+ What Is The #1 Educational Objective At MPIU?
The Marco Polo University learning experience is based on a flexible self paced online approach to education which features the Oxbridge tutorial method combined with experiential project based learning and the constant exercise of critical and creative thinking in an open atmosphere.
Participation of and interaction with distinguished faculty as facilitators and mentors provide an opportunity to strengthen your critical thinking abilities -- education which remains for life.
Prominent Oxford scholar, Dorothy Sykes ,validates MPIU's philosophy of education when she states, "For the sole true end of education is simply this: to teach the students how to learn for themselves, and whatever instruction fails to do this is effort spent in vain." Nothing could be more true in the information age we live in.
+ What Makes MPIU Professor-Advisors Special?
Marco Polo University is always searching for the highest quality educators in both academic standings as well as accomplishments outside of academia. However, the main characteristic that is common to all Marco Polo University faculty, and absolutely sets them apart from those of other universities, is their professional commitment to Marco Polo University's dynamic e-Learning Model.
Marco Polo University's e-Learning Model is not only a sound rejection of today's standard university teaching approach, but it is based on the classic academic principles and traditions that have helped educate some of the greatest minds since Socrates. Marco Polo University's e-Learning Model is based on an online adaptation of the Oxbridge tutorial method, experiential project based learning, and Socratic like critical thinking exercises.
+ What Are Some Examples of MPIU's Quality Educators?
MPIU has attracted a group of founding professors, each one bringing their professional commitment and support to share with their students on a daily basis. For example, Dr. Lyle Frye, MD, MPH, received the Bronze Star award for distinguished military service and is Board Certified in Anti-Aging Medicine. Dr. Frye serves as Chair Professor of MPIU's Health Science Department where he is pioneering a Bachelor's degree program in Anti-Aging Science and a Master's degree in Longevity Lifestyle Management.
Professor Prakash Menon hails from India and Chairs MPIU's Executive Business Department. Dr. Menon shares broad experience in the world of international business with advanced degrees in Business, Environmental Management, Petroleum Engineering, and a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering.
Our exciting Entrepreneurial Studies Department is Chaired by Professor Victor Silva, MA. Professor Silva is dedicated to MPIU's e-Learning Model and is leveraging his 30 plus years of international business experience which is spread across 4 industries including 30+ years as Founder and CEO of a competitively positioned business service company with multi national clientele and 400 employees in major cities throughout Mexico.
Choose any one of our fine faculty and experience the depth and dedication of their academic leadership and practical experience.
+ How Does MPIU's Educational Delivery System Compare?
You may rest assured, that your e-learning experience at Marco Polo University is brought to you online using the same e-learning software platform used by over 7500 institutions of higher learning worldwide and customized to accommodate Marco Polo's superior e-learning approach.
On that score, you will be pleased to know that, in addition to its high academic standards, Marco Polo University, technologically, keeps the good company of such recognized universities as:
University of Glasgow
University of Potsdam
University of Southern California
University of Florida
University of Belgrade
Columbia University
Temple University
University of Washington
John F. Kennedy University
Humboldt University - Berlin
And Thousands More!
+ How Does Marco Polo U's Online MBA Program Compare?
Actually, Marco Polo University's Schools of Entrepreneurial Studies and Executive Business Administration are positioned to compete very well for international leadership in this category.
This is especially true because Marco Polo University uses the exact same MBA teaching platform (in an even more concentrated experience) as both Wharton and Harvard University School of Business. And, as you might expect, for a tuition rate considerably less than 10% of those celebrated schools!
Marco Polo University's MBA teaching platform meets or exceeds the standards set forth by accrediting bodies around the world, including the seven regional USA accrediting agencies.
Marco Polo University's online MBA programs are taught by seasoned and highly accomplished Master's and Doctorate level professors who will serve as valuable mentors of the highest caliber.
+ Are There Any Honors Programs At MPIU?
Yes, there are numerous opportunities for Marco Polo students to earn the prestige of graduating with honors....it is within your reach at Marco Polo University! Also, Marco Polo U. has initiated the process of chartering what are destined to become a couple of important Honor Societies to enhance its educational value.
