Aiu Magazine | April 2022 (2024)

FEBRUARY 24, 2022.Atlantic InternationalUniversity isdelighted to sharethe Thesis Defense ofone of our students,Sylvia Chibuike, fromNigeria, which wasgraded with an A. The thesiswas titled, “Assessment of theimpacts of Covid-19 lockdownon sexual violence against theadolescent children to accelerateprevention and speak-outculture in Nigeria.”Abstract: The study on theassessment of the impacts ofCOVID-19 lockdown on sexualviolence against the adolescentchildren to accelerate preventionand speak-out culturein Ondo State wasconducted to document1) the prevalencerate of all formsof sexual harassmentagainst the adolescentchildren during theyear 2020 COVID-19lockdown exercise, 2) identifybarriers against speaking-outand seeking for justice, 3)demystify who the perpetratorsare to the survivors, 4)evaluate the actions taken bythe survivors; and 5) evaluatethe outcomes of the actionstaken. Data collection methodsused in the study were mixedmethods which involved faceto-face interviews to ascertainresponses from the service providers, Focused GroupDiscussion, and structuredquestionnaires administered to291 secondary school studentsselected from six differentschools to establish responsesfrom participants. Informationcollected from theseinstruments was collated andanalyzed with a table, simplepercentage, mean score, andcharts. The results showed thatthere is an information gap, asmost of the respondents arenot informed about their Rightsto justice as per actions to takeand the authorities to report towhen sexually harassed, hencelow speak out rate and highrate of unreported cases.Sylvia Chibuike completed aDoctorate Program in Genderand Development Studies at AtlanticInternational University.

FEBRUARY 22, 2022.The Review Committeefor the TwentythirdInternationalConference onKnowledge, Culture,and Change inOrganizations, hasaccepted Dr. SivaMahendran to participate in aninternational conference hostedby the University of Auckland,New Zealand. His presentationproposal “Coaching AndMentoring ForWorkplace Learning”was approved.The conferencewill be held on Jan19, 2023 – Jan 20,2023 at The Universityof Auckland,Auckland, New Zealand.The annual conference isan integral component of theOrganization Studies ResearchNetwork. Founded in 1993,Organization Studies Research Network comes togetheraround a common concernfor, and a shared interest toexplore, new possibilities inknowledge, culture and changemanagement, within thebroader context of the natureand future of organizations andtheir impact on modern society.You can find regularly updatedinformation about theconference on their website:https://organization-studies.com/2023-conference

MARCH 3, 2022.AIU is delightedto share theThesis Defenseof one of ourstudents, IreneAnsah, from New York, USA,which was graded with an A.Irene is aiming at becominga licensed clinical psychologistwho will be providing servicesto all age groups across theworld. She also plans to usethe knowledge and experiencegained in her program tofurther human rights and the 17Goals for a Sustainable World bythe United Nations by providingservices through diagnoses,treatment, and interventionsto resolve mental health issuesin communities in severalcountries including African.This will improve health andeducation, reduce inequality,and spur economic growth.Abstract: This comprehensivepaper is the integration of allthat this writer have learned inher past education and life experience.The final thesis offersa unique and innovative benefitto the cultural and intellectualheritage of humankind. Itentails several cases reports,therapeutic interventions andidentification and descriptionof theories that influence ...Irene Ansah completed aDoctorate Program in ClinicalPsychology at Atlantic InternationalUniversity.

MARCH, 2022.These graduate studentscompleted the majority of therequirements to obtain honors,which included a 4.0 GPA,published works, recommendationfrom their respectiveadvisors, patent a product, etc.Congratulations!

SUMMA CUM LAUDE
María José Fernández Bruno
Bachelor of Psychology
Psychology

SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Seramuka Ildephonse
Doctor of Healthcare Administration
Healthcare Administration

DISTINCTION
Meilí Huang Cedeño
Bachelor of International Relations
International Relations

MARCH, 2022. These graduate students completed their program with a high cumulativegrade point average, which reflects the quality of performance within their respective major.Congratulations!

