ENEB Master Thread

[ReyMysterioso]

External degree validation (i.e. issuing degrees for programs taught by private third parties) by legitimate universities is commonplace in many countries. Remember the case of the University of Wales being dismantled after validating degrees from a bunch of fly-by-night quasi-diploma mills in the UK and abroad.

ENEB claims their programs are validated by Universidad Isabel I, which is a (somewhat questionable, but legitimate) for-profit university accredited by the regional government. (it is in the government accreditation directories) Isabel I lists them as a partner on this page (Spanish only) https://www.ui1.es/centros-colaboradores. Now, regarding the details of this relationship, or how external degree validation even works in Spain, I have no idea, but you can find that out for yourself if you're motivated to explore this. Another thing is to note that Isabel I doesn't seem to offer their own degrees in many of these areas, and it's unclear how they could validate external degrees in those areas.

It would also be (legally) legitimate to provide this offer but require you to finish in, say, 12 months, after which you'd have to pay full tuition. Think of all the possible strings attached that are typically associated with Groupon offers. This kind of offer is ripe for bait-and-switch or deceptive pricing tactics.

Standard disclaimers apply:
- you get what you pay for
- if it seems too good to be true...
- proper institutions don't offer degrees on Groupon
- think critically to a level befitting a master's degree aspirant
- you are responsible for your own bad decisions
- etc

I'm tempted to be the guinea pig. Anybody know if ECTS credits transfer into the Big 3?