Arab Leadership University to Applicants: Do Not Take a Loan for Online Tuition We Do Not Charge

The Arab Leadership University Bursary has issued a warning to applicants. Several people have reported being contacted by loan brokers offering to finance the tuition of a ALU online degree. There is no tuition to finance. Online tuition is £0.

"If a broker, an agent or an intermediary offers you a loan to pay ALU online tuition, they are either mistaken or dishonest," the note says. "Do not sign anything. Contact us."

The Bursary lists the only real costs: published examination and administrative charges, covered for most online students by exam sponsorship. None of these require borrowing. The sums are modest, fixed and shown before an applicant submits.

The note explains how the scam works. An intermediary presents themselves as an official partner, quotes a large "tuition" figure, and offers a financing plan with fees and interest. The applicant pays the intermediary; the university never sees the money and has no such fee.