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What's the story on KIMT University? Accreditation status? - EliEverIsAHero - 04-04-2026
I'm seeing a lot of "too good to be true" red flags such as full transfer of a Master's degree and fast-track completion claims; accreditation status seems to be based on IAO and EAHEA, and this program does use the European ECTS system; that said, it appears nowhere in the Anabin database, which I've lately been using as the benchmark to evaluate a degree's usability/validity.
Also going to add that the address listed on the website is giving another potential red flag, as it's listed as a single floor of an office building rather than a proper campus.
https://kimtuniversity.com/phd-in-international-affairs/
RE: What's the story on KIMT University? Accreditation status? - Sagan - 04-04-2026
"Accredited" by an unreconized agency. Not an official university in its home country. Not likely to pass an FCE.
RE: What's the story on KIMT University? Accreditation status? - Tomas - 04-05-2026
It is identical as or related to KIMT in Dubai, who can't even decide whether they are Kingston Institute of Management & Technology or KIMT College London.
They claim to be a Georgian-accredited INSTITUTION, which they might be but definitely not university. Anybody can found an institution anywhere.
I don't want to be as harsh to say it is a scam or diploma mill, they claim some cooperations with Azteca and OTHM, but they lost me immediately by claiming to be Globally Accredited Georgian University. To my taste they don't even make the effort to cover up.
List of Georgian universities is on https://mes.gov.ge/content.php?id=1855&lang=eng