 | |
| Industry | Awards |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | Anton Savvov |
| Headquarters | Oxford , United Kingdom, and Ukraine |
Key people | Ivan Savvov, John Netting |
| Website | ebaoxford |
The Europe Business Assembly (EBA) is an Oxford-based organisation selling what The Times has called "fake awards",[1] or what are more widely known as "vanity awards".
The awards, which include "The International Socrates Award" and "The Queen Victoria Commemoration" among others, are not associated with or endorsed by the University of Oxford.
Once the "winner" has paid the fee, which has been reported to exceed €10,000, the award is presented at a ceremony at venues such as Oxford Town Hall and the Institute of Directors in London. A former representative of EBA was reported as saying "If you paid for it, you got it".[2]
- ^ Kenber, Billy (24 July 2017). "Oxford university in fake awards farce". Thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ Sham Oxford college caught selling fake degrees. Luke Mintz, The Telegraph, 29 October 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2020.