Isles International University

The Isles International University/Université (IIU), formerly known as Irish International University and European Business School, is an unaccredited university operating currently in Ireland.[1][2][3][4]

In April 2018, The Irish Times described the organisation as a "bogus university" that "targets overseas students with the promise of earning an Irish university qualification online that holds 'international recognition'".[5] It was described as "An international education scam" by the BBC in an investigation in 2008.[6]

Founded in 1996, the IIU has no campus of its own in Ireland but works with unspecified partner institutions abroad. When talking about the IIU to a BBC reporter, its "honorary chancellor," Jeff Wooller, said in 2007 after he was terminated that: "The whole thing's dodgy."[7] According to its website the IIU is still in operation although, in response to the report shown on the BBC, it has removed some material in 2008.[8]

The IIU is run by an "executive president," who has been described by Malaysian news media as "a Malaysian businessman" and by Verifile and Accredibase as a "Malaysian professor".[3][7][9] IIU, according to Wooller is not set up by him.[8]

  1. ^ Hock, Teh Eng; Chapman, Karen; Cheah, Royce; Azizan, Hariati; Bedi, Rashvinjeet S. (23 August 2009), "Got money, got degree", The Star, Malaysia, archived from the original on 22 June 2011, retrieved 9 April 2010{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)(Archived by WebCite at )
  2. ^ "Varsity: We're no degree mill". The Malay Mail. 10 September 2009. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Archived by the Wayback Machine on 22 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b Eyal Ben Cohen and Rachel Winch, "Diploma and Accreditation Mills: New Trends in Credential Abuse Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine". Verifile Limited and Accredibase. March 2011. Page 20.
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  5. ^ Power, Jack (30 April 2018). "Bogus university 'degree mill' targeting foreign students". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  6. ^ Morris, Nigel (7 January 2008). "Bogus university scam uncovered". BBC News. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  7. ^ a b Nigel Morris, "Investigating the bogus education scam". BBC. 7 January 2008.
  8. ^ a b Damian Wild, "Jeff Wooller's response", Accountancy Matters, a blog from Accountancy Age January 2008. Archived by the Wayback Machine on 31 July 2008.
  9. ^ Teh Eng Hock, et al., "Got money, got degree", The Star (Malaysia), 23 August 2009. Accessed 24 July 2011.