WCU
Panama is one of the very
few international educational institutions qualifying under the foreign
GAAP qualification, Generally Accepted Accrediting Principles, as it has
been evaluated and accepted by many MOE fully licensed and accredited
higher educational institutions on a World-Wide basis. WCU has also been
evaluated as comparable to US DOE recognized and approved institutions.
International Recognition:
Degree Granting License,
Charter & International Accreditation:
West Coast University (WCU) Panama has been granted a Parliamentary Decree
by the International Parliament for Safety and Peace
that
bears full validity and recognition with all member
governments
and nations under international law statutes recognized by the Vienna
Convention of April 18th, 1961, (1963). This Parliamentary Charter
conveying full authority & accreditation to
WCU to grant Certificates,
Diplomas, Higher Diplomas, Associate Degrees, Bachelor Degrees, Master and
Doctorate degrees as an Autonomous Institution.
The International Parliament for Safety and Peace was founded in 1975. The
work of the delegates and ministers of ISPSP toward peace and the
enforcement of the respect of life and human rights includes rendering
help and support to all people of the world, observing the right of safety
and peace in all aspects; moral, political, diplomatic, cultural,
religious, economic and social. After looking for concurrence from all
nations in the world, through their representative governments, the
Parliament counts with 400 senators, 800 deputies, ambassadors and
ministers, who contribute
voluntarily to the cause of peace.
http://www.parlamentomondiale.org/start.htm
National Recognition: WCU offers academic and professional courses that are recognized
globally by all member nations of International Parliament for Safety &
Peace. For recognition of WCU degree programs at national level in
Panama, WCU works as a licensee of the
International University
Panama
that is licensed and accredited by the
Ministry of Education,
Government of the Republic of Panama.
International University
Panama
is enlisted as government recognized University of Panama and also
enlisted in
UNESCO book of
Internationally Approved
Universities
IAU
under its Spanish name Universidad Internacional.
International University
Panama has duly evaluated and
recognized West Coast University (WCU) Panama, as an educational
institution of equivalent quality & integrity and consequently has signed
credit transfer
agreement with WCU as such
credits earned at West Coast university shall be 100% eligible for
transfer to Universidad Internacional for the grant of respective
diploma/degree by the Universidad Internacional to the graduates of West
Coast University (WCU) Panama as per mutually agreed terms and conditions
of the agreement. Visit our sites
http://www.international-uni.us
and
http://www.interuni.us
GUNI Membership:
West Coast University (WCU) is now a Full Member of the Global
University Network for Innovation (GUNI), which is composed of Higher
Education UNESCO Chairs and other institutions
that are highly committed to innovation in higher education. It was set up
by UNESCO, the United Nations University (UNU) and the Technical
University of Catalonia (UPC), which hosts the secretariat. GUNI works for
the application of the decisions taken at the
World Conference on
Higher
Education (WCHE, Paris 1998). Its
mission is to contribute to the reinforcement of higher education
worldwide, by putting into practice the decisions adopted at the WCHE,
specifically improving quality in teaching, promoting innovation in higher
education and strengthening the social commitment of universities.
http://www.guni-rmies.net/
&
http://www.guni-rmies.net/news/detail.php?id=1193.org/
Equivalency Certification:
WCU curricula, degrees and transcripts have been evaluated, assessed
and certified to be equivalent to Regionally Accredited
universities of USA by California University Foreign Credentials
Evaluation (CUFCE)) that is organized under the Non-Profit Public Benefit
Corporation Law for public and charitable purposes The Secretary of State
of California issued his stamp of approval on August 23, 2001 with the
corporation I.D. No: 231899. CUFCE was commissioned by some U.S.
universities, colleges and schools to evaluate and assess their curricula,
the academic credentials of their faculty members, staff and students.
These credential evaluation reports were submitted with their application
for national accreditation. Most of CUFCE client- institutions and
individuals were granted national accreditation as institutions of higher
education and/or individuals. The U.S. educational system is becoming very
popular among colleges and universities, worldwide. CUFCE has received
scores of request for the evaluation of foreign academic curricula to
conform to the academic standards of the regionally and nationally
accredited colleges and universities of USA. California University FCE
is also affiliated with the University for Peace - Universidad de la Paz
UPAZ (UPEACE), accredited by
Panama's Ministry of
Education since
1994. UPAZ is a UNESCO partner.
http://cauniversity.edu.cufce.org
Validation of the Degree Programs of the West Coast University :
Universidad San Juan de la Cruz
formally known as University San Juan de la Cruz is a Recognized and Accredited University by the Ministry of Education, Government of the Republic of Costa Rica, Central America through The National Council on Higher Education Private Universities (CONESUP). San
Juan de la Cruz University is listed in UNESCO under International
Association of Universities under Costa Rica and also enlisted in
International Handbook of Universities an Official/Directory of
International Accredited Universities Published by United Nations.
Validation of the Degree Programs of the West Coast University : ICS has been approved by
Kursk State Technical University through the Director of Marketing for Asian Region to provide online e-learning programs to all qualified and motivated adult learners to attain prestigious Russian academic degrees. Kursk State Technical University is a government owned university of the Russian Federation. The University is funded by the State and governed in accordance with the State Educational Standard of Russian Federation. ICS has confirmed that credits earned from WCU will be validated by ICS for possible full transfer of credits toward the degrees of the Kursk State Technical University subject to the final completion of a project paper demonstrating high level of academic knowledge.
Kursk is one of the
major State Universities.
Bilateral Cooperation with the University Mediterranean-Montenegro : West Coast University (WCU) has signed bilateral agreement with the University Mediterranean. The University Mediterranean enjoys bilateral contacts with other universities based on mutually coordinated and signed bilateral agreements which support the following general forms of co-operation: teacher and student exchange, common research projects, joint postgraduate courses, common organization and participation in the seminars and other scientific and professional gatherings, running training programs, exchange of scientific and professional publications, other forms of university co-operation of mutual interest.
Bilateral Cooperation with the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences- Austria : West Coast University (WCU) has singed bilateral agreement with the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences to accept the credits of each others in degree programs in the disciplines of Applied Sciences, Engineering & Technology and Architecture and agreement of students study exchange programs. Carinthia University of Applied Sciences is one of the best universities of Engineering and Applied Sciences in the world.
Professional Memberships: West Coast University or its President is a member of the following professional associations:
- European Association for International Education (EAIE)
- Association of International educators (NAFSA)
- American Association for Higher Education (AAHE)
- Global System of Education (GES)
- International Academy of Science (IAS)
- Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications, founded by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)
- Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
- Virginia Society for Technology in Education
