Blackpool University
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Blackpool University is an organization offering unaccredited
degree
s. It claims to be located in Dublin; it is recognised neither as an Irish
institution of higher education
nor as a body with the power to award its own UK degrees.
It claims accreditation from the Accreditation Council of Higher Education, an agency that does not appear on lists of recognized accreditation associations of higher learning.
Educational accreditation
Educational accreditation is a type of quality assurance process under which services and operations of educational institutions or programs are evaluated by an external body to determine if applicable standards are met...
degree
Academic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
s. It claims to be located in Dublin; it is recognised neither as an Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
institution of higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
nor as a body with the power to award its own UK degrees.
It claims accreditation from the Accreditation Council of Higher Education, an agency that does not appear on lists of recognized accreditation associations of higher learning.