+ Why Do Bachelor's Degrees Cost So Much At Other Universities?
In a few words? Massive unnecessary overhead, proven bad teaching theory, and tenure programs. Underlying this is institutional greed or myopic focus on chasing government money instead of focusing on student learning.
Self perpetualization of a bloated, mostly anachronistic, and inefficient system designed to attract funding, that continues to lumber along as a holdover, with a gargantuan appetite, from this past century, while operating to the ultimate exclusion of nearly everyone. In so doing, it drags literally millions of unwitting young people into debt each year for an education they never receive, whether they get their degrees or not! That is our best answer...think about it!
+ Why Is Up To 6 Yrs. 'Normal' For A Degree At Most Colleges?
Marco Polo U. does not think 4-6 years is 'normal' by any stretch, and that, when viewed in the context of wasted student time and the amount of tuition paid, the 4-6 years issue could be considered an immense fraud on students, their families, and employers.
Extended time requirements in many universities are caused by inflexible arcane scheduling restrictions; huge unnecessary operating budgets; obsession with and micro-managing by the gargantuan Byzantine like world of “accreditation”; inadequate preparation in the lower grades managed by the same accreditation process; unavailability of requisite classes; and an ever intensifying need to justify and perpetuate the dominance and exclusivity of the 'status quo' in these institutions.
+ How Can MPIU Provide Better Education In Less Time?
Marco Polo University's approach to higher education is validated by its adaptation of the Oxford learning model and by research published by Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer, University of California, Stanford. Pfeffer largely answers this important question when he states, unequivocally, that tenured professors force students to study obsolete curricula (for retention to prove learning outcomes) wasting thousands of hours of their time on irrelevant courses.
MPIU:
Eliminates redundant irrelevant material
Recognizes the value of Prior Learning Assessment in formal education
Eliminates redundant irrelevant material
Eliminates highly inefficient and inflexible classroom lecture schedules
Eliminates commuting and parking
Eliminates textbook expenses
Eliminates lost time due to filled courses, inflexible start dates and semester/quarter calendars
You can indeed obtain a more valuable education, faster, and without student loans at Marco Polo University....and the personal attention you will receive from faculty Advisors, Mentors, and Tutors will help make sure you do, in fact, realize your goal of a valuable online degree!
+ Should My Work Experience Count Toward A Degree?
Little by little over the last 40 years or so, more and more major colleges and universities have validated 'work experience' credits by recognizing the need to assess and grant credit for prior learning. Marco Polo University is no exception.
Marco Polo University, like many other universities, such as University of Phoenix for example, largely adheres to Prior Learning Assessment Standards as set forth by CAEL, the recognized world leader in adult and experiential learning. MPIU's Prior Learning Assessment program is administered under the close supervision of an experienced PhD with special research emphasis in Ethics. By the way, MPIU does not require that 'work experience credit' be a part of any of its online degree programs. That is up to you!
+ How Can I Improve My Changes To Complete My Degree?
That is a very perceptive question. Studies indicate that, as astounding as it may seem, less than 15% of all students from developed nations, who enroll in post-secondary education, ever achieve the dream of obtaining a university degree. There are some simple reasons for that.
Marco Polo University has changed the post secondary educational landscape forever by eliminating the primary reasons students fail to reach their dreams.
First, boredom. Marco Polo University has assembled an outstanding faculty committed to its learning program which features Oxbridge tutorial methods, auto didactic learning, experiential project based learning, and Socratic like small group collaborative discussions with professor teams. Students become part of an exciting and participatory world class educational process of lasting value.
Second, money. MPIU has virtually eliminated all social and economic barriers students face by reducing the cost of a traditional Bachelor's or Master's degree by as much as 90%.
Third, debt. Traditional student loan debt is a tragic dream stealing reality for most university students today. Marco Polo University has eliminated that heavy burden for students by its realistic tuition rates which result from its efficient online degree program.
Fourth, time. Marco Polo University has dramatically reduced the time required for diligent students to obtain their desired university degrees from years down to a matter of months, in most cases!
+ Does US Accreditation And .edu Domain Prove Legitimacy?