DISTINCTION
David Bermudez Rosado
Doctor of Business Administration
Business Administration

DISTINCTION
Seramuka Ildephonse
Doctor of Healthcare Administration
Healthcare Administration

DISTINCTION
Ibrahim Abdulai Sawaneh
Doctor of ScienceComputer Science

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Here’s how I learned to write as a non native speaker.

I grew up in China and was still developingmy English skills, so I wasnervous when I emailed my Ph.D. supervisorthe first draft of a manuscript.One week later, he sent it back full ofchanges. At first, I was frustrated ...But after I took a closer look, I realizedwhere I’d gone astray. He had shortenedmany of my sentences and commentedthat I should avoid unnecessarily longand complicated phrases. The advicewas counter to what I’d learned whenstudying for English language proficiencyexams. Showing off complexgrammar and advanced vocabulary hadalways brought higher scores, so that’show I approached writing. But I clearlyhad more lessons left to learn. ...At first, I sometimes sat at mycomputer all day and only ended up with 200 words of text. I couldn’t tellwhether my writing was any good.Every time I composed a sentence, Iimagined someone laughing at it.One day I’d had enough of writingthe same sentence over and over.I decided to write the first draft ofa manuscript as quickly as possible.That’s when something magical happened:The sentences seemed to flowout of me, and in a few hours I had arough draft. I had to go back and editmy work later, but it was a relief tohave text to work with —and to knowthat my draft could only get better. ...I now think through my simplifiedmessage before I start to write. I also ... Read full text:

Ancient Native Americans were among the first in the world.

About 8500 years ago, hunter-gatherersliving beside Eagle Lake in Wisconsinhammered out a conical, 10-cmlongprojectile point made of purecopper. The finely crafted point, used tohunt big game, highlights a New Worldtechnological triumph —and a puzzle.A new study of that artifact and othertraces of prehistoric mining concludesthat what is known as the Old CopperCulture emerged, then mysteriouslyfaded, far earlier than once thought.The dates show that early NativeAmericans were among the first peoplein the world to mine metal and fashionit into tools. They also suggest a regionalclimate shift might help explain why,after thousands of years, the pioneeringmetallurgists abruptly stopped makingmost copper tools and largely returnedto stone and bone implements.Earth’s largest and purest copperdeposits are found around NorthAmerica’s Great Lakes. At some point,Native Americans learned to harvestthe ore and heat, hammer, and grind itinto tools. They left behind thousandsof mines and countless copper artifacts,including lethal projectile points, heftyknives and axes, and petite fish hooksand awls. Today, it’s not uncommonto meet residents of the region “whohave buckets of copper artifacts [thatthey’ve found] tucked away in theirbasem*nts,” says David Pompeani, ageologist at Kansas State University ... Read full text:

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Covid-19 may cause some, new study finds.

Covid-19 may cause greater loss ofgray matter and tissue damage inthe brain than naturally occurs in peoplewho have not been infected with the virus,a large new study found. The study,published March 7 in the journal Nature,is believed to be the first involvingpeople who underwent brain scans bothbefore they contracted Covid and monthsafter. Neurological experts who were notinvolved in the research said it was valuableand unique, but they cautioned thatthe implications of the changes were unclearand did not necessarily suggest thatpeople might have lasting damage orthat the changes might profoundly affectthinking, memory or other functions.The study, involving people aged 51 to81, found shrinkage and tissue damageprimarily in brain areas related to senseof smell; some of those areas are alsoinvolved in other brain functions, theresearchers said.With normal aging, people lose a tinyfraction of gray matter each year. Forexample, in regions related to memory,the typical annual loss is between 0.2percent and 0.3 percent, the researcherssaid. But Covid patients in the study —who underwent their second brain scanan average of four and a half monthsafter their infection— lost more thannoninfected participants, experiencingbetween 0.2 percent and 2 percent additionalgray matter loss in different brainregions over the three years betweenscans. They also lost more overall brainvolume and showed more tissue damagein certain areas. ...
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and its high greenhouse gas emissions.

