Weston Reserve University
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Educational accreditation
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distance education
Distance education
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institution of higher learning
Higher education
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based in the Seychelles
Seychelles
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. It describes itself as a unit of University Consortium International, Ltd., registered in the Seychelles. The university bulletin identifies it as a branch of Westonia Advisors, Ltd., which is stated to have a European Union
European Union
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charter but has mailing addresses in Vancouver, British Columbia and Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
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.
Recognition
Western Reserve claims to have a royal charter from the Royal FamilyRoyal family
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of Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
, authorizing it to award academic degree
Academic degree
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s, as well as an Al-Qassimi Royal Academic Charter from United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
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The Oregon Office of Degree Authorization identifies Weston Reserve as an unaccredited college whose degrees are not approved for use in Oregon and states that the institution does not any "recognized provincial or national approval." WRU does not appear on UNESCO
UNESCO
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's list of accredited universities in Kuwait or on the databases of accredited institutions in the USA or elsewhere. The WRU website also claims accreditation by International Association of Educators for World Peace
International Association of Educators for World Peace
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and the International Parliament for Safety and Peace
International Parliament for Safety and Peace
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, but these are not recognized accreditation associations for higher education. Without recognition of the "accreditation agency" by USDE and CHEA or an entity in the country where the accreditor is located, such accreditations are "bogus" to the academic community. The Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia
British Columbia
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states that it is not clear if Weston Reserve has offered degree programs in British Columbia, but Oregon
Oregon
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officials believed it was operating from the province.
Degrees
The institution allows people to purchase degrees in lump sum payments that range from a Bachelor's degree for $800 to $4,800 to a PhD for $1,200 to $8,800. Prices for degrees are given only in US dollars.Location
According to the webpage it has headquarters in Victoria, MaheVictoria, Seychelles
Victoria is the capital city of the Seychelles and is situated on the north-eastern side of Mahé island, which is the main island of the archipelago. The city was first established as the seat of the British colonial government...
in the Republic of the Seychelles
Seychelles
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(a Commonwealth of Nations
Commonwealth of Nations
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state). It has no accreditation there. Also it has a PO Box in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
and a PO Box in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. It has no accreditation in North America or China. No Kuwaiti address is listed.
Connected institutions
- Alternative Medicines Research Institute and Alternative Medicines Research Organisation
- Armstrong-Clark University
- Canadian Institute of English
- Health Pro University of Natural Medicine
- McQueen’s University of Technology
- University Consortium International
See also
- List of unaccredited institutions of higher learning
- List of unrecognized accreditation associations of higher learning