Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Online from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Imagine advancing to the highest level of business leadership and research without pausing your life or leaving Jeddah. The Doctor of Business Administration is delivered in exclusive partnership between the University of Gloucestershire and Robert Kennedy College, combining academic rigor with practical relevance so you can elevate your career while staying rooted where you live and work.

Designed for seasoned professionals and ambitious leaders, this DBA empowers you to investigate real organisational challenges, build evidence-based solutions, and create impact that travels across borders and industries. Its research-driven approach, frameworks, and methods are internationally applicable—equipping you to lead with confidence wherever opportunity takes you.

Earn a Globally Respected British Degree

Graduate with a British doctoral degree that signals academic excellence and professional credibility around the world. Employers, boards, and stakeholders recognise the strength of the UK’s scholarly tradition, its standards of quality, and its emphasis on research that changes practice.

As a doctoral graduate, the distinction travels with you—supporting your reputation in multinational contexts, across sectors, and in global markets. Your doctoral title reflects more than knowledge; it demonstrates your capacity to design, conduct, and defend research that advances business practice.

Finish in as Little as 3 Years—100% Online

Progress from ambition to achievement, online, in as little as three years. The programme is structured to help experienced professionals maintain momentum while making measurable progress, phase by phase, toward a completed doctoral thesis.

Each stage builds your scholarly toolkit—from research design and literature synthesis to data gathering and analysis—so you can move steadily toward a finished contribution to knowledge and practice without putting your life on hold.

No Fixed Lecture Times—Your Schedule, Your Pace

Life, work, and leadership rarely follow a timetable. That’s why this DBA is designed without mandatory live attendance. Access your learning materials, recorded lectures, and academic resources when it suits you—early mornings, late evenings, or weekends.

This flexibility is ideal for executives managing teams across time zones, entrepreneurs navigating dynamic schedules, and professionals balancing family commitments. You decide when to engage, reflect, and contribute.

Learn Anywhere—Even Offline on Our Mobile App

Study from home, the office, or on the move. With our mobile app, you can download study materials and lectures to continue learning offline—on flights, during commutes, or whenever your schedule opens a window.

Wherever your professional journey takes you, your DBA travels with you. The combination of 24/7 platform access and offline capabilities keeps your momentum steady and your goals within reach.

Open-Book Assessments that Mirror Real-World Practice

Real leadership is about making informed decisions with the best available evidence—not memorising facts. That’s why the programme uses open-book assessments, encouraging you to work with literature, data, and frameworks as you would in the boardroom.

This approach emphasises critical thinking, synthesis, and application—helping you cultivate the skills that matter most: diagnosing complex problems, evaluating options, and designing practical, research-backed solutions.

Guided by Faculty Educated at World-Leading Universities

Learn from experienced academics and practitioner-scholars whose qualifications include degrees from renowned institutions such as Oxford, Harvard, EPFL, the University of Basel, and Washington University in St. Louis. They bring a blend of scholarly depth and real-world insight to every interaction.

Your supervisors and tutors are committed to your progress—challenging your thinking, sharpening your method, and supporting your thesis journey with feedback, mentorship, and genuine care for your success.

Join a Truly Global Community

Connect with peers from more than 130 countries and expand your professional network across continents, sectors, and disciplines. The diversity of perspectives in your cohort enriches your research, broadens your worldview, and unlocks collaboration opportunities that outlast graduation.

Our alumni work at international organisations and leading companies such as Aramco, the United Nations, Google, ICRC, The World Bank, Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, Tencent, Siemens, and Sony—evidence of the programme’s reach and the calibre of its community.

Manageable Payments with Up to 18 Monthly Interest‑Free Instalments

Plan your investment with confidence. Our fees can be spread across up to 18 monthly interest‑free instalments, helping you align costs with cash flow while you continue to work and grow professionally.

This flexible approach allows you to prioritise quality and fit, focusing on the long-term return of a doctoral qualification without short-term financial strain.

Why This DBA Matters for Professionals in Jeddah

As the commercial gateway to the Kingdom, Jeddah’s economy thrives on trade, logistics, and supply chain management. The DBA equips you to tackle data-driven efficiency, risk modeling, and strategic transformation across port operations, shipping, warehousing, aviation links, and regional distribution networks—strengthening your leadership credibility in organisations shaping the Red Sea’s trade corridors.

Jeddah is also a hub for finance, family businesses, and diversified conglomerates. Through your doctoral research you can explore governance, succession, digital transformation, and performance frameworks that help complex organisations scale responsibly. Whether you lead a growing enterprise or collaborate with institutional partners, the DBA’s evidence-based approach enhances your ability to design and implement strategies aligned with national growth and sustainability ambitions.

Tourism, hospitality, real estate, and large-scale urban development are rapidly evolving across the region. The DBA enables you to investigate customer experience, service innovation, ESG impact, and smart-city operations—insights that are invaluable for initiatives shaping Jeddah’s waterfront, mixed-use districts, and visitor economy. Your thesis can become a strategic asset for employers and stakeholders driving transformation.

Ready to take the next step? Request our course catalogue and discover how this online DBA—delivered in exclusive partnership between the University of Gloucestershire and Robert Kennedy College—can empower your leadership and research journey from Jeddah.