Astronomers spend their careers lookingup at the sky, away from Earth,but now some stargazers say their fieldhas to grapple with the fact that observingthe cosmos is contributing to theirhome planet’s climate emergency. A newestimate of the greenhouse gas emissionslinked to all ground- and spacebasedtelescopes, in the journal NatureAstronomy, says the annual carbon footprintof astronomy’s research infrastructureis equivalent to about 20 millionmetric tons of carbon dioxide.“Just to give you some perspective—20 million tonnes of CO2— this is theannual carbon footprint of countries likeEstonia, Croatia, or Bulgaria," says JürgenKnödlseder, an astronomer at IRAP,an astrophysics laboratory in France.He and IRAP colleagues including AnnieHughes and Luigi Tibaldo got the ideato do this study while making an estimateof the greenhouse gas emissionsfrom their own institute.“The only missing piece of our assessmentwas the footprint of theobservational data,” says Knödlseder,whose own research, for example, hasrelied on observations made with theFermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. ...By dividing up the total annual emissionsby the number of astronomersworldwide, the researchers figure thateach astronomer’s share of the profession’semissions is around 36 metrictons per year. ... Read full text

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Prosthetic leg for snowboarding

In 2008, when Mike Schultz found hisprosthetic leg wasn’t strong enoughfor him to continue competing insnowmobile racing, he went away anddesigned his own. This year the defendingWinter Paralympic snowboardcross champion wants to help as manyother adaptive athletes as he can as helooks to his next stage of life.“I’m ready to turn the page,” hesays. “The last two years have meanta lot of sacrifice for our family. It’scool I can create the tools that bridgethe gap to what was once deemedimpossible.”...Mike is the founder of BioDapt Inc,a prosthetics business, and he won thesilver medal in the men’s snowboardcross SB-LL1 event at the 2022 WinterParalympics held in Beijing, China. ... Read full text:

Winner of the 2022 Pritzker prize

For many architects, being distinguishedwith awards is a mandatorystepping stone to more prestigiouscommissions. And there’s no biggeraward than the annual Pritzker ArchitecturePrize. It was announced today[March 15] that the 2022 Pritzker Prize was awarded to the 56-year-old architect,Diébédo Francis Kéré. With thisprize, the Burkina Faso-born architectwill receive $100,000 and a bronzemedallion. But more significantly,perhaps, is that his name will now beincluded in the same echelon as pastPritzker winners: Philip Johnson, JamesStirling, Rem Koolhaas, Zaha Hadid,Oscar Niemeyer, I.M. Pei, Norman Foster,and Tadao Ando, to name a few.Since its founding in 1979, thePritzker has generally been awardedto familiar celebrity “starchitects.” Inrecent years, the jury of experts haverefocused their gaze on lesser-knownpractices around the world, sociallyconscious firms championing design asa catalyst for the greater good. ...Read full text: Read full text

Work jeans for women

On farms, properties, and stationsacross Australia, you’ll find womenriding horses, mustering cattle, fixingfences and harvesting crops. But whyare most of them wearing jeans madefor men? It’s a question that’s beenat the back of Claudia Fox’s mind foralmost a decade. ...Fed up with the options for women,it was an accident that finally promptedMs Fox to create her own jeanslabel. ... ensuring she met the two criteriawomen wanted in a pair of jeans:consistency of sizing and of quality. ...In July 2020, Claudia put the first 120pairs of CHUTE 9 jeans online for sale.The reaction from country women wasresounding, and the collection sold outwithin the month. ... Read full text

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The four types and their main benefits.

Resistant starch is a type of carbohydratethat doesn’t get digested inyour small intestine. Instead, it fermentsin your large intestine and feeds beneficialgut bacteria. This type of starchprovides numerous health benefits andhas fewer calories than regular starch. ...Type 1. Found in partially milledseeds and grains, as well as in somedense starchy foods. This type is stuckwithin fibrous cell walls. So it’s notdigested. Type 2. Found in starchyfoods like raw bananas and potatoes.Indigestible because they are compact,which makes it hard for digestiveenzymes to break them down. Type 3.The most resistant. Found in foods thathave been cooked and cooled, such asbread and cornflakes. The process ofcooling turns some of the starches intoresistant starches. Type 4. This typeof starch is man-made and is usuallyfound in bread and cakes.Some benefits of resistant starch are:1. Boosts gut health • 2. Keeps your colonhealthy • 3. Encourages high levelsof insulin sensitivity • 4. Lowers risksfor certain conditions • 5. Encouragesweight loss.Some foods high in resistant starchare: Rice or potatoes that have beencooked and cooled • Whole grains suchas barley and oats • Plantains • Greenbananas (not yellow or ripe bananas,which have regular starch). ... Read full text:

May appear similar to ADHD, but it is not the same.

