Atlantic International University

Although it is based in the United States, AIU is not accredited by any recognized United States accreditation agency.[https://www.aiu.edu/faq.html "Is AIU accredited?"], FAQ, Atlantic International University. It is accredited by the U.K. Accreditation Service for International Schools, Colleges and Universities (ASIC),[https://www.asicuk.com/institution-profiles/atlantic-international-university/ Atlantic international University]{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ASIC but this is solely for visa purposes; degrees offered by Atlantic International University are not officially recognized in the U.K.{{Cite web |title=Check if your university or college can award a degree |url=https://www.gov.uk/check-university-award-degree |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}

Atlantic International University was formerly accredited by Accrediting Commission International. Accrediting Commission International is an accredidation mill and was established after the International Accrediting Commission, another accredidation mill, was shut down by the State of Missouri for fraud.{{Cite web |last=Ezell |first=Allen |title=Recent developments with degree mills |url=https://www.aacrao.org/docs/default-source/c-u-.pdfs/ks31qquiq2i41svikjoo_cuj8502.pdf?sfvrsn=8ede9e0b_0 |website=American Association of Collegiate Registrars}}{{Cite web |last=kreidler |first=Marc |date=2004-11-13 |title=Great Moments in Accreditation: The Case of IAC, ACI, and The Three Stooges {{!}} Quackwatch |url=https://quackwatch.org/consumer-education/dm3/ |access-date=2024-02-19 |language=en-US}}

Its credentials have also been listed as substandard in countries outside the U.S. including Ghana,{{Cite web |date=July 10, 2015 |title=Stay clear of 51 unaccredited institutions - NAB warns public |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Stay-clear-of-51-unaccredited-institutions-NAB-warns-public-367700 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712072111/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Stay-clear-of-51-unaccredited-institutions-NAB-warns-public-367700 |archive-date=July 12, 2015 |website=Ghana Web}} Nigeria (in relation to a branch in Okija),Amina Mohammed, [https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/189073-nuc-releases-list-of-illegal-tertiary-institutions-see-full-list.html "NUC releases list of illegal tertiary institutions (See full list)"], Premium Times, August 27, 2015. and Oman.{{Cite web |date=July 9, 2017 |title=Oman education: 15 UK universities on government approved list|url=https://timesofoman.com/article/112446 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525165242/https://timesofoman.com/article/112446 |archive-date=May 25, 2019 |website=Times of Oman}} It has been characterized as a degree mill,Anika Gumbs-Sandiford, [http://guardian.co.tt/news/commissioner-1990-coup-attempt-accused-having-doctorate-degree-mill-6.2.394176.ef1f6846f7 "Commissioner into 1990 coup attempt accused of having Doctorate from degree mill"], Trinidad & Tobago Guardian, January 26, 2013.Alexandra Zykunov, [https://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/unispiegel/d-131521023.html "Dr. Dödel"], Der Spiegel, February 7, 2015 {{in lang|de}}. and its degrees have been widely dismissed as "fake."[https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Probe-IGP-s-Fake-doctorate-degree-Academics-481571# "Probe IGP's ‘Fake’ doctorate degree - Academics"], Daily Guide Africa, via Ghana Web, October 28, 2016.[https://www.pulse.com.gh/ece-frontpage/fake-doctorates-gifty-anti-igp-hassan-ayariga-and-others-indicted-in-fake-doctorate/ytpybd5 "Gifty Anti, IGP, Hassan Ayariga and others indicted in fake doctorate degree scandal"], Pulse TV, August 3, 2016.Adriaan Alsema, [https://colombiareports.com/duque-replaces-director-of-national-center-for-historical-memory-with-radical-pundit/ "Duque replaces director of National Center for Historical Memory with radical pundit: reports"], Colombia Reports, October 14, 2018.

It has been prosecuted by the Office of Consumer Protection of the State of Hawaii for fraudulently claiming to be an accredited institution. In a 2002 case, the state alleged the following:{{Cite web |date=July 19, 2002 |title=Court filing against Atlantic International University by the State of Hawaii |url=https://files.hawaii.gov/dcca/ocp/udgi/lawsuits/AIU/atlantic_intl_u_c.pdf |access-date=July 27, 2022}}

{{Blockquote|text=“AIU is not now and never has been accredited by a recognized accrediting agency or association recognized by the United States Secretary of Education...AIU has failed to properly and adequately disclose in its promotional materials, specifically its agents' advertising, the fact that it is not fully accredited by any nationally recognized accrediting agency or association listed by the United States Secretary of Education in violation of Hawaii Rev. Stat. § 446E-2(a).”}}

• Hassan Ayariga
• Joyce Banda[https://www.hayspost.com/2018/01/01/ksus-landon-lecture-series-to-feature-former-president-of-malawi/ "KSU’s Landon Lecture Series to feature former president of Malawi"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525050926/https://www.hayspost.com/2018/01/01/ksus-landon-lecture-series-to-feature-former-president-of-malawi/ |date=2019-05-25 }}, Hays Post, January 1, 2018.
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• Gideon GonoMarc Abrahams, [https://www.theguardian.com/education/2009/oct/13/improbable-research "Improbable research: the hundred trillion dollar book"], The Guardian, October 12, 2009.
• David Karpeles, founder of the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum[http://newsandevents.buffalostate.edu/news/commencement-profile-david-karpeles "Commencement Profile: David Karpeles"], SUNY Buffalo State, May 7, 2012.
• Michael SataStephen Chan, [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/29/michael-sata "Michael Sata obituary: Forceful and ruthless president of Zambia nicknamed King Cobra"], The Guardian, October 29, 2014.
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