The Alliance International University (AIU) is an unaccredited university in the Caribbean,[1] which formerly operated from Lusaka, Zambia. It has been described as "an online scam" by Undark Magazine.[2] It has no physical campus and all its activities take place online.[3]

It was de-registered by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) in April 2018 for offering substandard education.[4][5][6]

References

  1. "The rise of India's 'Covid quack'". BBC News. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021. It's an institution that according to its website is headquartered not in Africa but in the Caribbean.
  2. Schulson, Michael (6 June 2018). "Should Google and Facebook Police Medical Quackery?". Undark Magazine. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. "Fraud Alert - Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury". Bad Science. 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  4. Musika, Chomba (5 April 2018). "'Substandard' university deregistered". Zambia Daily Mail. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  5. Musonda, Emelda (27 July 2018). "No substitute for quality higher education in growth equation". Zambia Daily Mail. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  6. "Alliance International University deregistered". Daily Nation. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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