University of the Nations
| Seal of the University of the Nations | |
| Motto | To Know God and Make Him Known |
|---|---|
| Type | Private/ unaccredited |
| Established | 1978 |
| Chancellor | Dr. Thomas A Bloomer (International Provost) |
| Location | Global , The U of N is in over 100 countries; Main Campus is in Kona, HI, USA |
| Affiliations | YWAM |
| Website | www.uofn.edu |
The University of the Nations (U of N) is an unaccredited Christian university providing coursework in over 50 languages at over 300 locations throughout the world.
The U of N offers Associate's degrees, Bachelor's degrees, and Master's degrees from its seven colleges. These colleges are the College of the Arts, College of Christian Ministries, College of Communication, College of Counseling and Health Care, College of Education, College of Humanities and International Studies, and the College of Science and Technology. There are also six interdisciplinary centers: The Community Development Center; The Center for Discipleship Training Schools; The Family Resource Center; The Center for Entrepreneurial and Economic Development; The Student Mobilization Center; and The GENESIS Center.
Its largest branch locations are in Kona Hawaii, USA, Jeju, South Korea, and Perth Australia.
The University of the Nations is part of the Youth With A Mission (YWAM) network.
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U of N Kona- Flags of the Nations Plaza
History
The late Dr. Howard Malmstadt, widely known as the "father of modern electronic and computerized instrumentation in chemistry", co-founded the Pacific and Asia Christian University (PACU) in 1978 with Loren Cunningham, the founder of Youth with a Mission (YWAM). The first campus was launched in Kona, HI followed closely by a second campus in Lausanne, Switzerland. PACU was renamed the University of the Nations in 1989.
Accreditation
University of the Nations is not accredited by any recognised accreditation body. As such, its degrees may not be acceptable to employers or other institutions, and use of degree titles may be restricted or illegal in some jurisdictions.
U of N Kona's website [1]states that, "Validation by an accrediting agency in one nation could be limiting. With the U of N, students may begin their education in South America, continue it in the United States and complete their U of N degree requirements in Europe. This type of international scope is a challenge for accrediting agencies to validate". They further assert that many institutions have accepted and continue to accept transfer credits. It remains the case, however, that qualifications and transfer credits from unaccredited institutions are not generally accepted by other institutions.
There do exist some transnational accrediting bodies for Christian institutions, which are not bound to individual countries, and local accreditation of individual campuses is an option - for example, Australia's higher education and training system approves U of N's Institute for the Nations - Australia as a registered training organisation in the Australian Capital Territory to provide "training at the certificate III to diploma level" throughout Australia.
People related
Notable Alumni
- David L. Cunningham, Filmmaker
Notable Visiting Faculty
- David Aikman, Author and Former Senior Correspondent for Time Magazine
- Forrest Mims, Electronics Author and Atmospheric Scientist
See also
External links
- University of the Nations International Homepage
- University of the Nations, Kona Homepage
- Institute for the Nations-Australia at the ACT Accreditation & Registration Council
- Council on Higher Education Accreditation- Database of accreditation by the US Department of Education