ENEB/University Isabel I vs Czech Polish Continuing education

I am wondering what other people think here. I would say that the ENEB route is a better choice due to cost and also the Isabela I diploma and verification system. There seems to be more understanding of the Proprio system from Spain than the status of the continuing education degrees from the Czech entities. Though neither may get you into a doctoral program. Certainly the cost is less. Someone posted the ENEB path requires a fair amount of writing.

If you were recommending a route for someone which route would you suggest.

 

Groupon is offering a sale again.
https://www.groupon.com/deals/n-eneb-business-school-online-postgraduate-degree-1

 

Oops. These are the Masters programs.
https://www.groupon.com/deals/n-eneb-business-school-online-mba-masters-degree-1

 

Odd that like the University of Central Nicuragua (International), Neurolinguistic Programming seems to be a thing. Bander and Grinder would be happy it caught on somewhere in higher education.

 

I might have missed this in the past . . . but in EU terms . . . . What is the difference between a MBA or Master and a Postgraduate Degree?

 

Confused me. They call them both degrees but clearly offer degrees with Masters in the title and Postgraduate Degrees (list them separately).

 

Yes, I would list them separately, but if the employer asked me what the difference is, I would like to explain it back to them.

 

I would do the degree with Masters in the name. Perhaps the "Postgraduate degree" is shorter and just issues a diploma that says "Post Graduate Degree in X". Sounds a little more like a continuing ed diploma. Good question though.

 

Good information (solves the mystery).

 

Outside of the US a postgraduate diploma is on the same level as a masters degree, they are a bit shorter and you do not have to write a dissertation. Just need to make sure it is a postgraduate diploma and not a postgraduate certificate.

 

What do you mean by "on the same level"? If you mean that both are postgraduate awards, then that would be accurate.

But seeing that you specifically mention that they aren't at the same level as a postgraduate certificate, I'll assume you mean that they are equivalent.

In many of the Commonwealth nations, the postgraduate diploma is actually a level below the master's degree, for the reasons you've already mentioned: shorter, lack of dissertation, etc.

If there is another part of the world in which the PGD and a Master's are literally equivalent, I'd be curious to learn more.

 

See the below link.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postgraduate_diploma

 

As someone that is not a resident of the US or Spain, and never intends to stay there, would you say it is better to do a degree through the University of the People or ENEB?

 

Depends on how the authorities in your home country view the degrees. I suggest you ask them.

 

Then there’s the “does UoP make RA by the time you graduate?” angle. Because if they do, it absolutely tilts how well that degree travels.

 

Of course.

 

Sure it does. But it's sometimes tough to get a firm answer from authorities on a "what might happen if..." question. And in some places and circumstances, your American degree may face additional issues, even if it is RA. For example, a University of the People MBA would not be acceptable in Germany, even with Regional Accreditation. There, it's "AACSB or the Autobahn" for American MBAs. Other countries - maybe other hurdles.

"Waiting for Accreditation" is sometimes like Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot." Godot never came. Neither does accreditation, sometimes. Accreditation was about a six-year wait at Nations U., from time of first application to success. Students reported delaying their programs until they absolutely HAD to finish, without accreditation - or quit or time out of their program, which some did. Of course, six years is exceptionally long -- but it can happen.

I still say the best thing @kobusr can do is -- ask local authorities about their acceptance (or not) of the two schools. .

 

Based on the degreeforum.net ENEB Master thread, there have been atleast two members that got accepted into VUL’s. Doctor of Healthcare Administration with ENEB degrees. Liberty University has also accepted atleast one student with an ENEB degree. If the requirement to enter a Doctorate is a Masters or equivalent, many schools will accept students with an ENEB degree and deem it equivalent regardless of what a NACES evaluation says. Many would agree that IEE’s assessment of the Masters Propio as a 30 credit hour graduate certificate is a Masters equivalent.

 

Thank you @Johann for your reply. In my country (South Africa) SAQA ( which is the authority that evaluates foreign degrees) do recognise degrees from universities whether it is National (DEAC) or Regional accredited as long as it is recognised by the US Department of Education. It is still a mystery to me however why the US just doesn't have one accreditation body like we have in South Africa.

There are a lot of clever people involved in the University of the People so it is difficult to see how they will not be successful in obtaining RA status.