Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) accepts addresses issued by Atlantic International UniversityInc. (“AIU”), an institution whose website states that it is not accredited by any accrediting agency recognized by the US Department of Education.
Accreditation is a review of the quality of higher education institutions and their programs.
These titles are accepted in “Professors” for teaching, promotions and incentive payments, without the endorsement of these titles by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (mist) according to the complaint received by Diario Libre.
“I spoke with these people. They don’t want to attribute themselves to anyone, they are independent.”Director of the Mescyt Administration for Academic Control
This is a known case of fraud. No university should validate these titles. For example, a doctor’s degree can be obtained in as little as six months. An academic source, who preferred to remain anonymous, explained that this is an academic degree that lasts at least three years in any serious university and ends with an original thesis, that is, it provides new knowledge.
This is currently happening in the country, despite the fact that since 2012, the mist He warned that he would not accept for attestation purposes documents relating to studies conducted in Atlantic International UniversityInc. (“AIU”).
He had an agreement in DR
Atlantic International UniversityInc. (“AIU”) and the Fernando Arturo de Meriño Agroforestry University (UAFAM), an agreement that highlights in this agreement the homogeneity of titles in the Dominican Republic and the openness to online bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. Many people have studied through this convention, but their degrees have not been recognized before mista situation that reached the courts of the country.
UAFAM currently has no agreements with the AIU nor mist Do not register anything legally with other local academies.
Sentence
After a lengthy process that began in 2011, in several cases, the UAFAM was adjudged by the Second Chamber of the Civil and Commercial Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the Judicial Circuit of La Vega to a joint and multiple payment of three million Dominican pesos. For moral and material damages to Mr. JSRC, due to breach of contract.
The filing indicates that UAFAM has promoted an online degree in Psychology, endorsed by AIU, and has established on its website and in other promotional acts to attract interested parties, that upon completion of studies, a double degree will be awarded between the two universities, which will be approved by mist.
Once the affected person studies psychology, and obtains the title issued by AIU, he appears in front of mistIn order to legitimize it, inform him that this address is not recognized or documented in the state.
According to the filing, UAFAM attorneys alleged that the plaintiff studied psychology in order to apply the knowledge to his pastoral ministry and not privately practice said profession, and for this reason whether the degree is approved or not, it does not result in damages and therefore there is no cause for compensation.
The judgment in cassation was appealed by the university to the Supreme Court of Justice, which in its judgment No. 1312 of November 23, 2016 “partially offends the third civil judgment No. 244, dated September 28, 2015, issued by the Civil and Commercial Chamber of the Circuit Court of Appeal Judicial in La Vega, only in the aspect of the amount of compensation “,
In other respects the Court rejected the appeal by the Australian Fisheries Federation.
There will be an investigation
Louis Jazmin, Director General of Academic Supervision mist-Warned that in the case of higher education institutions that accept titles Atlantic International UniversityInc. (“AIU”), does so without validation by the Board of Directors, which is mist.
“They are making a mistake, because if you study in a foreign university and get a bachelor’s degree and are going to pursue a master’s degree, these documents must pass here, if they receive it, they receive it without attestation, that university you refer to,” Jazmin explained.
The problem is not new, adds the Director General of Academic Supervision V.I mist. He says that for years he has been fighting this institution and the conditions it has created for dozens of Dominicans who trusted it.
“I’ve talked to these people. They don’t want to be attributed to anyone, they’re independent, and they’re headquartered in Hawaii. I told them that the documents we receive from abroad have to be from accredited institutions and that these documents are certified by the ministry or body that regulates education system in the country.
He lamented that local universities sign agreements with institutions without first investigating who they deal with, nor the qualities and credits.
“There are people who eat their snack first before the holidays, because they don’t figure out what they’re going to get into to guarantee their time and investment. So when they come here mist And we tell him how we should receive the documents, the apostille allegedly has an administrative nature and this is an agreement between states, and it has no academic quality.
the mist Addresses issued by Atlantic International Universitythrough the Fernando Arturo de Meriño Agroforestry University (UAFAN).
Jazmín has announced that it will launch an investigation, once the Christmas holidays are over, with universities and graduate departments.
The warning comes from 2012
Attention mist of 2012 based on an investigation conducted as a result of address certification requests issued by the AIU.
The outcome of the investigation showed that an organization appeared to be registered to conduct business transactions with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and that this agency had no involvement with respect to higher education in the United States.
It is also important to mention that our investigation revealed this Atlantic International University The document states that it is not an institution accredited by the Department of Education or by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or any of the other accreditations authorized by it by the US Department of Education.”
In this order, the mist He explained that this information forced him to consider the importance of national accreditation for higher education institutions in the United States.
In conclusion, according to our analysis, we see that it is not feasible to accept documents related to the studies carried out in this ministry for the purposes of certification in this ministry. Atlantic International University (AIU).
No degree issued by AIU will be recognized by any serious country in the world, for the sole reason that it is not recognized by the US Department of Education, nor by OfQual nor by the UK Department of Education.
The case of Atlantic International University (“AIU”) was brought to court by the State of Hawaii’s Office of Consumer Protection and convicted by the US District Court of the First Circuit for failing to make legal disclosures and for failing to properly disclose in its promotional materials, specifically in its agent advertisement, the fact that it is not Fully accredited by any nationally recognized accrediting agency or association listed by the United States Secretary of Education in violation of the Hawaii Rev.est. § 446E-2(a). Also to advertise or imply that the State of Hawaii authorizes, approves, or regulates its operations in violation of Hawaii Rev. Stat. §446E-5(a) – Other Fee for accepting or receiving tuition or other fees from students even though not all Hawaii Rev. requirements are met. Stat. the season. 446E. After this conviction, AIU posted on its website: “Atlantic International University is not accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Secretary of Education,” but it is still operating.
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