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I have a BS from a regionally accredited university in the U.S., and am finishing my Master's at an internationally recognised university in the EU (at least, it's a top 100 school, over 400 years old, and I was able to get FAFSA loans from the US dept. of education, so it seems it's fully recognised by the U.S.). I am now looking at Ph.D. programs in the earth sciences, and one I'm HOPING would be similarly recognised in the U.S. is the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
It SEEMS to be ENQA certified, but I have no idea how this equates to regional accreditation in the states. Typically, regional accreditation is viewed as the gold standard - at least in the U.S. - and I just want to be sure BEFORE I go through the trouble of applying that UAB would be considered properly accredited and "legit" from the standpoint of U.S. employers, or if I were to go for a post-doc / researcher position in the states later. A huge advantage of doing it in the EU rather than the U.S. is because I am a dual citizen - so tuition for me is a lot lower in a lot of EU universities (free, where I go, except for rent and food). I already put myself quite far in debt doing my BS in the U.S., and I would just as soon avoid that (also, for the time being, I don't really *want* to live there for a while, but keep my options open).
I'd never heard of UAB before, while many of the big Scandinavian unis I have of course heard of, especially in Sweden. So I'm seeing that it's supposedly internationally recogised but I cannot seem to find a clear answer as to whether it's considered a degree (particularly in the earth sciences) the U.S. or UK or Canada would recognize (bonus if China does, too). ENQA accreditation vs regional accreditation in the U.S., in other words.
While on the topic, if anyone knows of some kind of list of good earth science programs (other than in the U.S.) which are largely valued and recognised internationally, including in the U.S., that'd be great. Different accrediting bodies and standards just makes it a bit confusing.
Thanks!!
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I have a BS from a regionally accredited university in the U.S., and am finishing my Master's at an internationally recognised university in the EU (at least, it's a top 100 school, over 400 years old, and I was able to get FAFSA loans from the US dept. of education, so it seems it's fully recognised by the U.S.). I am now looking at Ph.D. programs in the earth sciences, and one I'm HOPING would be similarly recognised in the U.S. is the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
It SEEMS to be ENQA certified, but I have no idea how this equates to regional accreditation in the states. Typically, regional accreditation is viewed as the gold standard - at least in the U.S. - and I just want to be sure BEFORE I go through the trouble of applying that UAB would be considered properly accredited and "legit" from the standpoint of U.S. employers, or if I were to go for a post-doc / researcher position in the states later. A huge advantage of doing it in the EU rather than the U.S. is because I am a dual citizen - so tuition for me is a lot lower in a lot of EU universities (free, where I go, except for rent and food). I already put myself quite far in debt doing my BS in the U.S., and I would just as soon avoid that (also, for the time being, I don't really *want* to live there for a while, but keep my options open).
I'd never heard of UAB before, while many of the big Scandinavian unis I have of course heard of, especially in Sweden. So I'm seeing that it's supposedly internationally recogised but I cannot seem to find a clear answer as to whether it's considered a degree (particularly in the earth sciences) the U.S. or UK or Canada would recognize (bonus if China does, too). ENQA accreditation vs regional accreditation in the U.S., in other words.
While on the topic, if anyone knows of some kind of list of good earth science programs (other than in the U.S.) which are largely valued and recognised internationally, including in the U.S., that'd be great. Different accrediting bodies and standards just makes it a bit confusing.
Thanks!!
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