02-24-2024, 02:47 AM
(02-22-2024, 04:52 AM)cro-magnon Wrote: In Poland, Collegium Humanum is widely considered a diploma mill affiliated with the former ruling political party. I'd advise against giving them money, since with the competing party now in power the school's future is very unpredictable, and you might end with nothing but wasted time.
As far as I know it is currently not possible to get a degree from a legit Polish university through online learning, all degree programmes require attendance in person at least a few times throughout the academic year. This does not apply to 'studia podyplomowe', which is a local variant of postgraduate (non degree granting) course, something that people in Poland mostly use to either tick the box if their employer requires them to learn something, or when transitioning to another career.
I've posted this latest news item on the sister forum the other night:
Charges against the rector of a Warsaw university
"The Silesian division of the National Prosecutor's Office has brought charges against six people, including Paweł Cz., the rector of the Warsaw private university Collegium Humanum, the prosecutor's office said on Friday."
"The issue of irregularities in the functioning of the Collegium Humanum, including trade in diplomas, was widely described by "Newsweek". The weekly's investigation showed that the university not only issued MBA diplomas on a massive scale, which entitle individuals to sit on management boards and supervisory boards of state-owned companies , but also quickly and cheaply educated an army of future psychologists. After the arrest of Paweł Cz. his duties were taken over by the vice-rector for teaching and quality of education."
CHARGES AGAINST PAWEŁ CZ. AND COLLEAGUES
"Six people were charged with participating in an organized criminal group aimed at committing crimes involving issuing false documents confirming the completion of postgraduate studies and accepting material and personal benefits in connection with this."
"As for the head of an organized crime group, Paweł Cz. in connection with his public function as rector of a non-public university, the prosecutor charged him with committing a total of 30 crimes, consisting primarily in accepting financial benefits in exchange for issuing false documents in the form of postgraduate studies certificates, as well as committing crimes of abuse of the relationship of official dependence and causing other persons to have sexual intercourse or submit to other sexual activities, as well as to make threats against witnesses in order to influence their testimony in the case."
Source: PAP [Polish Press Agency], "Newsweek"
Link: https://www.onet.pl/informacje/onetwarszawa/zarzuty-dla-rektora-warszawskiej-uczelni/m9k4sx7,79cfc278