Executive function describes a setof cognitive processes and mentalskills that help an individual plan,monitor, and successfully execute theirgoals. The “executive functions,” asthey’re known, include attentionalcontrol, working memory, inhibition,and problem-solving, many of whichare thought to originate in the brain’sprefrontal cortex. ...Many experts believe that the humanmind contains seven different executivefunctions: self-awareness, inhibition,nonverbal working memory (shorttermmemory related to sensory andspatial information), verbal workingmemory (short-term memory relatedto speech and language), emotionalregulation, motivational regulation, and planning and problem-solving.Someone who struggles with executivefunctioning will likely have troublestarting or finishing tasks, executingmultiple steps of a project in sequence,and keeping their belongings organized.They may struggle to make decisions orlose important items frequently.Issues with impulse or emotionalcontrol are a less obvious sign of anexecutive functioning deficit. ...Executive dysfunction —sometimescalled executive function disorder, orEFD— may appear similar to ADHD;indeed, some experts posit that ADHD isitself a disorder of executive function.People with ADHD —especially children—... Read full text:

...is beginning to rise in Africa.

Started in 2008, the Great Green Wallis a monumental initiative to regeneratethe semi-arid northern Sahel regionto prevent the Sahara from spreadingsouthwards. The idea is to plantmillions of trees on a strip of land about8,000km long and 15km wide crossingthe African continent from Senegal toDjibouti. To give an idea of the scale ofthe project, the planned route is almostas long as the distance between Parisand Beijing (8,200km). In addition tothe goal of restoring 100 million hectaresof degraded land by 2030, the GreatGreen Wall aims to capture 250 milliontonnes of carbon. It will also improvefood security and create millions of jobsin the affected regions.At present, this ambitious projectis only about 15 percent complete,according to the latest estimates. Butsome $20 billion has recently beenpledged at international level to push itforward and hopefully reach the targetin eight years. Eleven countries in theSahel belt are involved in this ecologicalrestoration project. However, only ahandful have made significant contributionsin the decade since launch. Asdetailed in our infographic, over theperiod 2008-2019, Ethiopia accountedfor more than half of the restored landin the project’s area of focus, followedby Niger (20 percent), Eritrea (15 percent)and Senegal (3 percent). ...Statista offers daily infographics about trending topicssuch as Economy & Finance, Politics & Society, Tech &Media, Health & Environment, Consumer, Sports ...
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If it’s a sensitive landscape, don’t post your location.

Social media has exposed the widerworld to remote and beautiful wildernessonce only seen in coffee tablebooks, at slide nights or by the eyesof an adventurous few. So while theinstagrammable aesthetics of these locationsinspire more people to head outinto Tasmania’s wild areas, their newfoundpopularity is coming at a price.“In a nature perspective it makeslocations that were not as well knownmuch more known and visited,” saidMark Williams, a lecturer in physicalgeography and spatial science at theUniversity of Tasmania.“More people are out in natureexperiencing the mental and physicalbenefits, but some places are becomingdegraded as more and more people visit these fragile sites.” He pointed toWellington Park’s Disappearing Tarn,which was once only known throughlocal knowledge, and Lake Rhona in thesouth-west, which became popular viasocial media but started having issueswith toilet paper litter.“When you’re sharing your photographsfrom your trips, it’s fine toshare them, but think about sharingsome of the more sensitive locationswith just small groups of people ratherthan your entire network.“Consider stripping the geotag fromsome of the photographs of particularlysensitive areas.” ... Read full text:

Wales just made it illegal, joining more than 60 countries.

