Accreditation

UoPeople's fake worldwide accreditation

University of the People markets and sells degrees across Africa and Asia. Unfortunately, many individuals in these regions are unaware that UoPeople degrees are not accredited there. Only a handful of prestigious universities worldwide hold multiple international accreditations, allowing them to issue degrees recognized in more than one country. This is not the case for the small University of the People, which is based in Israel. To clarify, UoPeople is not accredited in Europe, Africa, Asia, or Oceania.

Remarkably, the University of the People is not even accredited in Israel, because this organization deliberately avoids disclosing its true location so that people do not know they are sending money to Israel. For verification, refer to the official map (in Hebrew).

The unaccredited laughable UoPeople MBA

There are four major accrediting bodies for MBA programs: the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB, primarily American), the Association of MBAs (AMBA, primarily British), the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP, primarily American), and the EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS, primarily European). The most reputable MBA programs are accredited by one or more of these organizations.

Since UoPeople.edu lacks accreditation from any of them, its so-called "MBA" is nothing more than a meaningless piece of paper—one that you could print yourself without spending thousands of dollars at the Israeli diploma mill, University of the People Education Ltd. Once again, UoPeople falsely claims that its MBA is fully accredited. This is simply untrue, making the entire program a blatant scam. An MBA from University of the People is not legitimate.

UoPeople also argues that all other MBAs are "too expensive" while promoting its own as an affordable revolution in education. However, a degree from a legitimate business school, accredited by a recognized business accrediting body, results in a respectable, fully accredited MBA. Running a genuine business school, as opposed to a small offshore virtual diploma mill, requires significant resources, which explains why real MBA programs come with a higher price tag.

List of countries where University of the People UoPeople.edu is unaccredited

European Union

UoPeople is not accredited in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden.

A

UoPeople is not accredited in Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Azerbaijan.

B

UoPeople is not accredited in Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi.

C

UoPeople is not accredited in Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde (Cabo Verde), Cayman islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China (People's Republic of China), Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo), Costa Rica, Curaçao.

D, E, F

UoPeople is not accredited in Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji.

G, H

UoPeople is not accredited in Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong.

I, J

UoPeople is not accredited in Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire), Jamaica, Japan, Jordan.

K, L

UoPeople is not accredited in Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya.

M

UoPeople is not accredited in Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar.

N

UoPeople is not accredited in Namibia, Nepal, New Guinea, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway.

O, P, Q, R

UoPeople is not accredited in Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda.

S

UoPeople is not accredited in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon islands, Somalia and Somaliland, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan and South Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Syria.

T

UoPeople is not accredited in Taiwan (Taipei, Republic of China), Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu.

U, V, Y, Z

UoPeople is not accredited in Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

All other countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania, North America, Central America (including the Caribbean), South America

University of the People is not accredited or recognized anywhere else.

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