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OFFICIAL CATALOG ‐ NRU NEWPORT RESEARCH UNIVERSITY 2022| 2023

ACCREDITATION

“In the United States, ins tu ons of higher educa on are allowed to act with consid‐

erable independence and autonomy. Neither a Ministry of Educa on nor other cen‐
tralized federal authority has the control on the quality of postsecondary educa onal

ins tu ons. So single states assume different autonomous levels of control on the
schools, colleges and universi es delivering educa onal products. As a consequence,

American educa onal ins tu ons can be widely different regarding the character and
quality of their programs. The prac ce of accredita on arose in the United States to

ensure a basic level of quality. It is a way of conduc ng nongovernmental evalua on
of educa onal ins tu ons and programs.”

Accredi ng agencies are private associa ons with regional or na onal scope. They de‐
velop evalua on process on educa onal ins tu ons to assess whether or not those

criteria are met. Ins tu ons ain their globality nd/or part of their programs an accre‐

ditor's evalua on is request must meet accreditor's criteria to be "accredited".
Accredita on is a voluntary and not a mandatory process.

The NRU did not require accredita on for the par cularity and originality of its tea-
ching method and for its interna onal mission which is driven under different rules

and requirements country by country. All that makes napplicable the criteria used by
accredita on bodies. This does not compromise the quality of teaching, the value and

exper se of teachers and the prepara on of our students.

Note. Accredita on does not provide that credits released from certain ins tu on be
automa cally accepted by another one, nor does it guarantee the acceptance of gra‐

duates by employers. Students must contact the receiving ins tu on to determine if

the credits are transferable.

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