Parents in Wales can no longerspank, slap, hit or shake kids,according to a new law outlawing allphysical punishments for children.According to The Guardian, corporalpunishment had been included as“reasonable punishment” in Englandand Wales since Victorian times, butthat defense no longer applies.“Until now, children were the onlygroup in our society who it was acceptableto strike in certain circ*mstances,”Viv Laing, the policy andpublic affairs manager at the NationalSociety for the Prevention of Crueltyto Children (NSPCC) Cymru Wales,told The Guardian. “We don’t allowthe physical punishment of adults oranimals, so it is absurd that we havefor so long with children.” But not everyone is happy with thelaw. Some conservatives expressedconcern that the law would lead toa “Stasi culture” in which citizensbecome informants and turn in theirneighbors to law enforcement for parentingchoices. But Deputy Minister forSocial Services Julie Morgan rejectedthe notion. “We don’t want peoplespying,” she said, before adding,“Looking after children is the responsibilityof the whole community.”The law, which applies to both residentsof and visitors to Wales, is beinghailed as “historic” by the Welsh government.But Wales is hardly the firstcountry to outlaw corporal punishment.In 1979, Sweden became the first nationto make striking a child ...
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A 100-year-old juvenile got stranded in Cornwall.

The Greenland shark is believed to bethe longest living vertebrate, withsome living up to 500 years. The animalis just the second ever found in the UK,and the first to have a full post-mortemexamination. Analysis also revealedit was a female, and likely to havelive-stranded.Rob Deaville, from the ZoologicalSociety of London’s Cetacean StrandingsInvestigation Programme, said it wasdifficult to put an age on the shark. Theeye lenses and a section of vertebra havebeen sent to experts who can make abetter estimate. He said: “There has beena lot of work in the past though showingthis species is potentially the longestlivedvertebrate on the planet, one or twohave been been aged up to 400 or maybe 500 years old. Now this animal certainlyisn’t that old but is it 100-plus yearsold? Quite possibly, but we need to getthose samples sent off before we can geta better handle on that.”He said it may have been the sameshark reported as stranding off Brittanyrecently. “They are weird and wonderfulanimals. They have a particular typeof parasite that is only found on theeyeball of the Greenland shark, and theyhave very unusual dental morphologywith different teeth on the lower jaw ...As well as trying to determine itsage, scientists hope to learn about itsdiet, movements, and any man-madepollutants that may be present. ...
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Unquestioned beliefs are the realauthorities of any culture, andone of the central authorities inthe dominant, globalizing cultureis that technological progress isan unmitigated good.

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“If you do not breathethrough writing,if you do not cry outin writing,or sing in writing,then don't write,because our culturehas no use for it.”

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SCHOOL OF SOCIAL AND HUMAN STUDIES

The Bachelor of American History(BA) program objective is to providestudents with a rich and complex understandingof U.S. history, society andcultures of the past and present; focusingon literature, social science or history.The degree prepares students foropportunities in business, politics, law,education, government, journalism andother related careers. The Bachelor ofAmerican History (BA) program is offeredonline via distance learning. Afterevaluating both academic record andlife experience, AIU staff working inconjunction with Faculty and AcademicAdvisors will assist students in settingup a custom-made program, designedon an individual basis. This flexibilityto meet student needs is seldom foundin other distance learning programs.Our online program does not requireall students to take the same subjects/courses, use the same books, orlearning materials. Instead, the onlineBachelor of American History (BA) curriculumis designed individually by thestudent and academic advisor.It specifically addresses strengthsand weaknesses with respect to marketopportunities in the student’s majorand intended field of work. Understandingthat industry and geographicfactors should influence the content ofthe curriculum instead of a standardizedone-fits-all design is the hallmarkof AIU’s unique approach to adult education.This philosophy addresses thedynamic and constantly changing environmentof working professionals byhelping adult students in reaching theirprofessional and personal goals withinthe scope of the degree program.

