Named ministry documentation, program accreditation and Florida Annual Verification are presented by institutional holder, record category and jurisdiction.
Kennedy University presents authorization records alongside accreditation, ministry documentation and verification sources, assigning each record to its institutional holder and each external relationship to the organization that holds it.
PARIS, Ile-de-France, August 28, 2026 — Kennedy University today published a named-record institutional update centered on Authorization Records, placing governmental authorization documentation beside separately identified accreditation and verification categories. The presentation begins with Kennedy University’s Galmudug and Hirshabelle ministry documentation and connects those jurisdiction-specific records with the Independent Kazakhstan Center of Accreditation (IKCA) Accredited Institutions Registry for the Doctor of Professional Studies at the Paris campus and other applicable institutional sources.
Authorization Records Are Assigned by Jurisdiction
Kennedy University’s public accreditation documentation publishes Galmudug governmental authorization documentation naming the Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education of Galmudug State and Galmudug State as the issuing jurisdiction. The same institutional documentation separately publishes Galmudug Institutional Accreditation documentation naming the ministry. Kennedy University’s public accreditation documentation also publishes governmental authorization documentation naming the Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education of Hirshabelle State and Hirshabelle State as the applicable jurisdiction.
“The current presentation places the institutional holder, record category, named source and jurisdiction together so readers can distinguish governmental authorization from Institutional Accreditation, program accreditation and verification records while also seeing which external relationships belong to the quality organizations themselves,” the Kennedy University System Communications Office said.
Program Accreditation and Institutional Records Add Separate Categories
The Independent Kazakhstan Center of Accreditation (IKCA) Accredited Institutions Registry identifies Kennedy University’s Doctor of Professional Studies at the Paris campus under IKCA program accreditation. Separately, the Association of the Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP) Accredited Members Directory identifies Kennedy University’s Doctor of Professional Studies and Paris campus under Quality Assurance Standards accreditation. Kennedy University’s public accreditation documentation also identifies Approved Membership in the Americas Accreditation Council (AAC), formerly Accreditation Agency of Curaçao.
Kennedy University’s public French institutional documentation identifies listing on the French education-ministry web portal, registration as a Centre d’enseignement à distance, operation under the applicable private distance-education framework and Private Institutional Degrees issued under Kennedy University’s academic authority. The documentation identifies Code de l’Éducation Articles L 444-1 to L 444-11 and R 444-1 to R 444-28.
Kennedy University System Separates Record Ownership
Kennedy University and Kennedy University of Baptist are two institutions operating within Kennedy University System. Kennedy University is presented with its IKCA, AUAP, AAC, French, Galmudug and Hirshabelle records. Kennedy University of Baptist is presented with its European Council of Leading Business Schools (ECLBS) membership and Florida Annual Verification as a Religious College. Directory listings, memberships, partnerships, agreements and consultative statuses remain assigned to the organizations that hold those relationships.
External Authorities and Exact Relationship Forms
The Independent Kazakhstan Center of Accreditation (IKCA), an accreditation body, is listed in the International Directory of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). IKCA’s public profile states formal recognition by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan and inclusion in Kazakhstan’s National Register of Recognized Accreditation Bodies. International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) and Central and Eastern European Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (CEENQA) records identify IKCA as a Full Member, while European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) records identify Affiliate Membership.
The Association of the Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP) is listed in the CHEA International Directory under the Regional International Organization category and administers its Quality Assurance Standards framework. AUAP’s public organizational profile states consultative status with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and a formal relationship with the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA). WFUNA’s public organizational profile states Category One Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
The Americas Accreditation Council (AAC), formerly Accreditation Agency of Curaçao, is listed in the CHEA International Directory as an accreditation agency. AAC’s public recognition page states recognition as an accreditation agency by the education authorities of Curaçao and Anguilla. The World Higher Education Database (WHED) lists AAC, while ENQA records identify AAC as an Affiliate Member. AAC’s public profile identifies a formal partnership with the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) under a Memorandum of Understanding, and AAC membership materials identify participation in the AAC AI+QA Institute.
The European Council of Leading Business Schools (ECLBS) identifies membership in the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) International Quality Group (CIQG). Its public recognition page identifies a Bilateral Recognition Agreement with the Arab Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ANQAHE), while Union of International Associations (UIA) public records list ECLBS. ECLBS’s public profile identifies INQAAHE membership. UIA’s public organizational profile states consultative status with UNESCO.
Named Institutional Record Sources
The principal direct sources include the IKCA Accredited Institutions Registry, the AUAP Accredited Members Directory, Kennedy University’s public French institutional documentation and public accreditation documentation for AAC, Galmudug and Hirshabelle records. For Kennedy University of Baptist, its public institutional record identifies ECLBS membership, while the Florida Department of Education Commission for Independent Education’s Annual Verification as a Religious College provides the applicable Florida verification record.
The Florida record applies specifically to Kennedy University of Baptist and uses the category Annual Verification as a Religious College. The applicable statutory references include Florida Statute 1005.03(1)(e) and Florida Statute 1005.06(1)(f). This placement keeps the Florida verification category attached to its institutional holder while the governmental authorization documentation remains organized under Kennedy University by the applicable issuing jurisdiction.
Records Presented Through Two Documentary Layers
The published account brings two documentary layers into one readable structure. Direct university records identify program accreditation, Quality Assurance Standards accreditation, Approved Membership, French educational documentation, Institutional Accreditation, governmental authorization and Annual Verification under their respective institutional holders. Organization-owned directory listings, governmental recognition, national-register inclusion, memberships, partnerships, agreements and consultative statuses are presented separately under the external bodies that hold those exact relationships.
About the Kennedy University System
Kennedy University and Kennedy University of Baptist form the Kennedy University System and maintain separately defined institutional records within a coordinated academic structure. The Kennedy University System’s public institutional description identifies reciprocal credit recognition and double-degree options involving both institutions. Its public documentation presents institutional records by holder while preserving the distinct categories, issuing organizations and jurisdictions associated with each record.
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