diploma mill

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15:56 Mar 4, 2011
English to Latvian translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
Additional field(s): Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs
English term or phrase: diploma mill
Definition from Guide to Online Education:
Also called "degree mill." An organization lacking recognition by legitimate accrediting agencies which "awards" academic degrees and diplomas for a flat fee, usually requiring little or no academic study.

Example sentence(s):
  • Although many diploma mills claim to be “accredited,” their accreditation is from a bogus, but official-sounding agency that they created. Federal Trade Commission
  • The terms "unaccredited" and "diploma mill" are sometimes improperly treated as synonomous. In fact, there are a wide range of institutions representing themselves as colleges or universities that grant degrees but do not meet New Jersey standards. NJ Commission on Higher Education
  • These "schools" promise a fast and easy road to a degreed job but you can destroy your professional reputation for life by using a degree from a diploma mill, and that "fast and easy road" can lead straight to prison. Degree Finders
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4 +1diplomu fabrika
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diplomu fabrika


Definition from Apollo:
Viltotu dokumentu izgatavotāji - viltotu izglītības diplomu, apliecību par dažādu kursu beigšanu, kā arī izziņu par veselības stāvokli.

Example sentence(s):
  • Andris Raņķevics atzina, ka sadarbība ar likumsargiem ir laba, vienīgi varētu vēlēties asāku policijas cīņu pret dokumentu izgatavotājiem un darba rezultātus — vairāk likvidētu pagrīdes diplomu fabriku. - Apollo  

Explanation:
Arī populātajā krievu tiešsaistes vārdnīcā Multitran šis termins tiek tulkots kā "фабрика дипломов", proti, diplomu fabrika:
http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?t=658337_2_1
Egils Turks
Latvia
Local time: 17:28
Native speaker of: Native in LatvianLatvian, Native in RussianRussian
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Yes  LMI Translations: Šur tur parādās arī frāze "diplomu dzirnavas", bet "diplomu fabrika" skan labāk un tiešāk.
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