Important:

Below is an example ofthe topics or areas you may developand work on during your studies. By nomeans is it a complete or required listas AIU programs do not follow a standardizedcurriculum. It is meant solelyas a reference point and example. Wantto learn more about the curriculumdesign at AIU? Go ahead and visit ourwebsite, especially the Course and Curriculumsection: http://aiu.edu/CourseCurriculum.html

Orientation Courses:

Communication & Investigation(Comprehensive Resume)
Organization Theory (Portfolio)
Experiential Learning(Autobiography)
Seminar Administrative Development(Book Summary)
Seminar Cultural Development(Practical Experience)
Seminar International Development(Publications)

Core Courses and Topics

Colonial America
Early National United States
Civil War and Reconstruction
Emergence of Modern America
Industrialization
Recent America
Vietnam War
The American West
American Foreign Policy
Arkansas and the Southwest
American Constitutional
Development
History of American Labor
American Women’s History
Social and Political Thought

Research Project

Bachelor Thesis Project
MBM300 Thesis Proposal
MBM302 Bachelor Thesis(5,000 words)

Employment

Teacher • Archival Manager
Librarian • Records Manager
Writer • Journalist • Paralegal

Publication

Each Bachelorgraduate is encouraged to publish theirresearch papers either online in thepublic domain or through professionaljournals and periodicals worldwide.

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Atlantic International University offers distance learning degree programs for adult learnersat bachelors, masters, and doctoral level. With self paced program taken online, AIU lifts theobstacles that keep professional adults from completing their educational goals. Programs areavailable throughout a wide range of majors and areas of study. All of this with a philosophicallyholistic approach towards education fitting within the balance of your life and acknowledgingthe key role each individual can play in their community, country, and the world.Atlantic International University is accredited by the Accreditation Service for InternationalSchools, Colleges and Universities (ASIC). ASIC Accreditation is an internationallyrenowned quality standard for colleges and universities. Visit ASIC’s Directory of AccreditedColleges and Universities. ASIC is a member of CHEA International Quality Group(CIQG) in the USA, an approved accreditation body by the Ministerial Department of the Home Officein the UK, and is listed in the International Directory of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation(CHEA). The University is based in the United States and was established by corporate charter in 1998.

Our founding principles are based on theUnited Nations Universal Declaration of HumanRights; per article 26, AIU believes that HigherEducation is a Human Right. The University hasimplemented a paradigm shifting educationalmodel for its academic programs that have allowedit to move closer to this goal through theself-empowerment of its students, decentralizationof the learning process, personalized opencurriculum design, a sustainable learning model,developing 11 core elements of the Human Conditionwithin MYAIU, and utilizing the quasi-infiniteknowledge through the use of information technologycombined with our own capacity to findsolutions to all types of global issues, dynamicproblems, and those of individuals and multidisciplinaryteams. Due to these differentiationsand the university’s mission, only a reputableaccrediting agency with the vision and plasticityto integrate and adapt its processes around AIU’sproven and successful innovative programs couldbe selected. Unfortunately, the vast majority ofaccrediting agencies adhere to and follow obsoleteprocesses and requirements that have outlivedtheir usefulness and are in direct conflict with theuniversity’s mission of offering a unique, dynamic,affordable, quality higher education to the nontraditionalstudent (one who must work, studywhat he really needs for professional advancement,attend family issues, etc.).We believe that adopting outdated requirementsand processes would impose increasedfinancial burdens on students while severelylimiting their opportunities to earn theirdegree and advance in all aspects. Thus,in selecting the ASIC as its accreditingagency, AIU ensured that its uniqueprograms would not be transformed intoa copy or clone of those offered by the 10,000+ colleges and universities around the world.Since ASIC is an international accrediting agencybased outside the United States, we are required bystatute HRS446E to place the following disclaimer:ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY IS NOTACCREDITED BY AN ACCREDITING AGENCYRECOGNIZED BY THE UNITED STATES SECRETARYOF EDUCATION. Note: In the United Statesand abroad, many licensing authorities requireaccredited degrees as the basis for eligibility forlicensing.

