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| Motto | To Know God and to Make Him Known |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1978 |
| President | Markus Steffen[1] |
| Provost | Thomas A Bloomer[2] |
| Location | Global ,600 campuses in 142 countries |
| Affiliations | YWAM |
| Website | www.uofn.edu |
TheUniversity of the Nations (U of N) is an unaccreditedChristian university. The University of the Nations operates under theumbrella organization of theYouth With A Mission (YWAM) network.
The institution was founded in 1978 as Pacific & Asia Christian University (PACU) byHoward Malmstadt andLoren Cunningham, the founder ofYouth with a Mission, inKailua-Kona, Hawaii.[3] As other locations were established around the world, PACU was renamed the University of the Nations in 1989.
University of the Nations isnot accredited by any recognized accreditation body. As such, its degrees and credits may not be acceptable to employers or other institutions, and use of degrees from schools without accreditation from a nationally recognized accrediting agency may be illegal in some states unless the school is approved by the state licensing agency.[4]
University of the Nations asserts that other institutions have accepted and continue to accepttransfer credits,[5] includingHoughton College,[6] and theSouth African Theological Seminary.[citation needed]
Australia's higher education and training system lists University of the Nations' affiliated Institute for the Nations and Youth With A Mission programs in five locations asregistered training organisations authorized to provide certificates and diplomas in several specified fields.[7]
In January 2018, Pablo Rivera, the chief financial officer for University of the Nations in Kona, pled guilty to wire fraud.[14] Rivera embezzled nearly 3.1 million dollars, amounting to $50,000 per month.[15] Before the fraud was exposed, the school's financial situation had become critical and increased charges were applied to volunteers and students.[16]
In October 2020, University of the Nations in Kona was associated with the largest single day increase of COVID-19 outbreak on the Island of Hawaiʻi up to that date.[17]
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