Is MUST University legitimate or a scam?

Answer 1

Accreditation is a pretty good standard, but it is not the only way for a school/college to be recognized. For example, foreign schools and colleges are not accredited by any agency in the United States and yet they are recognized all over the country. Lorenz is a recognized university, and I don't know what you mean by real. The thing that most people miss out is that in the United States department of Education or any state government, does not issue accreditation. Instead, accreditation is rewarded by accreditation agencies which are non-government organizations. Accreditation itself is a peer review system not governmental review system. These accreditation agencies perform at different levels, there are some regional accreditation agencies, some professional accreditation providers and some federal and then there are international agencies as well. Over the time these agencies develop credibility and recognition.

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Lorenz University is not recognized by, among others, Michigan Civil Service Commission (see the Related Link below) and the 2 accreditation associations it says it is accredited by, are both unrecognized or fake, by the Council on Higher Education (CHEA), or the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) (also listed in the Related Links below.

Answer 2

MUST online university does seem to be a real university in that they have students and they issue degrees. A better question is whether the degrees have any value and if the university itself has any value.

The university claims to have campuses on 6 continents. It does not publish any address for any campus, admissions office, administrations office or any other building. This is despite their claim to be the world's largest university.

They are accredited by IAO, an unrecognized accreditation body who show an address in Houston Texas. The address is that of a warehouse on the outskirts of Houston, a building without windows and without an indication of IAO's presence there.

There is evidence that degrees from MUST online university will not be recognized by any other academic bodies.

Note that Malaysia University of Science and Technology shares the same initials but doe not appear to be linked to the online university in any way.