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Warnborough University, also called Warnborough College, is a provider of higher education by means of distance learning, with offices in Canterbury, England, and Dublin, Ireland. Warnborough University (Ireland) changed its name to Warnborough College (Ireland) in 2006.

Authorization and accreditation status

Neither Warnborough University nor Warnborough College are listed on the UNESCO-related worldwide list of universities recognized by national authorities. The company is chartered in Ireland. It is not recognised by educational authorities in the United Kingdom and is not listed as a recognised provider of degrees or courses leading to degrees.

Warnborough also lacks educational accreditation. The Warnborough website states that the institution has ISO 9001 (quality management systems) certification through The United Kingdom Accreditation Service, which is not an educational accreditation body. Also, Warnborough is listed as "recognized" by and a member of the International Accreditation and Recognition Council (IARC), which s not recognised as an accreditor by any governmental body.

In October 2000 the Chronicle of Higher Education reported that John Bear described Warnborough as "a one-room office in London with no degree-granting authority," but a Warnborough official responded that the university had other facilities in London and that its degree-granting authority came from its charter, which was issued in Ireland.

On November 26, 2000 the British Broadcasting Corporation aired a news report on fake degrees, diploma mills, and other educational concerns. It included a mention of Warnborough University.

According to Oregon State Office of Degree Authorization, Warnborough University and Warnborough College is "not an Irish degree-granter. Not a UK degree-granter. Appearance on UK registry of training providers does not confer or represent authorization to issue degrees." The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board lists Warnborough's degrees as "illegal to use in Texas" notes that the school has operated from Canyon, Texas and "also has operated in Washington, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Washington, DC." Also, the Texas board notes that Warnborough "claims to be a consortium of institutions with authority derived from those institutions, though the member institutions have no degree authority and claim theirs from Warnborough."

See also

References

  1. List of universities, The International Association of Universities (accessed August 21, 2007)
  2. ^ What You Need to Know Before You Work Abroad by Gabriela Montell, Chronicle of Higher Education, October 13, 2000
  3. Recognised UK Degrees, UK Department for Education and Skills
  4. IARC Directory of members

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