ISEB and UNISEB

[slammX]

Here's what Isabel's diploma looks like.

UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL ISABEL I DE CASTILLA
hereby certifies that
[Name]
holder of identification number [Number],
has successfully completed the programme detailed on the reverse side, undertaken from 1 June 2025 to 28 January 2026,
with a total workload of 1500 hours (equivalent to 60 ECTS credits).
The above therefore entitles the holder to the award of the following University-issued Own Degree:
MBA - MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Master "in"...

The reverse side lists the modules by name (no grades). 

It also includes the following notice: 

"This qualification is awarded as a University-issued non-official qualification (Own Degree) of Universidad Isabel I, in accordance with Article 37(6) of Royal Decree 822/2021, of 28 September, which regulates the organisation of university education and quality assurance procedures in Spain."

And also a QR code and link to validate the credential, which works.

At least there's no mention of ENEB anywhere. It also uses the word "degree" not "certificate" like the ENEB arrangement. 

The diploma arrived at the 120 day mark as indicated in the completion email.

[Maltus]

SlammX, would you mind to show us a scan so that we can see the holy grail? Of course you should blank out your name and such :-)
Thank you in advance!

[PearsonOTHMQualifi7654]

SlammX, would you mind to show us a scan so that we can see the holy grail? Of course you should blank out your name and such :-)
Thank you in advance!

Interesting they have a date range from June 2025 to Jan 2026. 
So it must account for when we started the ENEB MBA component. There is no transcript directly issued it seems? 
Maybe that comes later, or what was issued prior is it.

I've yet to receive my diploma, but I completed additional programs at ISEB thereafter, so maybe they are simply batching them together. 
UNISEB Diploma team confirmed last week that the Ui1 MBA Diploma has been requested for me, so I am still waiting.

On second thought, I saw randomly on a different school site, that the South African Qualifications Authority does allow holders of UCAM diplomas to submit for asessement.
As UCAM and Ui1 are fairly similar in how they work with partner institutions, I wonder if that would work for SlammX in South Africa (if I recall correctly, I think SlammX might have mentioned South Africa before.)

[slammX]

My diploma was withdrawn from my download portal.

I received the following email from UNISEB:

"We would like to inform you that we have detected an error in the diploma issued by Universidad Isabel I. We are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.
Once it has been fixed, the document will be uploaded again to the downloads area."

I don't know what the error is or what exactly will be changed, so I'll share the scan once I know the diploma is final.

There was no accompanying transcript when the diploma was originally uploaded. Not sure whether this will eventually be added.

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SlammX, would you mind to show us a scan so that we can see the holy grail? Of course you should blank out your name and such :-)
Thank you in advance!

Interesting they have a date range from June 2025 to Jan 2026. 
So it must account for when we started the ENEB MBA component. There is no transcript directly issued it seems? 
Maybe that comes later, or what was issued prior is it.

I've yet to receive my diploma, but I completed additional programs at ISEB thereafter, so maybe they are simply batching them together. 
UNISEB Diploma team confirmed last week that the Ui1 MBA Diploma has been requested for me, so I am still waiting.

On second thought, I saw randomly on a different school site, that the South African Qualifications Authority does allow holders of UCAM diplomas to submit for asessement.
As UCAM and Ui1 are fairly similar in how they work with partner institutions, I wonder if that would work for SlammX in South Africa (if I recall correctly, I think SlammX might have mentioned South Africa before.)

I am in South Africa yes. The South African Qualifications Authority is very strict about foreign qualifications evaluations. If a program is not accredited then unfortunately the conversation is a non-starter.

I've already tested this with SAQA. Here's an extract of an email from them: 

"It is important to note that most Spanish universities offer both official (títulos oficiales) and non-official programmes / qualifications (títulos propio). SAQA only recognises títulos oficiales, provided all other verification requirements are met. You can also access the university's website to see if the qualification you intend studying for, is an accredited by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MICINN) or university's own programme (títulos propio)."

I'll wait for the Unimarconi Diploma and have that evaluated instead, although I doubt I'll have much better luck with that. It's also a University specific degree, so basically the Italian equivalent of a propio. Unfortunately South Africa's equivalency rating process is tightly controlled. We don't have the likes of the Validentials of this world

[cacoleman1983]

SAQA evaluated ACLAS here in the USA as a professional degree, but not an academic degree, according to a Facebook post on the ACLAS page.  That's essentially an NQF 8, which sits between a Bachelor's and a Master's.  So propio degrees fall in this category.

[NotJoeBiden]

SAQA evaluated ACLAS here in the USA as a professional degree, but not an academic degree, according to a Facebook post on the ACLAS page.  That's essentially an NQF 8, which sits between a Bachelor's and a Master's.  So propio degrees fall in this category.

The propio is issued by a real, accredited university, just as an unaccredited program. Meanwhile ACLAS is basically a diploma mill.