“The Legitimacy of Transnational Accreditation”

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  1. Michael Burgos

    Michael Burgos Well-Known Member

    Interesting article. Translation needed.
     
    Michael Burgos, Nov 1, 2025
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  2. Messdiener

    Messdiener Active Member

    When I saw the post title, the first institution I thought of was Amity University, which is recognized by both NAAC in India as well as WASC in the United States.

    While the journalist didn't end up discussing Amity, I was pleasantly surprised to see the plethora of different universities from Egypt to France, Japan, and beyond. Some were obvious cases, such as Saint Louis University – Madrid Campus being accredited by HLC, I was pleasantly surprised to see that Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University also has ABET accreditation.

    As globalization steams ahead, I wouldn't be surprised if we see more universities either shopping around for better accreditation options and/or adding something additional on top to make their universities look more competitive.
     
    Messdiener, Nov 1, 2025
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  3. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    It wasn't written by a journalist, it was written by the founder of Logos University (the one in France, not the one in Florida or the one in California). That explains why Logos University features so prominently despite being listed along with those other universities that are much better known and whose approach to transnational accreditation is more conventional.

    It also explains why he claimed that membership in INQAAHE means a QA organization is legitimate, since Logos University is accredited not in France but by IARC/NIARS (the Kyrgyz organization we've seen before) and EDU.int (which only accepts payment for accreditation in crypto), both of which are full members of INQAAHE. As a point of information about INQAAHE, another of their full members is the American International Accreditation Association of Schools and Colleges (AIAASC), which is American yet recognized neither by CHEA nor by ED.

    Note that I'm not saying that Logos University is bogus. Nor am I saying that there's anything wrong with a founder promoting his own institution—that's part of the job. But since they're fine with transnational accreditation, it does beget the question why they passed on TRACS and ABHE in favor of IARC/NIARS and EDU.int.
     
    SteveFoerster, Nov 1, 2025
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  4. Bruce

    Bruce Moderator

    I'm admittedly not up on international accreditation (your post above was very informative to me), but if I were a betting man, I would wager that it's because accreditation through ABHE and even TRACS (with its past issues) are more difficult to obtain than IARC/NIARS and EDU.int accreditation.
     
    Bruce, Nov 3, 2025
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  5. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    I'd call that a pretty safe bet.
     
    SteveFoerster, Nov 3, 2025
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