UniPoliSi

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.

UniPoliSi
Other name
PoliSI
TypeUnaccredited
Established2012 (2012)
Location
Switzerland

45.833658°N 9.034599°E / 45.833658; 9.034599
LanguageItalian
Websitewww.unipolisi.eu

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
  1. "Enti universitari presenti in Ticino" [Universities in Ticino] (in Italian). Republic and Canton of Ticino. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  2. "Dottorato di Ricerca" (in Italian). Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  3. "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.
  4. "Comunicazione per il collegio dei geometri di Brescia" [Communication for the Council of Surveyors of Brescia] (pdf) (in Italian). Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  5. "Comunicazione per il collegio dei geometri di Ragusa" [Communication for the Council of Surveyors of Ragusa] (pdf) (in Italian). Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  6. "Comunicazione per il collegio dei geometri di Latina" [Communication for the Council of Surveyors of Latina] (pdf) (in Italian). Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  7. "Comunicazione per il collegio dei geometri di Pescara" [Communication for the Council of Surveyors of Pescara] (pdf) (in Italian). Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  8. "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.

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