Singapore Business School (SBS) MBA degree

Spidey

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Posted Nov 18, 2020 20:07

I am contacting you to report a school page that seems to be exploiting people's ease of belief.

The "Singapore Business School" (SBS) (website: https://www.sbs-online.world/, Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/singapore.business.school/, LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/school/singapore-business-school/)

claims to be offering an extremely cheap MBA program at 490$ , questionably without academic/professional prerequisites, that can even be completed in 4 months time (!).

Its accreditations seem (https://www.sbs-online.world/about/accreditations) to ONLY exist as pages on LinkedIn, without e-mails/contact details or websites. A Google-search on each one of them results ONLY to their LinkedIn pages and their relationship with SBS and NO official info is available online. The LinkedIn pages of the questionable accreditation bodies can be found in the corresponding links:

"ESMBA - European Society of MBAs"https://www.linkedin.com/company/esmba-european-society-of-mbas

"AABE - American Association of Business Education"
https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-association-of-business-education

"ABECB - Asian Business Education Certification Body"
https://www.linkedin.com/company/asian-business-education-certification-body

"IABS - International Association of Business Education"
https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-association-of-business-schools

"BESA - Business Education Society in Asia"
https://www.linkedin.com/company/business-education-society-in-asia

I have been examining all details of this "school" for a while and I consider it my responsibility to address this issue to regulatory Facebook and LinkedIn services, as these are the platforms that they are mostly using to broaden their presence and lure prospective students.

Relative discussions / forum topics on the legitimacy of the specific "school" may be found here:•https://www.reddit.com/r/MBA/comments/ifr6h0/is_singapore_business_school_legit/
•https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/singapore-business-school-is-bogus.57170/

•https://gmatclub.com/forum/singapore-business-school-sbs-fake-mba-and-accrrditations-339680.html

Please consider the report of this questionable (but confusingly well orchestrated) organization. To anyone who is able to intervene to this matter, please do proceed to other necessary actions by informing responsible regulatory authorities.The above-mentioned characteristics of the school have persuaded many people into spending money on this controversial MBA degree, without real accreditations.

Thank you very much for your time. Please consider this issue.

[Edited by Spidey on Nov 25, 2020]

I am contacting you to report a school page that seems to be exploiting people's ease of belief.<br><br><div>The "Singapore Business School" (SBS) (website: https://www.sbs-online.world/, Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/singapore.business.school/, LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/school/singapore-business-school/)<br><br><br><br>
</div><div>claims to be offering an extremely cheap MBA program at 490$ , questionably without academic/professional prerequisites, that can even be completed in 4 months time (!).<br><br></div><div>Its accreditations seem (https://www.sbs-online.world/about/accreditations) to ONLY exist as pages on LinkedIn, without e-mails/contact details or websites. A Google-search on each one of them results ONLY to their LinkedIn pages and their relationship with SBS and NO official info is available online. The LinkedIn pages of the questionable accreditation bodies can be found in the corresponding links:</div><br><br><div>"ESMBA - European Society of MBAs"</div><div>https://www.linkedin.com/company/esmba-european-society-of-mbas</div><br><br><div>"AABE - American Association of Business Education"<br></div><div>https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-association-of-business-education</div><br><br><div>"ABECB - Asian Business Education Certification Body"<br></div><div>https://www.linkedin.com/company/asian-business-education-certification-body</div><br><br><div>"IABS - International Association of Business Education"<br></div><div>https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-association-of-business-schools</div><br><br><div>"BESA - Business Education Society in Asia"<br></div><div>https://www.linkedin.com/company/business-education-society-in-asia</div><br><br><div>I have been examining all details of this "school" for a while and I consider it my responsibility to address this issue to regulatory Facebook and LinkedIn services, as these are the platforms that they are mostly using to broaden their presence and lure prospective students.</div><br><br><div>Relative discussions / forum topics on the legitimacy of the specific "school" may be found here:</div><div>•https://www.reddit.com/r/MBA/comments/ifr6h0/is_singapore_business_school_legit/</div><br>•https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/singapore-business-school-is-bogus.57170/<br><br>•https://gmatclub.com/forum/singapore-business-school-sbs-fake-mba-and-accrrditations-339680.html<br><br><div>Please consider the report of this questionable (but confusingly well orchestrated) organization. To anyone who is able to intervene to this matter, please do proceed to other necessary actions by informing responsible regulatory authorities.</div><div>The above-mentioned characteristics of the school have persuaded many people into spending money on this controversial MBA degree, without real accreditations.</div><br><br><div>Thank you very much for your time. Please consider this issue.</div>

