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词条 Bircham International University
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  1. History and location

  2. Accreditation status

  3. Reception

  4. References

  5. External links

{{pp-semi|small=yes}}{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}{{infobox University
|name=Bircham International University
|image= File:Bircham-University.jpg
| motto = "The aim of education should be to teach us how to think, rather than what to think."
|established=1992
|city=Madrid
|country=Spain
|type=Distance learning higher education
|president=Deric Bircham
|vice-president=Laurence Cheng Wen
||head_label=CEO|head=William Martin
|website={{URL| http://www.bircham.edu}}
}}Bircham International University is a private, unaccredited[1][2]

institution of distance-learning higher education. It is registered in Spain and Delaware, and formerly operated from the Bahamas.[3]

History and location

BIU was founded by Deric Bircham, William Martin, and Bircham's adopted son, Laurence Cheng Wen.[4] According to its website,[5] Bircham was established in Europe in 1992[6] and is also registered in Delaware (United States), Spain, and the Bahamas. John Bear, authority on distance education, wrote in the 2003 edition of Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning that Bircham's listed "delegation addresses [are] in Spain, England, United States (a Mail Boxes Etc. in Miami, Florida), Bahamas, Taiwan, China, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Columbia, and New Zealand." Bear's Guide states that "the offices in England and the Bahamas were strictly administrative and did not serve students."[7]

Bircham acquired Oxford International College in 2000.[8][9][10]

Accreditation status

BIU's website presents a list of accreditations and memberships,[11] but none of them are from an educational accreditation body recognized by the countries where it operates.[1]{{better source|date=January 2015}}

Sources explicitly listing Bircham as "unaccredited" include the Maine Department of Education and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, which state that Bircham has "No degree-granting authority from Spain (American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers [AACRAO] evaluation)."[12][13] The Oregon Office of Degree Authorization considers BIU an unaccredited foreign degree supplier.[1] Bircham's website acknowledges that the institution is not accredited by any agency recognized by the U.S. Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). It states that "as a provider of non-formal education, ... no further authorization from a Ministry of Education is required."[14]

BIU describes itself as a practitioner of non-formal education. While it operates legally under Spanish law, it is not formally recognized by the Ministry of Education of Spain.[8][15][16] Because BIU is unaccredited, its degrees and credits might not be acceptable to employers or other institutions. Use of its degree titles may be illegal in some jurisdictions.[13]

Reception

In 2003, South Florida's CityLink magazine reported that Oregon education officials said that Bircham was "totally bogus".[17]

In July 2007, the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) of Mexico issued a notice[18] stating that degrees lacking RVOE (Official Recognition from the Mexican Government) will not be validated by the SEP. Degrees via online or distance learning issued by foreign institutions like Bircham University will not be recognized by the SEP.

In April 2008 the Nairobi Business Daily reported that Bircham International University was operating in Kenya without authorization.[18] In March 2010 the same newspaper published a correction, stating that BIU "is a Spanish institution of distance learning and is in good standing with Spanish authorities that offers alternatives to formal adult higher education specifically aimed at adult working professionals" and that its programs "can be legalized and validated by the Embassy of Kenya in the USA or Spain despite the institution not being registered by the Commission for Higher Education in Kenya".[19] An official of Kenya's Commission for Higher Education was quoted as warning that BIU degree certificates would not be recognized.[20] In 2013, BIU directors state that BIU does not have any presence in Kenya nor any collaboration with other any college or educational institution in Kenya.[16]

In 2013, health fraud activist Stephen Barrett conducted a review concluding: "BIU offers what amounts to supervised textbook reading plus credentials that suggest bearers have considerably more formal education and expertise than they actually have. The requirements for its degrees are much less than those of universities accredited by CHEA-recognized agencies. Most of BIU's teachings are straightforward, but some promote pseudoscientific concepts and practices. None of its health-related programs—by themselves—provide an adequate basis for clinical practice."[21][4]