In some cases, accredited collegesmay not accept for transfer courses and degreescompleted at unaccredited colleges, and someemployers may require an accredited degree asa basis for eligibility for employment. Potentialstudents should consider how the above may affecttheir interests, AIU respects the unique rules andregulations of each country and does not seek toinfluence the respective authorities. In the eventthat a prospective student wishes to carry out anygovernment review or process in regards to hisuniversity degree, we recommend that the requirementsof such are explored in detail with the relevantauthorities by the prospective student as theuniversity does not intervene in such processes.AIU students can be found in over 180 countries,they actively participate and volunteerin their communities as part of their academicprogram and have allocated thousands of servicehours to diverse causes and initiatives. AIUprograms follow the standards commonly used bycolleges and universities in the United States withregards to the following: academic programstructure, degree issued, transcript, andother graduation documents.AIU graduation documents can includean apostille and authentication from theUS Department of State to facilitate theiruse internationally.

It is acknowledged that the act of learning isendogenous, (from within), rather than exogenous.

This fact is the underlying rationale for“Distance Learning”, in all of the programs offeredby AIU. The combination of the underlyingprinciples of student “self instruction”,(with guidance), collaborative developmentof curriculum unique to each student, andflexibility of time and place of study, providesthe ideal learning environment to satisfyindividual needs.

AIU is an institution ofexperiential learning and nontraditional educationat a distance. There are no classroomsand attendance is not required.

MISSION:

To be a higher learning institutionconcerned about generating culturaldevelopment alternatives likely to besustained in order to lead to a more efficientadministration of the world villageand its environment; exerting human andcommunity rights through diversity withthe ultimate goal of the satisfaction andevolution of the world.

VISION:

The empowerment of the individualtowards the convergence of theworld through a sustainable educationaldesign based on andragogy and omniology.

The School of Business and Economicsallows aspiring and practicingprofessionals, managers, and entrepreneursin the private and public sectorsto complete a self paced distancelearning degree program of the highestacademic standard.The ultimate goal is to empowerlearners and help them take advantageof the enormous array of resourcesfrom the world environment in orderto eliminate the current continuum ofpoverty and limitations.Degree programs are designed forthose students whose professional experience has been in business,marketing, administration, economics,finance and management.

Areas of Study:

Accounting, Advertising,Banking, Business Administration,Communications, Ecommerce, Finance,Foreign Affairs, Home Economics,Human Resources, International Business,International Finance, Investing,Globalization, Marketing, Management,Macroeconomics, Microeconomics,Public Administrations, SustainableDevelopment, Public Relations, Telecommunications,Tourism, Trade.

The School of Social and Human Studiesis focused on to the development ofstudies which instill a core commitmentto building a society based on social andeconomic justice and enhancing opportunitiesfor human well being.The founding principles lie on thebasic right of education as outlinedin the Declaration of Human Rights.We instill in our students a sense ofconfidence and self reliance in theirability to access the vast opportunitiesavailable through information channels,the world wide web, private, public,nonprofit, and nongovernmental organizations in an ever expandingglobal community.Degree programs are aimed towardsthose whose professional life has beenrelated to social and human behavior,with the arts, or with cultural studies.

Areas of Study:

Psychology, InternationalAffairs, Sociology, PoliticalSciences, Architecture, Legal Studies,Public Administration, Literatureand languages, Art History, Ministry,African Studies, Middle Eastern Studies,Asian Studies, European Studies,Islamic Studies, Religious Studies.

The School of Science and Engineeringseeks to provide dynamic, integrated,and challenging degree programsdesigned for those whose experienceis in industrial research, scientific production,engineering and the generalsciences. Our system for research andeducation will keep us apace with thetwenty-first century reach scientificadvance in an environmentally andecologically responsible manner to allowfor the sustainability of the humanpopulation. We will foster among ourstudents a demand for ethical behavior,an appreciation for diversity, an understandingof scientific investigation, knowledge of design innovation, acritical appreciation for the importanceof technology and technological changefor the advancement of humanity.

Areas of Study:

Mechanical Engineering,Industrial Engineering, ChemicalEngineering, Civil Engineering, ElectricalEngineering, Computer Engineering,Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics,Communications, PetroleumScience, Information Technology,Telecommunications, Nutrition Science,Agricultural Science, ComputerScience, Sports Science, RenewableEnergy, Geology, Urban Planning.

