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'''West Coast University of Panama''' is an internationally accredited higher education provider incorporated in Panama as a global university. |
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'''West Coast University of Panama''' is an unaccredited higher education provider based in Panama.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newagebd.com/2007/apr/17/met.html#2 |title=UGC asked to sue West Coast University – Panama | newspaper=The Daily Newspaper |location=Dhaka |date=April 17, 2007 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20081205124055/http://www.newagebd.com/2007/apr/17/met.html |archivedate=5 December 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/unaccredited.aspx |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110525082240/http://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/unaccredited.aspx |title=Unaccredited colleges |publisher =Oregon Office of Degree Authorization |archivedate=May 24, 2011 |quote=This name ''[West Coast University]'' is used by multiple unaccredited entities. The extent to which they are related is unknown. All outside the U.S. are considered degree mills because they lack appropriate governmental authority to issue degrees. }}</ref> |
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==History == |
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WCIMT established a chain of affiliated colleges in many countries. In 2004, the trustees decided to use this infrastructure to establish the West Coast University in a favorable country; on the recommendations of faculty members West Coast University was incorporated at [[Panama City]], under article 19 of law 32 of 1927. The word “West Coast” does have an historical background in Panama. West Coast University, although based in Panama, serves as a global institute for Autonomous higher education. |
WCIMT established a chain of affiliated colleges in many countries. In 2004, the trustees decided to use this infrastructure to establish the West Coast University in a favorable country; on the recommendations of faculty members West Coast University was incorporated at [[Panama City]], under article 19 of law 32 of 1927. The word “West Coast” does have an historical background in Panama. West Coast University, although based in Panama, serves as a global institute for Autonomous higher education. |
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In March 2007 a [[Bangladesh]] online newspaper reported that the nation's education ministry and University Grants Commission had found that West Coast University was operating illegally in Bangladesh and the education ministry was seeking to [[lawsuit|sue]] the institution for offering bachelor's degree courses without government authorization. Government personnel said that in 2006 West Coast had opened a campus in [[Khulna]], where in February 2007 the school began conducting courses in electrical and electronic engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering and architecture.<ref> {{cite news|url=http://www.newagebd.com/2007/apr/17/met.html#2 |title=UGC asked to sue West Coast University – Panama | newspaper=The Daily Newspaper |location=Dhaka |date=April 17, 2007 |author=Siddiqur Rahman Khan |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20081205124055/http://www.newagebd.com/2007/apr/17/met.html |archivedate=5 December 2008}}</ref> |
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In July 2012, an English-language online newspaper for Panama reported that West Coast University was advertising courses to be conducted there, but Panama's National Council of University Assessment and Accreditation (CONEAUPA) and Ministry of Education said the institution was not accredited and they they had no record of the institution being legally established or having approved curricula.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.panama-guide.com/article.php/20120709094530352 |title=West Coast University of Panama Called Into Question |date=July 9 2012 |author=Don Winner |work=Panama Guide |accessdate=15 December 2012}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.westcoastuniversity.edu.pa West Coast University] |
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*[http://www.wcimt.edu.bd/ West Coast Institute of Management & Technology (Bangladesh)] |
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[[Category:Education in Panama]] |
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[[Category:Unaccredited institutions of higher learning]] |
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[[Category:Unaccredited institutions of higher learning in the United States]] |
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Revision as of 00:44, 20 December 2012
West Coast Institute of Management & Technology | |
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Former names | West Coast Institute of Management & Technology(WCIMT) |
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| Type | Autonomous Educational Institution |
| Established | 1996 |
| President | Prof. Dr. S. Lloyd |
| Vice-president | Dr. M. Kafafy |
| Superintendent | Quinn Lloyd |
| Rector | Prof. Dr.Carlos Gustavo Lavado Roqué |
| Location | Panama city , Panama |
| Campus | Panama |
| Nickname | West Coast University of Panama(WCU) |
| Affiliations | Autonomous |
| Website | www.westcoastuniversity.edu.pa |
West Coast University of Panama is an internationally accredited higher education provider incorporated in Panama as a global university.
History
The “West Coast Institute of Management & Technology (WCIMT)” was established in 1996 at Perth by a Christian family “S. Lloyd Family Trust” to provide vocational and Professional Educational Services at National and International Levels under a Christian mission and vision of preaching, teaching and Social work.It is Autonomous Educational Institute and Vocational Training School.
The institute was a registered and accredited training institution, accredited by the Training Accreditation Council (TAC) of the Training Department of the Government of Western Australia, and is listed on the “Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses ” (CRICOS), which provide accredited courses to local and overseas students up to Graduate Diploma Level.
WCIMT established a chain of affiliated colleges in many countries. In 2004, the trustees decided to use this infrastructure to establish the West Coast University in a favorable country; on the recommendations of faculty members West Coast University was incorporated at Panama City, under article 19 of law 32 of 1927. The word “West Coast” does have an historical background in Panama. West Coast University, although based in Panama, serves as a global institute for Autonomous higher education.