Embassy Accuses University of Breaching Irish Law
By Erik Wasson and Prak Chan Thul
THE CAMBODIA DAILY
The Irish Embassy in Malaysia has accused the Irish International University—which operates its "Asian campus" in Phnom Penh and has awarded degrees to several top CPP officials—of breaching Irish law.
In an e-mailed statement Tuesday, the Embassy of Ireland said that IIU does not have a campus in Ireland, that its degrees have no academic standing there, and it "is not recognized in Ireland as a University or as any other form of academic institution."
"The Embassy wishes to emphasize that use of the word 'University' in the title of this organization is in contravention of section 52.1 of the Irish Universities Act 1997," the statement reads.
Under that act, an Irish institution needs approval from the minister of education to call itself a university, it states.
"Clearly the 'IIU' and other similar business enterprises are endeavoring to exploit the good name of Irish education for their own ends," the Irish Embassy said.
In April 2005, IIU formed a partnership with Cambodia's largest private higher education institution, Build Bright University, which officially made BBU in Phnom Penh the Irish International University's Asian campus.
BBU Vice Rector Dy Davuth declined to comment Tuesday and referred all questions to IIU officials in Europe.
IIU officials could not be contacted, but have previously referred questions to the university's Web site, which claims that the university can award undergraduate and graduate degrees.
The Mong Reththy company announced last month that its head, CPP tycoon Senator Mong Reththy, had received a doctorate in business strategy from IIU. At an April 2001 ceremony in Phnom Penh, Irish International bestowed an honorary doctorate on Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Chan Roath, the Education Ministry's director of scientific research who is in charge of postgraduate study, said the ministry is investigating IIU.
Chan Roath said that BBU officials have told him that IIU admits it is not recognized by the "highest body in Ireland."
But, BBU officials have also told him the IIU is recognized by local level officials in London, Britain, he said.
"We still need the school's recognition documents from the [British] government," he added.
The UK Department for Education and Skills, which officially recognizes institutions that can award British degrees, does not list IIU as an institution that can award degrees.
In an e-mailed statement Tuesday, the Embassy of Ireland said that IIU does not have a campus in Ireland, that its degrees have no academic standing there, and it "is not recognized in Ireland as a University or as any other form of academic institution."
"The Embassy wishes to emphasize that use of the word 'University' in the title of this organization is in contravention of section 52.1 of the Irish Universities Act 1997," the statement reads.
Under that act, an Irish institution needs approval from the minister of education to call itself a university, it states.
"Clearly the 'IIU' and other similar business enterprises are endeavoring to exploit the good name of Irish education for their own ends," the Irish Embassy said.
In April 2005, IIU formed a partnership with Cambodia's largest private higher education institution, Build Bright University, which officially made BBU in Phnom Penh the Irish International University's Asian campus.
BBU Vice Rector Dy Davuth declined to comment Tuesday and referred all questions to IIU officials in Europe.
IIU officials could not be contacted, but have previously referred questions to the university's Web site, which claims that the university can award undergraduate and graduate degrees.
The Mong Reththy company announced last month that its head, CPP tycoon Senator Mong Reththy, had received a doctorate in business strategy from IIU. At an April 2001 ceremony in Phnom Penh, Irish International bestowed an honorary doctorate on Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Chan Roath, the Education Ministry's director of scientific research who is in charge of postgraduate study, said the ministry is investigating IIU.
Chan Roath said that BBU officials have told him that IIU admits it is not recognized by the "highest body in Ireland."
But, BBU officials have also told him the IIU is recognized by local level officials in London, Britain, he said.
"We still need the school's recognition documents from the [British] government," he added.
The UK Department for Education and Skills, which officially recognizes institutions that can award British degrees, does not list IIU as an institution that can award degrees.
13 comments:
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Hun Sen got a degree in killing people (Killer PhD), Mong Riththy got a degree in steeling money from people (Poverty Producer PhD.
IIU!! please stop steeling money from cambodia. BBU, please stop steeling your own people's money.
Hun Sen got a degree of "Criminal PhD", Mong Riththy got a degree in drugs trafficking (Maffia PhD.)
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BBU and IIU bestowed an honorary doctorate on Hun Sen (human criminal) and on an honorary doctorate Mong Rithy (opium trafficker maffia)
So BBU and IIU are the maffia universities in CAMBODIA.
Maybe BBU and IIU are TRAINING Maffia students in Cambodia
Maybe the trainers are Maffias too!!!
Be shame for these universities in Cambodia!!!!
All in all AH HUN SEN and AH MONG SITHY are a bunch of educated fool!
Be responsible for your comments. Students who are enrolling in BBU are not part of your discussions. They are not maffia or whatever you name. There are only a few people who fakes their identities. Keep it to those specific people to whom you refer.
Great this suited well with Cambodia leaders. A dummy university degree for a dummy leaders.
However congratulation to Senator Mong Reththy Doctorate in Business strategy in the field of DRUG smuggling, people smuggling and forced land evictions. Congratulation also to Prime Minister Hun Sen Doctorate in the field of people Management of corruptions, democratic communism, political killing and killing, exellence at lip services, distruction of Cambodia forest,enforcement of illegal immigrant (Viet), greatness in electoral fraud exellence in management of drug and legal weapons smuggling and protector of terrorists.
Bravo for a job well done guys...keep up the good work! ;-)
My apology in advance if i missed listing any of your credentials...
lmao@Ah Hun SEN....Ah Hun Sen got what he paid for..ROFL!
Hun Sen your got a counterfeit degree. sham, sham, and did you print any counterfeit dollar Sadam Hun Sen? Just wonder!hahaha I bet your inner cirle does that.
Hey Hun Sen, your degree should said University of Prey Thom, that is where you should belong,yahoooooo. Hun Sen graduated from University of Prey Thom. Hahahhaha lol.
WOW! Hun Sen finished college from University of Prey Thom? Congrat, did you make a lot of friends with
Chimpanzee or Vietcong Chipmunk?
Before their marriage broke up, Ranariddh (1st Prime Minister) and Hun Sen (2nd Prime Minister) were also awarded an honorary PhD by an American university. The U.S. Ambassador at the time remarked that he didn't know such a university in the U.S., but it was held as a major event and achievement for the two proud and know-it-all Prime Ministers.
Can Hun Sen, or Ranariddh for that matter, write a dissertation on a particular topic in English to deserve an Honorary PhD from an English-speaking (real or fake) university? I think not, unless someone could produce his written dissertation prepared by his foreign friends. Actually, Hun Sen, Mong Retthy and other corrupt CPP officials should get their degrees from Prey Sor University.
To be fair, all BBU students pay a large sum and work hard for their degrees even though the standards are nowhere near the qualifications awarded by internationally-recognised universities in Western countries. And, oh my, my, some of the girls there are beautiful! You single fellows, not MBA (Married But Available) should check them out at the canteen!
6:19 AM and 9:46 AM, both of your comments are well stated. These really reflects the attitude of Ah! Sen Communist government and his tycoon supporter like Ah! Mong Rithy. Who in the world awarded degrees to students that don't attend classes and never did any assignment. Only a joke university like the one runs by Ah! Mong Rithy is doing it. It is sad that Cambodia has this kind of university.
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