Kennedy University Receives AUAP Quality Assurance Standards Accreditation for Doctor of Professional Studies

Kennedy University’s Doctor of Professional Studies at the Paris campus is listed in the AUAP Accredited Members Directory under Quality Assurance Standards accreditation, effective June 1, 2026

PARIS, Ile-de-France, August 9, 2026 — Kennedy University reported that the AUAP Accredited Members Directory lists its Doctor of Professional Studies and the Paris campus under Quality Assurance Standards accreditation. The listing records an effective date of June 1, 2026. The directory entry is publicly accessible and identifies the institution, the program and the campus location as they appear in the official listing.

The Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific was established to promote cooperation among universities in the Asia-Pacific region and maintains the AUAP Accredited Members Directory as a public record. The directory lists institutions and programs under Quality Assurance Standards accreditation and is accessible to the public. AUAP publishes the directory to support transparency in institutional quality documentation.

The CHEA International Directory contains a public entry for the Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific and records its International Organization Type as “Regional.” The directory entry supplies organizational information about AUAP. The program status described in this release is reported from the applicable AUAP record.

Kennedy University’s 47-credit Doctor of Professional Studies program is delivered over three years at the Paris campus and is designed for practitioners seeking doctoral-level credentials in applied fields. The program curriculum addresses the needs of professionals in business, education, healthcare and related disciplines. Program details and enrollment information are published at the university’s official website.

AUAP’s Quality Assurance Standards framework is organized around five evaluation domains: Headway, Academics, Process, People and Impact. The framework document is published on the AUAP website and describes the terminology used in the accreditation record. Institutions and prospective students may access the framework document directly from the AUAP website.

“The AUAP record identifies the Doctor of Professional Studies, the Paris campus and the June 1 effective date. Our academic records team uses those same identifiers across the university’s published materials so readers have a consistent basis for comparing future updates with the published directory entry,” said Sophie Laurent, Director of Graduate Programs, Kennedy University.

Kennedy University publishes program details, admission requirements and enrollment information through its official website. The university’s website is updated periodically to reflect current program offerings and institutional information. Readers seeking program-specific details may access the university’s website directly.

The Doctor of Professional Studies program at the Paris campus is designed to support practitioners who seek to advance their expertise through applied doctoral research. The program curriculum integrates research methodology with professional application across multiple disciplines. Prospective students may review admission requirements, curriculum details and program outcomes through the university’s official website.

The Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific holds Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) status with UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. AUAP also maintains a formal partnership with the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA), which holds Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). These affiliations are listed in AUAP’s publicly available institutional profile.

The AUAP Accredited Members Directory is one of several public records that document institutional information in the higher education sector. Kennedy University maintains its program and enrollment information through its official website, which is updated periodically to reflect current offerings. Prospective students and other readers may access both the AUAP directory entry and the university website as independent sources of information about the Doctor of Professional Studies at the Paris campus.

About Kennedy University: Kennedy University is a private institution offering doctoral and professional degree programs from its Paris campus. The university serves working professionals seeking advanced academic credentials and maintains program and enrollment information at its official website.

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