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| Founded | 1997  |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Key people | Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh, Chairman |
| Website | axact |
Axact is a Pakistani software company, diploma mill, and accreditation mill, in addition to being in the process of starting the BOL Network.
On 17 May 2015, The New York Times published an investigative story by its Pakistan bureau chief Declan Walsh about Axact, accusing Axact of running at least 370 degree and accreditation mill websites, based among other things on interviews with former Axact employees. The report says that the company does sell software, "Axact’s main business has been to take the centuries-old scam of selling fake academic degrees and turn it into an Internet-era scheme on a global scale". According to the article, the company has around 2,000 employees, who sometimes pretend to be American educational officials, working in shifts to keep the company open 24 hours per day.
Dawn quoted an anonymous source from Federal Investigation Agency, "the FIA was aware of the issue but had not launched an investigation because it had not received a formal complaint."
Following the New York Times article, Axact published a response online in which it denied the allegations and threatened legal action.
List of websites run by Axact
This list is incomplete.
- Accredited Degrees Pro
- Accredited Online Degrees Now
- Adamsville University
- Advance Online Degrees
- Affordable Accredited Degrees
- Affordable Degrees Pro
- Al Arab University
- Al Khaleej University
- Al Khalifa American University
- Alford High School
- Alpine University
- American Gulf University
- American Mideast University
- Anchor Point University
- Arab Continental University
- Arab Women University
- Ashbery University
- Ashwood University
- Ashley University
- Bakerville University
- Barkley University
- Bay View University
- Baycity University
- Baytown University
- Beacon Falls High School
- Belford High School
- Belford University
- Belltown University
- Branton University
- Brooklyn Park University
- Brooksville High School
- Brooksville University
- Buffville High School
- Cambell State University
- Camp Lake University
- Chapel University
- Columbiana University
- Creek View University
- Crestford University
- Fast Online University
- Federal High School
- Ford Worth High School
- Fort Jones University
- Foster City High School
- Galewood University
- Gibson University
- Glenford University
- Global Institute of English Language Training and Certification
- Grant Town University
- GreenLake University
- Grendal University
- Hadly University
- Hansford University
- Harvey University
- Headway University
- High School Diploma Experience
- High School Diploma Fast
- High School Diploma Pro
- High School Diploma Professionals
- High School Diploma Profs
- Hill Online Degrees
- Hill University
- James Adam University
- James Harding University
- Jersey High School
- Johnstown University
- Kennedy University
- Kings Lake University
- Kingsbridge University
- Laurus University
- Lorenz High School
- Luther City High School
- Madison Hills University
- Mary Grand High School
- Mayfield University
- McCain High School
- McFord High School
- McFord University
- McGraw Online Degrees
- McGraw University
- McHill High School
- McKinley University
- Midtown University
- Mount Lincoln University
- Nelson Bay University
- Nicholson University
- Nixon University
- Northern Port University
- Northway University
- Olford Walters University
- Online University Profs
- Online University Programs Pro
- Pacific High School
- Panworld High School
- Panworld University
- Parkfield University
- Payne Springs University
- Pine Hill University
- Pittsford University
- Port Jefferson University
- Queen City University
- Queens Bay University
- Ray University
- Redding University
- Riverwood University
- Rochville University
- Roseville Community College
- St. Angelo High School
- Stenford High School
- Thompson University
- Universal Online Degrees
- Victorville High School
- WalesBridge University
- Walford University
- West Coast High School
- Western Advanced Central University
- Western Valley Central University
- Westland University
- Wilburton University
- Wiley University
- Wilford University
- Willington University
- WinFord High School
- Windham University
- Woodbridge University
- Woodfield High School
- Woodfield University
- Woodrow University
List of accreditation websites run by Axact
This list is not complete.
- Accreditation Bureau of Online Education and Training
- Arab Accreditation Council
- Association for Accreditation of Business Schools and Programs
- European Accreditation Board for Online Education
- European Accreditation Council for Online Learning
- Global Accreditation Board for Distance Learning
- Global Doctorate Council
- Gulf Accreditation Council
- Gulf Bureau of Higher Education
- Gulf Engineering Council
- International Accreditation Board for Business Studies
- International Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Education
- Education International Accreditation Board for Psychology Education
- Education International Accreditation Council for Open Education
- International Accreditation Organization
- International Business Accreditation and Regulatory Commission
References
- ^ Declan Walsh (May 17, 2015). "Fake Diplomas, Real Cash: Pakistani Company Axact Reaps Millions". The New York Times.
- "Damning NYT report uncovers Axact's fake degrees scam". Dawn. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- "Fake degrees? Axact-ly!". Pakistan Today. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- Kugelman, Michael (18 May 2015). "The Axact Scandal and Pakistan's Growing Tech Sector". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ Palmer, Griff (17 May 2015). "Tracking Axact's Websites". The New York Times.
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