ENEB

ENEB or European Business School of Barcelona (in Spanish: Escuela de Negocios Europea de Barcelona) is a business school in Spain that offers MBAs and other Master's level degree programs in various business subjects as well as postgraduate diplomas and higher education courses. These programs are offered in conjunction with Isabel I de Castilla University (English) or Isabel I (English) for short (in Spanish: Universidad Isabel I de Castilla or Universidad Isabel I). Upon graduation, students receive a diploma from ENEB and a diploma from the international division of Isabel I known as Universidad Internacional Isabel I de Castilla (which translates in English to Isabel I de Castilla International University) as written on the diploma.

Degree Contents
ENEB's degree programs follow the andragogical self-paced independent study format. Once registration and verification processes have been completed, a student may move through the program as slowly or as quickly as his/her time permits. However, the school sets an 18-month time limit for Master's degree program completion.

As with many typical MBA/Master's programs that one may find at U.S.-based schools, grades and completion for each course is based on a final paper. While the course instructions set a limit of 18 pages (excluding the title page and reference list) per Master's level paper, students have reported submitting papers ranging in length from 5 to 20+ pages.

Potential Controversy
The first concern that some have with ENEB is that its programs can be found on Groupon for a low price. Some consider that to be an indication of lesser quality. However, proponents of the program have pointed out that U.S. regionally accredited schools such as National Louis University and ASA College have also offered programs on Groupon. Others have argued that ENEB's offering is not unlike well-known schools such as Johns Hopkins University or Georgia Institute of Technology offering cheap courses or even full degree programs at deeply discounted rates on edX and Coursera.

The second concern for some is that ENEB's degrees are not official degrees in Spain. Official degrees in Spain are registered with the Spanish government. Titulos propios or "own titles" are not registered with the Spanish government, but are government-recognized and fully valid in the Spanish higher education system. However, it is important to note: in Spain, a titulo propio does not grant a person access to government or academic jobs nor does it allow one to continue on to a doctoral program in any field. What a titulo propio does is grant a person valid and relevant qualifications for jobs in the private sector.

American Utility
Listing a titulo propio in the education or qualifications section of a resumé is legitimate and acceptable. However, for peace of mind, some students may prefer to have this foreign degree evaluated by a qualified foreign credential evaluator. To that end, ENEB diplomas have variously been evaluated as:

Other evaluators may have other opinions on how to evaluate ENEB qualifications.

Conclusions
While a Master titulo propio from ENEB/Isabel I will not satisfy every student's individual needs, it is considered a suitable option for some. ENEB is not a diploma mill. ENEB has the proper qualifications in Spain to grant Master titulos propios and they have partnered with--and are certified by--what is considered by U.S. standards to be the equivalent of a regionally accredited University (Isabel I) to give more weight to their Master titulos propios.