Unimarconi Master via ENEB Thread

[PearsonOTHMQualifi7654]

The apostille has been the delay for me. The Department of International Relations are the only ones authorised to issue the apostille in my home country. That takes about two months. But first, they wanted my diplomas verified by the national Qualifications Authority, i.e. confirming that I appear in the National Database. That took a month to get. I live abroad so I'm doing all this remotely using couriers. At this rate I'll probably only be part of the January cohort if I'm lucky.

Wow, hopefully it will all be sorted soon. There is really no big rush after signing up, as they will have "calls" every month. Also, glad to hear that you are also doing both UNISEB and Unimarconi convalidations.  As I have expressed before, I want to do these to maximize the experience and move on.

I realized there are 2 YouTube videos from ENEB on the Unimarconi collaboration, one is short and edited, and the other is the full length video. In the longer video, the Unimarconi academic transfer process is described as a convalidation.

I guess "Convalidation" or "Convalidacion" might be more common than I had been aware of.

A quick search yields some of the following on "university convalidation":

University convalidation is the process of officially recognizing a foreign degree or transferring credits, which typically involves submitting transcripts and official course information to a new institution or a credential evaluation service. The process validates that a degree from one institution is equivalent to another, often for academic or professional purposes like a new job or licensure. Steps can include obtaining official documents, getting them translated if necessary, and using a credential evaluation service or the new university's internal process for the official review. 

• Challenge exams: Some universities offer "challenge exams" to validate prior learning and award course credit without enrollment. This often involves taking a comprehensive exam on the subject matter.
  

[Kalas]

Just got an email from ENEB (in Spanish) with a request to digitally sign a document no later than November 12. It looks like an enrollment form. Progress! I like that. No request for money. I like that too. Let's keep that momentum going until I get the degree and transcript! The document has Unimarconi's logo on it and is in Italian. All of my information was already populated and I just had to put a digital signature on it. According to Google Translate my US undergrad degrees went in the box for "not to be enrolled in another university course lasting 1500 hours or more" which may or may not accurately reflect the original Italian.

The email subject identified me as "-69-" in the middle of some Spanish gobbledygook, which could logically be an internal code for the Big Data and Analytics degree or signifying that I am number 69 of 100 to get the introductory price. If Pearson's number is 70 or 72+ it's probably the latter, if it's 71 it would fit both hypothoses based on the order in which the degrees are listed.

[PearsonOTHMQualifi7654]

Just got an email from ENEB (in Spanish) with a request to digitally sign a document no later than November 12. It looks like an enrollment form. Progress! I like that. No request for money. I like that too. Let's keep that momentum going until I get the degree and transcript! The document has Unimarconi's logo on it and is in Italian. All of my information was already populated and I just had to put a digital signature on it. According to Google Translate my US undergrad degrees went in the box for "not to be enrolled in another university course lasting 1500 hours or more" which may or may not accurately reflect the original Italian.

The email subject identified me as "-69-" in the middle of some Spanish gobbledygook, which could logically be an internal code for the Big Data and Analytics degree or signifying that I am number 69 of 100 to get the introductory price. If Pearson's number is 70 or 72+ it's probably the latter, if it's 71 it would fit both hypothoses based on the order in which the degrees are listed.

Congratulations on the great news and progress! I am still waiting but I understand it's only bee a week or so for me since starting the process

[Kalas]

It was 13 days from submitting the transcripts to getting the enrollment form for me. Why it took almost 2 weeks to look at my transcript, diploma and driver's license I couldn't say. I would think once you've seen one you've seen them all. ENEB gonna ENEB.

Speaking of ENEB gonna ENEB...a week ago I mentioned that I sent an email to academy@eneb.com asking for an update. Two hours after I submit the enrollment form somebody from ENEB "just saw" my email from a week ago because "it went to the spam folder." Yeah, sure it did. I'm sure the point of the email being rendered moot 2 hours earlier had noooooothing to do with it. And what do you know, my documents were fine after all. You don't say. I never would have guessed. I suppose this is the primo support you get for being a "high roller" in the Unimarconi program. I wouldn't have gotten a response at all when I was doing my ENEB degrees.

