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Preston University in Pakistan was established in 1984. Preston today has nine campuses throughout the country with total enrollment exceeding 5500 students. Preston University in Pakistan was established in 1984. Preston today has nine campuses throughout the country with total enrollment exceeding 5500 students.

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Preston University Pakistan
TypePrivate unaccredited
Established1984
PresidentAbdul Basit (Chancellor & President)
LocationIslamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
Websitewww.preston.edu.pk

Preston University, based in Karachi, Kohat, NWFP, Pakistan, and Dubai was established as a School of Business and Commerce in 1984 at Rawalpindi in Pakistan. It has no known connection with the city of Preston in England, or any of the many smaller places called Preston in the English-speaking world. Preston University's world headquarters is in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Preston University in Pakistan was established in 1984. Preston today has nine campuses throughout the country with total enrollment exceeding 5500 students.

It has charters from two provinces (Sindh, NWFP) of Pakistan. In 2003 it was was reported that Preston University continued to operate nine campuses in the Punjab province even without government recognition. It was reported in September 2008 by The Straits Times that two provinces had given charters to Preston campuses. "But Punjab province has refused to grant it a charter and wants its 'illegal' campuses out from the province." The Dawn reports that the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad said that Preston University amongst others were "seriously deficient and put them in category 'D'". In 2004 the NWFP Governor Lieutenant General (r) Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah said that the private sector needed to help supply higher education. "He thanked Preston University Chancellor Dr Abdul Basit for fulfilling the commitment he had made to the NWFP government and the people of Kohat, at the time the charter was granted to build the university’s campus in the city."

Preston University Pakistan is not accredited by any organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or the United States Department of Education. The use of unaccredited degree titles may be legally restricted or illegal in some jurisdictions. Jurisdictions that have restricted or made illegal the use of credentials from unaccredited schools include Oregon, Michigan, Maine, North Dakota, New Jersey, Washington, Nevada, Illinois, Indiana, Texas and Korea. Many other states are also considering restrictions on the use of degrees from unaccredited institutions.

See also

References

  1. Our Instiutes
  2. Govt doesn’t recognise Preston, Alkhair varsities, by Waqar Gillani, Daily Times (Pakistan), June 28, 2003
  3. Stop these degree courses, By Sandra Davie, The Straits Times, September 11, 2008
  4. PESHAWAR: Private varsities seek more time to meet HEC criteria, By Sadia Qasim Shah, Dawn, December 24, 2004
  5. Govt needs private sector help, Daily Times (Pakistan), March 20, 2004
  6. ^ Unaccredited Colleges, Oregon Office of Degree Authorization
  7. ^ Guide to teaching English in Korea Koreapot.com
  8. ^ Colleges and Universities not accredited by CHEA, Michigan Education and Children's Services
  9. ^ Accredited and Non-Accredited Colleges and Universities, Maine’s List of Non-Accredited Post-Secondary Schools
  10. Diploma Mills and Accreditation, U.S. Department of Education
  11. ^ State mulls online learning by the Associated Press, Billings Gazette, January 30, 2005
  12. Disputed degrees spur state changes, The New Jersey Star-Ledger, September 4 2008
  13. Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board, Washington Consumer Information
  14. Use of False or Misleading DegreesNevada statute NRS 394.700
  15. Institutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
  16. Two less doctors in the house - Hebert, Wilson back away from Ph.D.'s issued by ‘diploma mills',by Stephen Palkot, Fort Bend Herald, September 28, 2007
  17. Is Oregon the only state that disallows use of unaccredited degrees? Oregon Office of Degree Authorization

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