns a certificate from IUBH in applied leadership - NOT earned by distance learning, by the way.
     
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  13. Mac Juli

    Mac Juli Well-Known Member

    Hello!


    One add-on: I wrote "IUBH" because that is what they used to be called. What I said applies to the IU as well.


    Best regards,
    Mac Juli
     
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  14. Johann766

    Johann766 Active Member

    Don't know how IU managed to do it but they are by far the fastest growing private university in Germany. Probably due to their international Focus and their cheap tuition fees compared to USA and UK.
     
  15. Rachel83az

    Rachel83az Well-Known Member

    It sure can't be for their customer service skills. :p
     
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  16. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    Sounds like it. But I don't care to parse it further, so I'll just watch the posts as they go by.
     
  17. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    And I'll let everybody who wants to, deal with price, enrolment etc. Vielen Dank to my friend, Mac, for his valuable help.
     
  18. Maniac Craniac

    Maniac Craniac Moderator Staff Member

    I may not be as smart as him, but can he google things and pass them off as his own as well as I can? I think not.
     
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  19. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    :) :)
    Don't worry, Maniac. You're plenty smart. And as you point out, you got skills, man! All you really need to get ahead in life is to be smarter than I am - and you've got that, hands down.
     
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  20. mintaru

    mintaru Active Member

    I think the issues with IU's customer service might be related to them growing a little too fast. Perhaps IU now has more students than the customer service reps can handle.
     
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