Who are the University of Wales?
The University of Wales is an accreditation body, under which leading universities in Wales all grouped under. However, in recent years, Cardiff University, Aberyswyth University, Bangor University and a few others have broken away from the University of Wales and provide their own degrees. As part of a strategy to stay in business, the University of Wales now accreditates degrees provided by international institutions by way of an academic partnership — they validate the degree, but do not have anything to do with the delivery. Why is Fazley Yaakob’s PhD an issue? Truth be told, I don’t know. Fact: Fazley does not teach at the university — he is just management, so it has no bearing on the academic courses. The college’s teaching staff are fully qualified, so Fazley’s PhD is irrelevant. But here’s another thing. Fact: The University of Wales has struggled of late to justify their existence, as top universities are no longer being accredited by them. Theory: They are trying to stay awa
