Dear All,

I know this forum for MBA looking people, but a couple of days ago I found this: https://mywestford.com/doctorate-of-business-administration/

They write on the web page "full-fledged Doctoral degree".

So what do you think about this program?

Kind
Tom

Hi i see this post now so i reply, careit be too late? 

What will you do with a doctorate from an unrecognised college?
Westford is not one organisation it is a firm with 10 independent brands 8 of which are into higher education. This private organisation is registered with it's main office in india but mentions it is uk based.

Acacia university, Cambridge Qualifications, Scottish Qualifications, Westford University college, Exceed college, Exceed ECX, Athena global education, Demont institute of management & Westford institute of film technology. Which among these provides the DBA I don't know.But none of these accredited by any government bodies UGC, AICTE, MOE, government of india, NAAC and this is same for every brand. IGNOU the indian open University is NAAC accredited.Newer institutions come up now and then ,to earn financial gains at the cost of low quality education .
They have been operating since 2009 but no attempt has been made from their end to get their programs and bschools quality checked by business bodies such as AACSB, EMBA, NAAC, EQUIS etc. 
The institution mentions on their website that the program is approved by WES canada and THE world ranking which is only applicable to the university and not the college. There are many examples where a program is not recognised but the awarding body is. This happens in cases when the university provides their own mba which is government approved and different from the one provided by their partner school. So the name of the university in the WES portal has not much to do with a school and would remain the same if the schools are no longer in partnership.
I would suggest that you should directly contact the university and get to know if the DBA can be done directly from them online or part-time or to go for a university that is approved along with an school that is quality recognised.
Example of one such institute Indian institute of management (IIM) recognised globally WES approved AACSB accredited.


All the best! 

[Edited by justaliveed on Jun 28, 2023]