References

1. ^1 2 {{cite news | url=http://www.oregonstudentaid.gov/oda-degree-authorization-academic-unauthorized-Invalid.aspx | title=Unauthorized Schools and Invalid Degrees | publisher=Oregon State Office of Degree Authorization |accessdate=4 April 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509021211/http://oregonstudentaid.gov/oda-degree-authorization-academic-unauthorized-Invalid.aspx |archivedate=9 May 2013 }}
2. ^{{cite web|title=List of Non-Accredited Post-Secondary Schools|url=http://www.maine.gov/doe/highered/nonaccredited/list/b.html |publisher=Maine Department of Education|accessdate=29 May 2014}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Delaware Company Search 3169257|url=https://delecorp.delaware.gov/tin/GINameSearch.jsp|publisher=Delaware.gov|accessdate=29 May 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106214416/https://delecorp.delaware.gov/tin/GINameSearch.jsp|archivedate=6 January 2010|df=dmy-all}}
4. ^1 {{cite web|last=Barrett|first=Stephen|title=A Skeptical Look at Bircham International University|url=http://www.credentialwatch.org/reports/bircham.shtml|publisher=Credential Watch|accessdate=29 May 2014}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=BIU Legal History|url=http://www.bircham.us/foundations/biu-legal-history.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226035457/http://www.bircham.us/foundations/biu-legal-history.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=26 December 2013|publisher=BIU Forum|accessdate=29 May 2014}}
6. ^{{cite book|last1=Seneca|first1=Kristofer|title=Guide to Earning Law and Law-Related Degrees Nontraditionally|date=2009|publisher=Lulu|isbn=9780557105939}}
7. ^{{cite book |last= Bear|first= John|date=2003 |title= Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning|url= |location= |publisher= Ten Speed Press|page= |isbn= 1580084311 }}
8. ^1 {{cite web|last=Bear|first=John|title=Bircham International University revisited|url=http://www.degreeinfo.com/general-distance-learning-discussions/45894-bircham-international-university-revisited.html|publisher=Degree Info|accessdate=29 May 2014}}
9. ^{{cite web|title=Oxford International College in the UK|url=http://www.bircham.net/uk-companies-house.html|publisher=BIU Human Network|accessdate=29 May 2014}}
10. ^{{cite web|title=Oxford College Dissolved|url=http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk|website=UK Companies House|accessdate=2 November 2014|location=3656298}}
11. ^{{cite web|title=Bircham International University World References|url=http://www.bircham.net/biu-references/world-references.html|publisher=BIU Human Network|accessdate=29 May 2014}}
12. ^{{cite web|title=List of Non-Accredited Post-Secondary Schools - B|url=http://www.maine.gov/doe/highered/nonaccredited/list/b.html|publisher=Maine Department of Education|accessdate=29 May 2014}}
13. ^1 {{cite web|title=Institutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas|url=http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/index.cfm?objectid=EF4C3C3B-EB44-4381-6673F760B3946FBB|publisher=Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|accessdate=29 May 2014}}
14. ^{{cite web|title=About Bircham University Recognition|url=http://www.bircham.edu/about-biu/recognition.html|publisher=Bircham International University|accessdate=29 May 2014}}
15. ^{{cite web|last=Bear|first=John|title=Bircham International University revisited|url=http://www.degreediscussion.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9556|publisher=Degree Discussion|accessdate=29 May 2014}}
16. ^1 {{cite web|title=Bircham International University in Kenya|url=http://www.zegabi.com/articles/?p=5805|publisher=Zegabi East Africa News|accessdate=29 May 2014}}
17. ^{{cite news|last=Paola |first=Jim Di |title=Schoolhouse crock |url=http://www.citylinkmagazine.com/archives/101503coverstory.html |accessdate=29 May 2014 |newspaper=City Link Magazine |date=15 October 2003 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070402214223/http://www.citylinkmagazine.com/archives/101503coverstory.html |archivedate=2 April 2007 }}
18. ^1 {{cite web|title=Alerta de Publicidad|url=http://www.sirvoes.sep.gob.mx/sirvoes/jspAvisosFull.jsp|publisher=Subsecretaria de Educacion Superior|accessdate=29 May 2014}}
19. ^{{cite news|last=Nairobi |first=Mwaura Kimani |title=Kenya: Queries Over Quality of Degrees Awarded By Spanish College |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200804140057.html |accessdate=29 May 2014 |newspaper=Business Daily |date=13 April 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906152746/http://allafrica.com/stories/200804140057.html |archivedate=6 September 2008 }}
20. ^{{cite news|title=Bircham International University - Correction and Clarification|url=http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/875402/-/t2qw1gz/-/index.html|accessdate=29 May 2014|newspaper=Business Daily|date=8 March 2010}}
21. ^{{cite web|last=Barrett|first=Stephen|title=Questionable Organizations: An Overview|url=http://www.quackwatch.org/04ConsumerEducation/nonrecorg.html|publisher=Quackwatch|accessdate=29 May 2014}}

External links

  • Bircham International University official website
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