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Condensed Summary of EIU-Paris and the EIU Dubai Regional Campus Programs and Accreditation

I completed the regular EIU-Paris BBA, which is an institutional degree and does not carry ACBSP accreditation. 
It is accredited at the institutional level by ASIC UK.
EIU operates as one private distance-education institution registered in France, but it offers two distinct types of programs:

1) EIU-Paris Institutional Programs

• Accredited institutionally by ASIC UK (a CHEA-listed accreditor)
  
• Degrees are awarded as institutional degrees
  
• These programs do not carry ACBSP accreditation
  
• Top-up / VAE / prior-learning pathways are available
  
• Delivered via the standard EIU-Paris LMS
  

My IEE credential evaluation was for this category and states:

• US Equivalency: Bachelor of Business Administration
  
• Notes that ASIC is CHEA-listed
  
• Confirms eligibility for graduate-level study
  
• Makes clear that the institution is not state-recognized in France
  
• The evaluation uploaded was not for the ACBSP Accredited EIU Dubai Regional Campus BBA
  

Despite not being ACBSP-accredited, the evaluation was favorable.

The IEE Report says:

US Equivalency: 
Bachelor of Business Administration Degree, Finance

Institution status: Accredited by the Accreditation Service for International Colleges (ASIC)*

Additional notes: Completion of this program grants access to graduate-level studies.
European International University is an Accreditation Service for 
International Colleges (ASIC) premier institution. ASIC is listed as an
international accreditation agency by the Council for Higher Education
Accreditation (CHEA). However, this institution is not recognized or overseen
by the government agency tasked with ensuring quality and regulating
education in France. US colleges, universities, licensing boards and
employers may exercise their own judgment regarding accepting this
qualification

2) EIU Paris – Dubai Regional Campus Programs (BBA, MBA, DBA)

• These are programmatically accredited by ACBSP (CHEA-recognized)
  
• Also retain ASIC UK institutional accreditation
  
• Delivered via a separate LMS (TalentLMS) and/or in-person at the Dubai campus 
  
• No top-ups, VAE, or transfer credits allowed
  
• Programs include additional rigor, such as live mini-viva / oral defenses for final course projects
  
• These are not separate institutions, just distinct programs offered by the same institution
  

IEE is understood to give even more favorable evaluations for degrees completed via the ACBSP-accredited Dubai Regional Campus program pathways.

Key Clarifications

• No one is claiming that EIU-Paris institutional degrees are ACBSP-accredited
  
• ACBSP accreditation applies only to the BBA, MBA, and DBA delivered via the Dubai Regional Campus
  
• ASIC UK accredits the institution
  
• ACBSP accredits specific programs
  
• The Dubai programs are more structured and demanding, which explains the additional programmatic accreditation
  

For transparency:

• ACBSP-accredited degree sample: https://eiu.ac/acbsp-accredited-degree-sample
  
• ASIC-only institutional degree sample: https://eiu.ac/degree-sample
  

Finally, even within the non-ACBSP EIU-Paris pathway, the academic grading and assessment were genuinely rigorous, based on my direct comparison with:

• UK BSc (Hons)
  
• Qualifi Levels 4 & 5
  
• OTHM Level 6
  
• Pearson BTEC Level 7
  

For completeness, I’ll add that this pathway ultimately allowed me to progress to a recognized MUR accredited (Italian Ministry of University and Research) Italian master’s degree program (Master Universitari di 1 Livello).  Attached for reference

For additional context, I had previously explored Unimarconi’s Master Universitari di II Livello in Banking and Finance.
At that time, I did not yet hold a completed bachelor’s degree, and under Unimarconi and MUR rules, enrollment is not permitted without one.

That restriction is strict and non-negotiable, which is why enrollment was not possible at that point.