‘Don’t judge a book by it’s cover‘, the old saying goes. Now, we have to add another – ‘Don’t judge a man by his titles‘. In the 21st Jan 2011 edition of The Straits Times (Insurance agents’ body sued for offering dud degree), it was reported that a financial adviser has sued an professional body for offering a MBA from a non-recognized university.
Kudos to the man who has stopped mentioning the MBA in his business card. However, not all have done the same. A lady agent was quoted saying:”I just wanted to learn more – never mind if it’s unaccredited.”. Another PhD holder from the same university said:”I’d heard it was an unaccredited university, but it’s OK – no issue to me“.
In 2009, a self-styled trading expert was sued by his students over his doctorate from an unaccredited ...
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