IAPUC Holds the 2nd Extended Session of the 3rd Expert Advisory Committee Meeting 2026 The International Association of Private Universities and Colleges (IAPUC) successfully convened the 2nd Extended Session of the 3rd Expert Advisory Committee Meeting of 2026 recently. Hosted in a hybrid online-offline format, the meeting gathered members of the IAPUC Expert Advisory Committee,...
The Severe Global Hazards of Diploma Mills and the Urgent Need for Cross-National Governmental Intervention Introduction Diploma mills, also universally termed degree mills, credential mills, or paper-degree factories, are unregulated, profit-driven commercial entities that operate outside legitimate higher education governance frameworks. Unlike formal academic institutions that award qualifications based on rigorous coursework, supervised research, examinations,...
Exploring Governance Models of Private Universities: Evolution of Global Governance Paradigms and New Paths in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Abstract Private universities constitute an indispensable component of the global higher education system, evolving into differentiated governance forms under diverse national institutional contexts. Ranging from non-profit private research universities in Europe and North America to...