DHAKA, Oct 16, 2025 (BSS)- The University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh has issued a caution against admissions to three fake foreign university branch campuses in Bangladesh.

The universities are America World University, USA; Trinity University, USA; and Spiritual Institute of New York, said a press release received here today. 

The UGC said that no such university has been approved by the government or the commission.

Recently, Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited applied to the commission to verify the credentials of two students from America World University, USA and Trinity University, USA. During the verification, the UGC came to know about the activities of the fake foreign university branch campus.

It is mentionable that according to the list of universities proposed by the commission sent by the ministry, no project proposal was received in the name of the said university. 

Various media outlets are reporting on the operation of branch campuses, tutorial centers and study centers of foreign universities without approval in the country, it said. 

Most of these branch campuses, tutorial centers and study centers are unauthorized the release said, adding these institutions are awarding various degrees including Bachelor, Master, MPH, MBA, MPhil and PhD, which is completely illegal according to the law.

Students are accepting certificates from these unauthorized and illegal universities in exchange for money. Many students are being cheated by these scams. 

The UGC has recently written to the Home Ministry, the Education Ministry and the Anti-Corruption Commission to take effective action against these universities.