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Telesup school's fake facade called 'a symbol of Peruvian university system'
Source: The Guardian
Telesup school’s fake facade called ‘a symbol of Peruvian university system’
Education inspectors revealed the university had failed to get accreditation, prompting the state to order a shutdown
Dan Collyns in Lima
Sat 8 Jun 2019 08.30 BST Last modified on Sat 8 Jun 2019 20.50 BST
From the street, the newest site of the Telesup university in Lima appeared to be a gleaming, glass-fronted 7-story tower. Inside, however, students were surprised to find the stairs only reached the fourth floor.
Drone photos published this week revealed that the top three floors were just a façade supported by metal struts, in an episode which has cast an unflattering spotlight on Peru’s booming private university industry – widely seen to be rife with sub-standard education and profiteering.
Education inspectors released the pictures as they announced the university had failed to get accreditation for falling short of basic academic requirements.
“It’s a symbol of the facade that is the Peruvian university system,” says Ricardo Cuenca, director of the Institute of Peruvian Studies. “It was presenting an image with nothing behind it.”
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Education inspectors revealed the university had failed to get accreditation, prompting the state to order a shutdown
Dan Collyns in Lima
Sat 8 Jun 2019 08.30 BST Last modified on Sat 8 Jun 2019 20.50 BST
From the street, the newest site of the Telesup university in Lima appeared to be a gleaming, glass-fronted 7-story tower. Inside, however, students were surprised to find the stairs only reached the fourth floor.
Drone photos published this week revealed that the top three floors were just a façade supported by metal struts, in an episode which has cast an unflattering spotlight on Peru’s booming private university industry – widely seen to be rife with sub-standard education and profiteering.
Education inspectors released the pictures as they announced the university had failed to get accreditation for falling short of basic academic requirements.
“It’s a symbol of the facade that is the Peruvian university system,” says Ricardo Cuenca, director of the Institute of Peruvian Studies. “It was presenting an image with nothing behind it.”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/08/telesup-schools-fake-facade-called-a-symbol-of-peruvian-university-system
Telesup university in Lima, Peru, erected a glass facade to simulate a 7-story building.