With access to a global catalog created and maintained collectively by more than9,000 participating institutions, AIU students have secured excellent researchtools for their study programs.

The AIU online library contains over 2 billion records and over 300 millionbibliographic records that are increasing day by day. The sources spanning thousandsof years and virtually all forms of human expression. There are files of allkinds, from antique inscribed stones to e-books, form wax engravings to MP3s,DVDs and websites. In addition to the archives, the library AIU Online offerselectronic access to more than 149,000 e-books, dozens of databases and morethan 13 million full-text articles with pictures included. Being able to access 60databases and 2393 periodicals with more than 18 million items, guarantees theinformation required to perform the assigned research project. Users will findthat many files are enriched with artistic creations on the covers, indexes, reviews,summaries and other information.

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AIU is striving to regain the significance of theconcept of education, which is rooted into the Latin“educare”, meaning “to pull out”, breaking loose fromthe paradigm of most 21st century universities withtheir focus on “digging and placing information” intostudents’ heads rather than teaching them to think.For AIU, the generation of “clones” that some traditionaluniversities are spreading throughout the realworld is one of the most salient reasons for today’s ills.In fact, students trained at those educational institutionsnever feel a desire to “change the world” or thecurrent status quo; instead, they adjust to the environment,believe everything is fine, and are proud of it all.

IN A WORLD where knowledge and mostly informationexpire just like milk, we must reinvent universityas a whole in which each student, as the key player, isUNIQUE within an intertwined environment.This century’s university must generate newknowledge bits although this may entail its separationfrom both the administrative bureaucracy and thefaculty that evolve there as well.AIU thinks that a university should be increasinglyintegrated into the “real world”, society, the economy,and the holistic human being. As such, it should concentrateon its ultimate goal, which is the student, andget him/her deeply immersed into a daily praxis ofparadigm shifts, along with the Internet and research,all these being presently accessible only to a smallminority of the world community.AIU students must accomplish their self-learningmission while conceptualizing it as the core of dailylife values through the type of experiences that leadto a human being’s progress when information is convertedinto education.The entire AIU family must think of the universityas a setting that values diversity and talent in a waythat trains mankind not only for the present but aboveall for a future that calls everyday for professionalswho empower themselves in academic and professionalareas highly in demand in our modern society.We shall not forget that, at AIU, students areresponsible for discovering their own talents and potential,which they must auto-develop in such a waythat the whole finish product opens up as a flower thatblossoms every year more openly.

THE AIU STANCE is against the idea of the campusas a getaway from day-to-day pressure since webelieve reality is the best potential-enhancer ever; onetruly learns through thinking, brainstorming ideas,which leads to new solutions, and ultimately therebirth of a human being fully integrated in a sustainableworld environment. Self-learning is actualizedmore from within than a top-down vantage point, thatis to say, to influence instead of requesting, ideas morethan power. We need to create a society where solidarity,culture, life, not political or economic rationalismand more than techno structures, are prioritized. Inshort, the characteristics of AIU students and alumniremain independence, creativity, self-confidence, andability to take risk towards new endeavors. This isabout people’s worth based not on what they know buton what they do with what they know.

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AIU offers educational opportunities in the USA toadults from around the world so that they can use theirown potential to manage their personal, global culturaldevelopment. The foundational axis of our philosophylies upon self-actualized knowledge and information,with no room for obsoleteness, which is embedded intoa DISTANCE LEARNING SYSTEM based on ANDRAGOGYand OMNIOLOGY. The ultimate goal of thisparadigm is to empower learners and help them takeadvantage of the enormous array of resources from theworld environment in order to eliminate the currentcontinuum of poverty and limitations.

This will become a crude reality with respect for,and practice of, human and community rights throughexperiences, investigations, practicum work, and/or examinations. Everything takes place in a settingthat fosters diversity; with advisors and consultantswith doctorate degrees and specializations in HumanDevelopment monitor learning processes, in additionto a worldwide web of colleagues and associations, sothat they can reach the satisfaction and the progressof humanity with peace and harmony.

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