ENEB Master Thread

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Hi Everyone.

First time poster here. I've read this entire thread for the most part and it has been very helpful. I registered for the ENEB MBA in 2021, but back then there wasn't anything good to say online and I just couldn't get myself to commit all that time and effort to something that, in my mind, was questionable at best. I'm glad that I found this forum. It has helped me go from sceptic to hopeful to actually buying the vouchers.

With the intro out of the way, has anyone received a Global Masters diploma (ENEB triple masters) from UI1 yet? If so, how many ECTS credits did they award?

I would like to eventually get it evaluated for equivalency with SAQA in South Africa but the minimum credits for a Masters is 180 (which is equivalent 90 ECTS credits). This would also depend on how SAQA evaluates the level of complexity of each component module. 180 masters level credits are needed in South Africa at  credits are needed i.e. NQF level 9 credits on a 10 level framework, with 10 being doctoral studies. If any credits are deemed to have been earned at a lower level of complexity then I will be out of luck. I do still intend to try though.

Then does anyone know whether my first registration in 2021 will appear on my permanent record? I don't remember whether I officially dropped the program or whether I just stopped visiting the portal and forgot about it. It might have been the latter, so I assume this would have resulted in a fail or a "did not complete"? I don't think I even did a single paper back then. I can't access the portal now to check. It says my email address doesn't exist in the system.

I submitted my qualifications for SAQA evaluation mid last year and I still have not received my outcome. Did you submit?

Was that for the MBA qualification? I haven't completed yet, but I will eventually submit once I do. 

What information did you submit to SAQA? ENEB diplomas and transcripts, or UI1 diplomas?

My assumption is that if SAQA is delayed its likely because the University hasn't responded to their requests for information. Are you able to follow up with SAQA?

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I reached out to SAQA before submitting a formal evaluation request. I've quoted their response below, but basically SAQA only recognises títulos oficiales. I could try anyway just for the heck of it, but the evaluation would likely be unsuccessful.


"Section 31(a) of the Policy and Criteria for Evaluating Foreign Qualifications within the South African NQF, as amended (March 2024) stipulates the requirements that a foreign awarding institution must meet for its qualifications to be recognised.
 
SAQA bases the advice below on information currently available to it.

Universidad Internacional Isabel I de Castilla is a recognised institution in Spain and the national qualifications which it is authorised to offer there will be recognised by SAQA provided they meet all the other verification criteria applied by SAQA.  As SAQA does not pre-evaluate foreign qualifications, it is your responsibility to check whether the qualification you are interested in or have acquired falls within the formal national education and training system of Spain.  The oversight body is the RUCT (https://www.educacion.gob.es/ruct/home).

We recommend that you access the link above, click on the dropdown menu next to Universidad, select the university mentioned above, click Consultar. On the next page, you can click on Ver Centros for a list of recognised centres that offer this university's official/ accredited qualifications, therefore, if the centre is not on this list, there it may be that although it is a centre for the university, it may be offering unrecognised / unaccredited qualifications. 

Optionally, instead of clicking Ver Centros, you may click Ver Titulos for a list of all accredited qualifications (títulos oficiales) offered by this university, registered on the Registry of Universities, Centers and Degrees (Registro de Universidades,. Centros y Títulos - RUCT). If a qualification you intend studying for is not on this list, it means is not an accredited qualification. 

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)."