Alliance International University
The Alliance International University (AIU) is an unaccredited bogus university in the Caribbean,[1] which formerly operated from Lusaka, Zambia. It has been described as "an online scam"[2] and a "degree mill".[3] It has no physical campus and all its activities take place online.[4]
It was de-registered by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) in April 2018 for offering substandard education.[5][6][7]
References[]
- ^ "The rise of India's 'Covid quack'". BBC News. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
It's an institution that according to its website is headquartered not in Africa but in the Caribbean.
- ^ Schulson, Michael (6 June 2018). "Should Google and Facebook Police Medical Quackery?". Undark Magazine. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "YouTube 'doctor' leads anti-maskers in India". INQUIRER.net. Bangalore. The Straits Times/Asia News Network. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Fraud Alert - Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury". Bad Science. 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ Musika, Chomba (5 April 2018). "'Substandard' university deregistered". Zambia Daily Mail. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ Musonda, Emelda (27 July 2018). "No substitute for quality higher education in growth equation". Zambia Daily Mail. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Alliance International University deregistered". Daily Nation. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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