UniPoliSi
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Other name | PoliSI |
|---|---|
| Type | Unaccredited |
| Established | 2012 |
| Location |
Switzerland 45°50′01″N 9°02′05″E / 45.833658°N 9.034599°E |
| Language | Italian |
| Website |
www |
The UniPoliSI, formerly known as Politecnico degli Studi Internazionali (Polytechnic University of International Studies) and also known as PoliSI, is an unaccredited[1] distance learning, proprietary, for-profit university formerly located in Chiasso (Ticino), Switzerland, and later in Disentis.
The institution has no campus and issues degrees mostly based on "life experiences", though supplementary examinations may be required. The school issues Bachelor's, Master's, and even PhDs[2] in several fields (engineering, economics, law, computer science, physical therapy, nursing school), but most students are Italians working in construction surveying (geometri) who want a faster degree in civil engineering without attending Italian institutions.[3][4][5][6][7] In Italy, the same kind of unaccredited university would be illegal.
Vincenzo Amore, director of UniPoliSi, was arrested in February 2018 for running the fake university UniPoliSi with his wife.[8]
References
- ↑ "Enti universitari presenti in Ticino" [Universities in Ticino] (in Italian). Republic and Canton of Ticino. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ "Dottorato di Ricerca" (in Italian). Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Comunicazione per il collegio dei geometri di Cagliari" [Communication for the Council of Surveyors of Cagliari] (PDF) (in Italian). Archived from the original (pdf) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Comunicazione per il collegio dei geometri di Brescia" [Communication for the Council of Surveyors of Brescia] (pdf) (in Italian). Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Comunicazione per il collegio dei geometri di Ragusa" [Communication for the Council of Surveyors of Ragusa] (pdf) (in Italian). Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Comunicazione per il collegio dei geometri di Latina" [Communication for the Council of Surveyors of Latina] (pdf) (in Italian). Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Comunicazione per il collegio dei geometri di Pescara" [Communication for the Council of Surveyors of Pescara] (pdf) (in Italian). Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Ipus, Arssup, Unipolisi: le false università che truffano gli studenti e spariscono nel nulla" [Ipus, Arssup, Unipolisi: fake universities that scammed students and disappeared] (in Italian). Business Insider. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.