Canterbury University of the Seychelles

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Canterbury University of the Seychelles is a degree-granting institution incorporated in the Republic of Seychelles widely considered by international accrediting bodies to be a diploma mill. Though its name is very similar, Canterbury University of the Seychelles is affiliated with neither the University of Canterbury in New Zealand nor Canterbury Christ Church University in England.

Canterbury University of the Seychelles is not accredited by any recognised accreditation body. As such, its degrees may not be acceptable to employers or other institutions, and use of degree titles may be restricted or illegal in some jurisdictions.

According to the British Department for Education and Skills, Canterbury University of the Seychelles is neither a recognised body for UK degree awards, [1] nor is it a listed body.[2]. It appears on the list of unaccredited degree suppliers maintained by the US state of Oregon's Office of Degree Authorization "for the protection of the citizens of Oregon and their post-secondary schools by identifying those degree suppliers that do not meet the requirements of ORS 348.609(1)".[3][4].

Canterbury University of the Seychelles has been discussed in the article "Fighting Credential Fraud" in World Education News & Reviews, published by the non-profit World Education Services, as being towards what the article writer calls the "no acceptability" end of a continuum of acceptability and the "illegal" end of the continuum of legitimacy, though it should be emphasized that the institution's operations themselves are not illegal per se within the jurisdiction in which Canterbury University of the Seychelles is chartered.[5]

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  1. ^ Recognised bodies listed by DfEE, retrieved 24 May 2007
  2. ^ Listed bodies listed by DfEE, retrieved 24 May 2007
  3. ^ Unaccredited colleges - Oregon Office of Degree Authorization, retrieved 24 May 2007
  4. ^ Rules implementing Oregon Revised Statutes pertaining to Oregon law ORD 348.609 - Oregon Secretary of State, retrieved 24 May 2007
  5. ^ Fighting Credential Fraud - World Education News & Reviews website, retrieved 24 May 2007

[edit] External links

  • Sounds Grand - The Guardian - Tuesday September 9, 2003 - briefly discusses Canterbury University of the Seychelles.
  • Far from funny - The Guardian - Tuesday September 9, 2003 - further comment on Canterbury University of the Seychelles.