[PearsonOTHMQualifi7654]

Finally, the email came, and I finished enrollment by signing the Unimarconi form in Italian. They accepted my documents. That took 17 days from uploading the documents. I emailed them last night, and I got a response today just when the automated message came asking for a signature.  Looks like I will be able to start this Month after all

[mancheseter24]

Thanks for the update, please keep us updating us, I am very interested in doing this.

What is the consensus so far? Will this be an official masters or another titulo propio?

[PearsonOTHMQualifi7654]

Thanks for the update, please keep us updating us, I am very interested in doing this.

What is the consensus so far? Will this be an official masters or another titulo propio?

Hi - the Master di I Livello is not a propio. It’s much stronger, as it is a real, accredited master’s degree issued by an Italian university and recognized by the Italian Ministry of Universities and Research (MIUR). That means it’s part of Italy’s national higher education system, not a private or school-specific award like a título propio from Spain.

By law (Law 509/1999 and Decree 270/2004), it sits at Level 7 of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) — the same level as other European master’s degrees. The “I Livello” label simply means it’s the first level of postgraduate study, designed for professionals who already hold a bachelor’s degree (Laurea).

As it is fully accredited, official and has a thesis component, the evaluation is likely to be equivalent to a Master's degree in the U.S.  
We will see about that, but so far a lot of search results do say that NACES evaluators regularly deem the 1 Livello as a Master's degree equivalent, and other times it comes up as a postgraduate diploma (PGDip) equivalent. It doesn't qualify for a PhD study in Italy, but as I understand it can be accepted for entry into doctoral level studies outside of Italy. Bottom line, it's official/accredited/recognized by the education ministry of the country it is issued in, and thus stronger than a propio.

[Kalas]

Emailed ENEB yesterday asking for information on how this is supposed to work as I haven't heard anything since my last post here 2 weeks ago. I'm supposed to be starting on Saturday, which leaves only 2 more business days. Not a peep, not even about the $1775 I haven't paid yet.

Got an automated message "reminding" me to pay by the 14th after I have asked how to make that payment 4 times I can explicitly recall. And does this email tell me how to make that payment? Of course it doesn't. Who sends a payment reminder with no instructions for remitting payment?!?! An ENEB graduate, that's whom.

[Kalas]

I FINALLY got the URL to make the final payment. https://pay.hotmart.com/N102022828B?off=j4u0nst1 It doesn't seem to be tied to anything on the back end, like my original ENEB enrollment. The only difference was getting a thanks for the money message from Hotmart instead of a completely blank page. Whoever wrote back from academy told me to send an email after payment goes through so they can do something on their end, further solidifying my feeling that ENEB didn't actually have anything in place to complete the process for someone that enrolled with the down payment option until today. That sounds like it should be impossible as this was supposed to be a limited offer expiring 6 weeks ago, but you'll drive yourself crazy if you let these guys get to you. Maybe these reeeeeeally didn't sell and somehow I am the first person on the payment plan to make the final payment. ENEB has all day tomorrow to click whatever button needs to be clicked for me to start Saturday so that better get done. Somehow I wouldn't be surprised if I end up taking more mental damage from the process of getting enrolled than I do writing the thesis.

Hopefully all of the "fun" I've had over the last month at least makes it easier for someone else in the future. As a reminder, get your documents notorized at a bank. Make the lump sum payment. And no matter what an ENEB webpage tells you, you cannot start on any day of the month that is not the 15th. Even if the 15th is on the weekend. Apparently. Pearson and I will find out in 2 days.

[bjcheung77]

I'm still a bit confused on the final pricing and hoops to jump through. Mind if I ask you to break down the pricing and steps required? It's just $1,775.00 for the link you sent in, but what about the other prices to get to this final price point? I know this will get you a seat reservation into the Unimarconi Masters, but is there anything more to do or pay for before it's all done?