Skyline University College Sharjah is an educational organization, owned by Kamal Puri. It is located in University City of Sharjah

University City of Sharjah

Sharjah University City is an educational district of higher learning in the city of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates located close to the Sharjah International Airport. It contains the American University of Sharjah, the Higher Colleges of Technology and the University of Sharjah...

, United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

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Skyline University College (known as Skyline College until 2008) was established in 1990 with the aim of responding innovatively and effectively to the training and educational needs of industries like aviation, hospitality, travel and tourism, computers, marketing, business management and finance sectors.

Skyline University conducts a four-year degree program, Bachelor in Business Administration majors in Travel & Tourism Management, Information Systems, International Business and Marketing.

Skyline University College has been operational since 1990. Its programs are supported with regular evaluation and academic boards, IT integration, 98% Ph.D. faculties, exclusive timings, high employment rate, scholarship, student feedback, etc. The campus in University city of Sharjah, situated on the border of Sharjah and Dubai, features modern academic and administrative blocks, Sports Center and a library.

The programs offered to the students by Skyline University College were fully approved and accredited by Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, UAE from Autumn 2006 onwards. Skyline University College has articulation agreements with various colleges/universities in Australia

Australia

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Canada

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, New Zealand

New Zealand

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, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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, USA, etc., which facilitates the students to be transferred to these colleges for further studies. Skyline University College also maintains professional relationships with IATA

International Air Transport Association

The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...

-UFTAA and IATA-FIATA

FIATA

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Controversy

In 2004 it was revealed that Skyline college was not accredited by local educational authority to hand out certifications and diplomas. This led to a downgrade in the standings of the college and a lot of very upset students. The college later went on to rebrand itself as Skyline University College after being accredited by Sharjah Education Ministry.

Skyline College Alumni who were awarded Diplomas before 2004 were left with pieces of paper not transferable to any credible University in the world. In some papers Mr. Kamal Puri was accused of running a giant Ponzi Scheme for such a long time. No apology for the fake diplomas was ever given by Mr. Kamal Puri.

Accreditation

The Commission for Academic Accreditation

Commission for Academic Accreditation

The Commission for Academic Accreditation is the government-run institutional licensure and degree accreditation organization for private universities and their academic programmes in the United Arab Emirates . It was established in 1999, with headquarters in UAE's capital city Abu Dhabi, and is a...

 (CAA) of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research

Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research

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, UAE. has approved Skyline University College Sharjah and accredited its programs..

External links

• Skyline University College Sharjah website
• Universities and Colleges in Sharjah — TEN Yellow Pages