Duncan

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Posted Nov 18, 2020 21:20

Thanks for the warning!

Spidey

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Posted Nov 21, 2020 09:11

Hello. I am not being unreasonable, as I am simply talking with facts, trying to protect prospective students.

Not only do these accreditation bodies not share website info, but also no communication details! No e-mail, no phone numbers! For an "internationally" accredited MBA, it is impossible to contact these "bodies". Other than that, their only profile is available as LinkedIn page, which can be made by everyone and supported by "follows" derived by made-up profiles.

Furthermore, the scholarship they offer is renewed every few days and is available to ANYONE, hence its cost is 490$ and not 2990$, making it more suspicious.

Please don't analyze B2B to me. When no e-mail is available (or even phone number) how do businesses contact each other? With pigeons sending letters?

[Edited by Spidey on Nov 24, 2020]

Hello. I am not being unreasonable, as I am simply talking with facts, trying to protect prospective students.:slightly-smiling-face:<br><br>Not only do these accreditation bodies not share website info, but also no communication details! No e-mail, no phone numbers! For an "internationally" accredited MBA, it is impossible to contact these "bodies". Other than that, their only profile is available as LinkedIn page, which can be made by everyone and supported by "follows" derived by made-up profiles.<br><br>Furthermore, the scholarship they offer is renewed every few days and is available to ANYONE, hence its cost is 490$ and not 2990$, making it more suspicious.<br><br>Please don't analyze B2B to me. When no e-mail is available (or even phone number) how do businesses contact each other? With pigeons sending letters?

loli

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Posted Nov 21, 2020 10:51

Hi dude. I saw your post and also decided to check the information and I also think that you speak without respect and in a rude manner
I don't know where you are from, but what kind of accreditation would you like to see for 490?

I was able to find all the contacts and found real students and even got feedback from them
Yes, I agree that you could find better accreditation, but man, if you need better, just go to a good school and pay a good price.

Hi dude. <div>I saw your post and also decided to check the information and I also think that you speak without respect and in a rude manner
</div><div>I don't know where you are from, but what kind of accreditation would you like to see for 490?
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</div><div>I was able to find all the contacts and found real students and even got feedback from them
</div><div>Yes, I agree that you could find better accreditation, but man, if you need better, just go to a good school and pay a good price.
</div><div>
</div><div><br></div>

Duncan

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Posted Nov 21, 2020 16:58

This discussion escalated quickly. This nutcases must be working for the 'school'.

Spidey

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Posted Nov 21, 2020 17:12

This discussion escalated quickly. This nutcases must be working for the 'school'.

Thanks for the support, Duncan.

That is an obvious conclusion, indeed.
Thank you also for your agreement to this matter. Through your profile I can easily derive you are a person of great experience on the field and your insights do really matter.

Spidey, M.Eng. Electrical Engineer NTUA

[Edited by Spidey on Nov 21, 2020]

[quote]This discussion escalated quickly. This nutcases must be working for the 'school'.  [/quote]<br><br>Thanks for the support, Duncan.<br><br>That is an obvious conclusion, indeed.<br>Thank you also for your agreement to this matter. Through your profile I can easily derive you are a person of great experience on the field and your insights do really matter.<br><br>Spidey, M.Eng. Electrical Engineer NTUA