Some interesting data that didn't really fit into the "front page of the day" format:

Nation University of USA has an English website that emphasizes distance learning and seems to border on a diploma mill, what with the 'life experience' credits and dodgy accrediting institutions that sign off places like Standford University and University of Berkley (in Mexico City). It's also got a Chinese website that makes it seem like a cooperative program between a real American university and a Chinese institution.

The faculty list for a Nation University extension at an educational institution in Zhengzhou seems to feature the faculty of Cal State East Bay, except that the Shyam Kamath shown on that website seems to be an entirely different person from the Shyam Kamath who's president of Nation University (at least on the Chinese site. The English site has someone named Jason Q as president).

There's probably more, but that's as far down the rabbit hole as I went.

Wow, who would have thought it! A China business commentator with qualifications that seem to shift over time. Running a company which claims to have been founded at various dates.

Again, it's all very suspicious, but rather that get their hands dirty people who should know better are happy to play along.

If Dong is all she claims to be, then He Kexin really could be 16.

She mentioned, according to one of the many reports, that she managed to complete her university degree in Singapore in less than 2 years' time - 1 year and 8 months, to be exact. This is not possible at all, even for the brightest students. Definitely a lie.

a successful business woman with a fake degree? are people in business all showing off how they get out of the place without boring taking that piece of paper?

300 million? god, she must be a real pain in the ass whenever she calls for takeout

She can market herself, that's for sure. That is definitely a good skill.

Why is everyone so obsessed by where she studied? What does it matter, the majority of succesful Business founders out there didnt come from the big unis.

The real question is: did she really do all that on her own or not. AIt seems obvious that it is impossible. Just look at her baby face, this girl has never fought.

Probable explanation: she is a rather talented speaker, and some smart rich guy in Chongqing spotted her and hired her to be the visible face of his company. And she is doing pretty well it seems, so congratulations SiYang!

She's quite obviously just a living breathing commercial for "Nation University" or a hired gun of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party to inspire Chinese students. Pretty clever when you think about it, yet oh so typical of the Chinese.

BS: I finished my BA in about the same ammount of time. It's possible. Summer semeters+doing a few courses in different universities in paralel and getting all of them credited. So that's done. Now I'm waiting for my 300 million.

以下网址刊登了一些董思阳的报道。内容是关于董思阳小姐的学历和得奖资料。这则新闻是刊登于新加坡的联合晚报。其中的资料是由南洋理工大学以及相关的机构所做出的回应。 link.

'CEO-beauty' suspected of fraud

A successful Chinese entrepreneur-cum-motivational speaker has come under suspicion for falsifying her track records.

According to the Shin Min Daily News, 23-year-old Dong Siyang has claimed, among other things, to be a graduate from Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

Her biggest claim so far is that she became a CEO when she was 21.

[Clipped. Remainder of article here. -JM]

I suspect an Asia Madoff is in the making ?

I believe the article featured in the website below may provide some answer about her questionable education background and self-acclaimed awards.

Dong Si Yang