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{{Short description|U.S.-based degree mill.}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Atlantic International University
| image = AIU_Logo_HD.png
| established = {{start date and age|1998}}
| accreditation = (None, widely considered a [[degree mill]])
| type = [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|Unaccredited]] [[Private university|private]] [[For-profit higher education in the United States|for-profit]] [[distance learning]] university
| president = Jose M. Atri<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbb.org/us/hi/honolulu/profile/college-and-university/atlantic-international-university-inc-1296-31004070|title=Atlantic International University, Inc. | Better Business Bureau® Profile}}</ref>
| students =
| undergrad =
| postgrad =
| city = [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]]
| state = [[Hawaii]]
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|21.3091601|-157.8627071|display=inline,title}}
| campus =
| website = {{url|https://www.aiu.edu}}
}}
'''Atlantic International University, Inc.''' ('''AIU''') is an [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|unaccredited]] [[Private university|private]] [[For-profit higher education in the United States|for-profit]] [[distance learning]] university based in [[Honolulu, Hawaii]]. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees including doctorates.<ref name=Waxmann>Laura Patricia Cruz Ruiz, ''Internationalization in Mexican Higher Education: With Special Emphasis on German-Mexican Cooperation'', Historisch-vergleichende Sozialisations- und Bildungsforschung 16, Münster: Waxmann, 2016, {{ISBN|9783830933489}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=pA7dCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA117 pp. 117–18].</ref><ref>Mike LaBella, [https://www.eagletribune.com/news/haverhill/blind-war-veteran-earns-doctoral-degree/article_6ee07445-2375-5afe-977b-9b5460ba5ff2.html "Blind war veteran earns doctoral degree"], ''The Eagle-Tribune'' (North Andover, Massachusetts), October 16, 2017.</ref><ref name=Ghana/><ref>[https://www.sknvibes.com/news/newsdetails.cfm/96268 "Ministry of Education Congratulates CFBC lecturer on launch of textbook and successful defense of doctoral dissertation"], ''SKNVibes'', St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service, May 8, 2016 (press release).</ref> It is widely described as a [[Diploma mill|degree mill]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name="Ghana" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /> AIU degrees are unrecognized in [[Oregon]], illegal to use in [[Texas]], and unsatisfactory for fufilling civil service requirements in Michigan as they are considered substandard or fraudulent.<ref>[https://reportcenter.highered.texas.gov/agency-publication/miscellaneous/institutions-whose-degrees-are-illegal-to-use-in-texas/ Institutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas]</ref><ref name=":6">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070110083159/http://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/unaccredited.html Oregon Office of Degree Authorization]</ref><ref name=":7">[https://web.archive.org/web/20080227090642/http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Non-accreditedSchools_78090_7.pdf Unaccredited Schools Not Fufilling Civil Service Requirements in Michigan]</ref>
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Although it is based in the United States, AIU is not accredited by any recognized [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|United States accreditation agency]].<ref>[https://www.aiu.edu/faq.html "Is AIU accredited?"], FAQ, Atlantic International University.</ref> It is accredited by the U.K. [[Accreditation Service for International Colleges|Accreditation Service for International Schools, Colleges and Universities]] (ASIC),<ref>[https://www.asicuk.com/institution-profiles/atlantic-international-university/ Atlantic international University]{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ASIC</ref> but this is solely for visa purposes; degrees offered by Atlantic International University are not officially recognized in the U.K.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
Atlantic International University was formerly accredited by [[Accrediting Commission International]].<ref name=Waxmann/> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
==External references==▼
* [http://www.aiu.edu Official site]▼
Its credentials have also been listed as substandard in countries outside the U.S. including [[Ghana]],<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref> [[Nigeria]] (in relation to a branch in [[Okija]]),<ref name=":1">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.</ref> and [[Oman]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> It has been characterized as a [[degree mill]],<ref>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.</ref><ref name=":4">Alexandra Zykunov, [https://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/unispiegel/d-131521023.html "Dr. Dödel"], ''Der Spiegel'', February 7, 2015 {{in lang|de}}.</ref> and its degrees have been widely dismissed as "fake."<ref name="Ghana">[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.</ref><ref name=":2">[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.</ref><ref name=":3">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.</ref>
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:<ref name=":5">{{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}}</ref>
{{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).”}}
==Notable alumni==
*[[Hassan Ayariga]]<ref name=Ghana/>
*[[Joyce Banda]]<ref>[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.</ref>
*[[William Bazeyo]]<ref>[http://governance.mak.ac.ug/node/15/biography "Biography of Professor William Bazeyo"], Makerere University, [https://web.archive.org/web/20190112045739/http://governance.mak.ac.ug/node/15/biography archived] at the Wayback Machine on January 12, 2019.</ref>
*[[Gideon Gono]]<ref>Marc Abrahams, [https://www.theguardian.com/education/2009/oct/13/improbable-research "Improbable research: the hundred trillion dollar book"], ''The Guardian'', October 12, 2009.</ref>
*David Karpeles, founder of the [[Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum]]<ref>[http://newsandevents.buffalostate.edu/news/commencement-profile-david-karpeles "Commencement Profile: David Karpeles"], SUNY Buffalo State, May 7, 2012.</ref>
*[[Michael Sata]]<ref>Stephen 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.</ref>
*[[Queenstar Pokuah Sawyerr]]<ref>[https://ukgcc.com.gh/hon-queenstar-pokuah-sawyerr-2/ "Hon. Queenstar Pokuah Sawyerr"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427151557/https://ukgcc.com.gh/hon-queenstar-pokuah-sawyerr-2/ |date=2019-04-27 }}, UK–Ghana Chamber of Commerce, retrieved May 25, 2019.</ref>
==References==
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▲* [http://www.aiu.edu Official site]
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