PROPHE News Features: Investigation on Fake Private Colleges in Scotland

The UK minister of education has conducted an investigation on fake private higher education institutions that deceive foreign students to come and register in their institutions by appealing professional business degrees that never actually exist. The problem expands to immigration and visa matters. The Association of Scottish Colleges (ASC) warns the Home Office and Department for Education and Skills (DfES) in London for thorough investigation regarding bogus degrees offered and unregistered private education providers.

For the full story, see The Sunday Herald, October 2, 2005, "Probe launched into 'bogus' Scots colleges; Home Office investigates claims that foreign students are being conned over courses that simply don't exist," by Paul Hutcheon Scottish Political Editor.
http://www.sundayherald.com/newshome.shtml

Governmental concern and attempt in guarding against fraud pertains not only to the UK but also many other countries, as seen in the PROPHE News Features. Private growth has often emerged as a surprise for governments, leaving them to struggle about how to deal with unregistered proliferating private institutions. Particularly in a global market of higher education, sufficient and accurate information are of important. Governments explore how they can ensure students, domestic and international, that they receive accurate information about the institutions. The Scottish case indicates that transgressions are particularly likely at institutions that do not receive public money and inspection.

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