Introduction
Incorporation: West Coast University (WCU) is
incorporated in the Republic of Panama, Central
America, as a Global University to offer academic
and professional courses in Higher Education through
accredited Distance Education Methodologies and also
through affiliated Study Colleges/Centers
(internationally) to confer Diplomas, Advanced
diplomas, Associate, Bachelor, Master and Doctoral
degrees to students/candidates who successfully
qualify for these awards.
Degree Granting License, Charter &
International Accreditation: West Coast
University (WCU) Panama has been granted a
Parliamentary Decree 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). WCU
has been granted Parliamentary Charter conveying
full authority to WCU to grant Certificates,
Diplomas, Higher Diplomas, Associate Degrees,
Bachelor Degrees, Master and Doctorate degrees as an
Autonomous Institution, Internationally Accredited
with the International Parliament for Safety and
Peace. 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. The Department of
Foreign Affairs is based in Palermo, Italy.
http://www.parlamentomondiale.org/
http://www.international-parliament.net/seite2.htm
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-ap.org/ WCU announcement
can be viewed in the current GUNI Newsletter, below
http://www.guni-rmies.net/news/detail.php?id=1193
University Consortium Membership: West
Coast University is a member with Consultant Status
of the Universidad Consortium, which represents bona
fide, recognized and accredited higher education
entities, licensed by the Ministries of
Education-Government of their respective countries,
through the office of the Adult Council on Higher
Education Private Universities and through the
Office of the National Council of Universities,
these universities are listed in the UNESCO World
Handbook of Universities. Consortium has legal
domicile in the City of San Jose, Costa Rica and
Mexico City, Mexico.
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.
San Juan de la Cruz University 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 San Juan de la Cruz University for the
grant of respective diploma/degree by the San Juan
de la Cruz University to the graduates of West Coast
University (WCU) Panama as per mutually agreed terms
and conditions of the agreement signed by both
Institutions.
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.
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
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