It should be noted that great universities such as Cambridge, Oxford and others around the world do not use .edu designated domains. In fact, the .edu has become an exclusively U.S. designated domain. Therefore, the observation that Marco Polo International University does not have a .edu domain is not a negative reflection on Marco Polo International University, any more than it is on such great universities as Cambridge and Oxford.
As regards accreditation and legitimacy, "Lay persons and professionals alike [in some countries] have been brainwashed to think that to have a legitimate college or university degree, it must be accredited. The average person and most professionals....believe or have been told throughout the years, that accreditation equals a legitimate degree. This is not true. In fact, ["in accreditation countries"] it takes four years for a college to become accredited, making it technically impossible to disallow unaccredited schools. With this mindset, no new college or university could ever open."
Quotation from Richard J. Hoyer, PhD, MD, EdD, MS, BS, BA. **Dr. Hoyer is the North American Educational Accreditation Commissioner for the Educational Quality Accreditation Commission and Chief Educational Accreditation Commissioner for the Accreditation Governing Commission of the United States.
+ Is Marco Polo University Recognized By Any Government?
Yes, of course! Marco Polo University is duly licensed as an online university and registered with the Republic of Panama, a fully recognized member of the United Nations.
Panama was selected by a Search Committee of Marco Polo University founders after intense review and consideration of other potential host countries. Panama was selected because of its worldwide recognition as a sophisticated center for hosting international organizations; its valuable cosmopolitan influence; its service and support infrastructure capability; and its status as a signatory to the 1961 Hague Convention Treaty.
In fact, Panama City received the Search Committee's highest overall rating as the 'jurisdiction most likely to support Marco Polo University's determination' to bring both students and parents the highest academic standards and traditional university values. In other words, to put relevancy and functionality back in education for students and industry leaders, alike.
+ Why Is Marco Polo University a Government Free Zone?
Marco Polo University cooperates with governments all over the world in the promotion of freedom and the highest academic ideals. However, as students of history, so to speak, Marco Polo University recognizes a disturbing emerging phenomenon in many of the 'brick and mortar' institutions of today. This phenomenon has become more clearly defined and dangerous to intellectual freedoms in many developed countries, especially during the last two decades.
The chilling results of the common place continual advancement of corporate and governmental interests on educational campuses, permeate intellectual integrity, scientific research, academic freedoms, and student life. Historically, whenever and in whatever context this phenomenon occurs, it is with ultimate disastrous consequence.
Marco Polo University's traditional high caliber singular focus of developing creative and critical minds in an environment largely free of political correctness ideology, fear mongering, actual fear, surveillance, suspicion, prejudice and the inevitable resultant control makes Marco Polo International University the educational value of choice for students from around the world.
+ How Do Foreign Online Degrees Compare?
Some misinformed individuals, and old institutions concerned about the effect of online degrees on enrollment, are under the impression that foreign degrees are invalid, or of lesser quality. "This falsehood is actually funny, that a degree earned outside of the United States are not as good or not as legitimate as a regionally, nationally, or professional accredited U.S. Degree. Most foreign countries require that all colleges and universities be licensed, registered.....Foreign Administrators laugh at (US) regional accreditation."
Quotation from Richard J. Hoyer, PhD, MD, EdD, MS, BS, BA. **Dr. Hoyer is the North American Educational Accreditation Commissioner for the Educational Quality Accreditation Commission and Chief Educational Accreditation Commissioner for the Accreditation Governing Commission of the United States.
+ What Is The Future Of The Status Quo In Education?
Appropriately perhaps, Sounds of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel) offers its wisdom, “...And the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls...” ! All one has to do is look around, and the real answer appears...Massive change must come.
Indeed, it has been inexorably underway for decades---unnoticed by many. Marco Polo International University is at the vanguard of this paradigm shift in the natural function of the university, and the result is a better education for students around the globe.
+ Why Are Many Established Universities Allowed To Guzzle So Many Public Resources?
Why do today's universities have such huge campuses, real estate holdings, faculty and staff, tenure and other costly assets/liabilities? In the Information Age, the age of the internet, is all of this really necessary? Are precious resources being wasted?
Hmm.....perhaps these and other questions need to become part of the public debate! Why not join in?
