European International University

[NotJoeBiden]

This is just Slop. Google AI also told me WGU is NA.

[Sagan]

This is just Slop. Google AI also told me WGU is NA.

That's not the piont. The point is this is what decision-makers will read.

[SteveFoerster]

Well, it's what decision makers will read if they care enough to ask a chatbot, and that only until EIU employs an AI results optimization expert to get more flattering results.

[PearsonOTHMQualifi7654]

Out of curiosity, I began to ask Google AI the same question concerning EIU-Paris and more questions, in a few different ways, and responses were consistent. 
Anyone can try it themselves if asking a chatbot is what makes the difference

Questions asked:

Are degrees from European International University (EIU-Paris) equivalent to accredited degrees in the U.S.?
Are degrees from EIU-Paris accepted in the USA?
Will employers in the US accept an EIU-Paris degree?
Are EIU-Paris degrees valid?
Are EIU-Paris degrees accepted in many countries?

The main details were as follows:

EIU-Paris is a legal private higher education institution operating in France.
The degrees offered by this institution are not regulated French state degrees but rather diplomas from the institution (called diplômes d'établissement).
There are ACBSP accredited programs like BBA, MBA, and DBA programs offered by this institution.
This degree does not mean that it will be automatically considered equivalent to a U.S. regionally accredited degree. Recognition of this degree will depend on the credential evaluator

Also, Google AI noted that business programs offered by EIU-Paris may be evaluated more predictably due to their ACBSP accreditation. 
Anyway, I think I'm about done with this discussion for now. I'm getting a little tired of talking about it, and I'd rather spend my time working on my studies.
I think everyone has had the opportunity to present their views and the evidence they wanted to share. If someone wants to keep taking jabs at EIU, that's their choice. I don't think that's going to change, so I'm not going to keep going back and forth about it.

At this point, it almost feels like we're discussing religion or politics. Some people simply have deeply entrenched views that aren't likely to change. One person, in particular, clearly has a very negative view of this school and considers it far below acceptable, and is convinced of that as a matter of fact. The rest of us seem to fall somewhere between being somewhat interested in it, seeing some value in it for certain purposes, or simply being indifferent.

That's my takeaway, anyway. Thanks for the discussion, and I'm going to get back to my studies. Take care, everyone.

[Sagan]

This is not about feelings. It's about facts. I've been dealing with degree mill shilling for decades, and it's funny how the conversation shifts to feelings when the facts are inconvenient to those promoting such things.

The facts are very simple. This is an unrecognized university with no instritutional approval to operate anywhere. It is tolerated (allowed, prermitted, whatever) in France, but not recognized there. Degrees from this school will be useless in the U.S., where only one foreign credential evaluator has shown a willingness to recognize some of them.

Those are the facts, and they've yet to be refuted. Obscured with verbiage, sure, but not actually refuted.

[ReyMysterioso]

"Degrees from this school will be useless in the U.S." The market will decide.

[PearsonOTHMQualifi7654]

Just saw that EIU will have an on-campus partnership with a French State recognized degree granting institution to award both the EIU ACBSP BBA or MBA and corresponding French State-Recognized RNCP Level 6 or 7 degrees from ÉSTIAM.

On 23 July 2026, EIU-Paris announced a campus-in-campus partnership with ÉSTIAM (a French state-recognized degree-granting institution), part of the Paris Education Group (PEG), a network with university partners in 37 countries.

Beginning with the February 2027 intake, students in the on-campus (at Estiam) BBA and MBA programs in Paris will earn a dual qualification: EIU's ACBSP-accredited BBA or MBA together with French RNCP Level 6 or Level 7 titles awarded through ÉSTIAM which are French State Recognized Degrees.

Those ÉSTIAM RNCP qualifications are state-recognized in France, meaning graduates of these on-campus programs will receive both the EIU diploma and a French state-recognized qualification through the partnership. 

This means students can graduate with a French state-recognized RNCP qualification alongside an EIU BBA or MBA carrying programmatic accreditation from ACBSP, a CHEA-recognized accrediting organization in the United States.

Doesn't make EIU, State Recognized however (which they've never claimed), and their other degree programs are not state-recognized, regardless of whether they have ACBSP or not, they are institutional awards, and some have the additional programmatic ACBSP accreditation.
 
LinkedIn Announcement:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/eiu-paris...00832-RqdA

ÉSTIAM:
https://ida-edu.co.in/international-part...iam-paris/

Paris Education Group:
https://paris.education/

This is similar to how IBES offers dual programs with Recognized Universities such as UCAM, UTAMED, and VERN. Keeping in mind that IBES has the same legal framework and registration in Paris as EIU, but with BAC accreditation and French Qualiopi certfication from the French Ministry of Labour (for training programs, not degrees). 

EIU has also had a partnership with PPA in the past to allow EIU MBA graduates to transfer 50% of their Institutional MBA (non-ACBSP) credits to earn a French State recognized degree. 

Maybe in the future this kind of partnership can be extended to online students. EIU has a way to go to gain full recognition, but they seem to be trying.

[soba]

Why would they do only on-campus programs?

[PearsonOTHMQualifi7654]

Why would they do only on-campus programs?

They - meaning ÉSTIAM?

It seems reasonable to start somewhere, and beginning with the ÉSTIAM campus sounds like the most reasonable approach, if I were ÉSTIAM.

[Sagan]

"Degrees from this school will be useless in the U.S."  The market will decide.

Seriously? "The market" has been making this decision since the 1970s. This school is nothing new. The arguments for it are just as stale and misleading as always.