Accreditation

The following programme formats all lead to the same Joint Master's Degree in Advanced Digital Skills:

• Full-time Master's programme
• Part-time accelerated Master's programme
• Part-time Master's programme

The difference between these pathways is only the pace and study load:

• Full-time - completed over 2 semesters
• Part-time accelerated - completed over 3 semesters
• Part-time - completed over 4 semesters

All three pathways require students to complete 60 ECTS.

Postgraduate pathways and individual microcredentials do not lead to the full Master's qualification on their own.

Yes. The Digital4Business Joint Master's Degree in Advanced Digital Skills is an officially recognised Master's level qualification. It is a 60 ECTS, EQF Level 7 programme. The degree is accredited through ASIIN, a recognised European accreditation body, meaning that it is an officially recognised Master's qualification across Europe. In addition, the degree is also individually accredited through NOVA University Lisbon and the University of Bologna.

Upon successful completion, students receive the Joint Master's Degree in Advanced Digital Skills and a Diploma Supplement. The Joint Degree is awarded by NOVA University Lisbon and the University of Bologna. the Digital4Business consortium and is accredited through ASIIN, a recognised European accreditation body. This means the qualification is officially recognised across Europe. Students who successfully complete the programme in accordance with the Study and Examination Regulations will be awarded a Joint Professional Master’s degree in Advanced Digital Technologies for Business by the degree-awarding institutions NOVA University Lisbon and the University of Bologna (UNIBO), which jointly issue, register, and deliver a single diploma and diploma supplement detailing the academic programme and achievements in line with European Commission standards, while partner institutions NCI and LiU contribute to programme delivery, are recognised in the diploma supplement, and support transcript provision and national registration requirements, with all institutions collectively agreeing on the legal framework and graduation arrangements under the consortium agreement.

If you successfully complete a full Digital4Business Master's pathway and achieve the required results, you will be awarded the Joint Master's Degree in Advanced Digital Skills. This is a 60 ECTS, EQF Level 7 qualification. Students who complete only part of the programme may instead receive a different qualification:

• Full Master's pathway (full-time, part-time accelerated, or part-time) - Joint Master's Degree in Advanced Digital Skills, 60 ECTS
• Postgraduate pathway - postgraduate qualification worth 30 ECTS. This is not a full Master's degree.
• Microcredentials - individual accredited modules, normally worth 10 ECTS each.

Microcredentials do not lead to a Master's degree unless they are later combined within a full programme pathway.