Doctor of Business Administration Online from Malta

Keep your life and career in Malta while you elevate your expertise to the highest professional level. The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is designed for experienced managers and ambitious leaders who want to create meaningful impact through research-informed practice. Delivered in exclusive partnership between the University of Gloucestershire and Robert Kennedy College, this flexible programme lets you study where you live, work, and thrive—right here in Malta—while developing insights that apply across borders and industries.

Built for global relevance, the DBA blends rigorous academic research with real-world application, so you can tackle complex business challenges with clarity and confidence. You will join a vibrant international community, benefit from world-class academic guidance, and progress through a structured journey toward a doctoral qualification that commands respect worldwide.

Awarded British Degree Recognised Internationally

Stand out with a British doctoral degree that signals quality, credibility, and ambition. Awarded by the University of Gloucestershire, the DBA carries international recognition, opening doors across Europe and beyond. It validates your expertise at the highest level of professional practice and signals to employers, boards, and partners that you lead with evidence, not opinion.

Whether you want to influence strategy, advise at C‑suite level, or transition into academia or consulting, the international prestige of a British doctorate amplifies your profile. Your DBA post-nominals travel with you and speak a language that global organisations instantly understand and respect.

100% Online — Graduate in as Little as 3 Years

Progress with purpose on a pathway designed for senior professionals. The structure enables focused, sustained progress toward your doctorate, with many candidates completing in as little as three years. You will move from advanced coursework into a research proposal and doctoral thesis, building momentum as your ideas sharpen and your contribution becomes tangible.

This is disciplined, guided progress—without derailing your career. Each stage is intentional and supported, helping you translate experience into research, and research into impact, while maintaining your professional and personal commitments in Malta.

No Fixed Lecture Times

Your schedule is your own. There are no mandatory logins at specific times or dates, giving you full control over when you attend to readings, lectures, discussions, and assessments. If your week is packed, you can study early mornings, late evenings, or on weekends—whatever works.

That flexibility is essential for leaders and entrepreneurs handling unpredictable calendars. You decide when to engage deeply, when to step back, and how to pace your progress—without ever missing out on content or support.

Study Anywhere — Even Offline with Our Mobile App

Move seamlessly between your office, home, gym, and airport lounge. With our mobile app, you can download course materials and watch lectures offline, keeping your momentum whether you’re commuting across Malta, visiting clients, or travelling abroad.

Your learning environment adapts to you. Read, annotate, and reflect on the go; pick up where you left off on any device; and stay productive even when connectivity is limited. Your DBA fits into your life, not the other way around.

Open-Book Assessments that Mirror Real Work

Instead of memorising facts for time-pressured exams, you will complete open-book assessments that reflect how leaders actually solve problems: by framing the right questions, gathering evidence, evaluating sources, and making defensible decisions.

This approach rewards analysis, synthesis, and ethical use of information—the hallmarks of doctoral-level thinking. It encourages you to bring your professional context into your studies, producing work that is not only academically rigorous but practically relevant.

Guided by Faculty from World-Renowned Universities

Learn from and be supervised by a diverse team of tutors and faculty who have graduated from world-renowned institutions such as Oxford, Harvard, EPFL, the University of Basel, and Washington University in St. Louis. Their experience spans scholarship and practice, giving you both intellectual challenge and pragmatic guidance.

Expect insightful feedback, research mentorship, and a high bar for quality that elevates your work. You will benefit from perspectives shaped by multiple disciplines, sectors, and geographies—as you craft a doctoral thesis that advances knowledge and practice.

A Truly Global Classroom

Join a powerful network of professionals from over 130 countries. Your peers bring perspectives from every sector and continent, creating a rich environment for dialogue, collaboration, and lifelong connections. The conversations you have will broaden your horizons and test your assumptions—exactly what doctoral-level learning should do.

Our alumni work for international organisations like United Nations, Google, ICRC, The World Bank, Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, Tencent, Siemens, Sony.

Plan with Confidence: Flexible Payments

Invest steadily in your future. Our fees can be paid in up to 18 monthly interest‑free instalments, helping you manage cash flow while you study at the highest level.

This approach lets you plan your doctoral journey without compromising your professional or personal ambitions, ensuring the programme remains accessible to driven leaders.

How a DBA Strengthens Careers in Malta

Malta’s reputation as a dynamic hub for financial services and fintech makes rigorous, research‑driven leadership especially valuable. Through your DBA, you can explore topics such as governance, risk and compliance, digital transformation, data ethics, and sustainable value creation—areas that speak directly to regulated and innovation‑intensive sectors. The analytical frameworks and methodologies you master will help you design solutions that satisfy both strategic imperatives and regulatory expectations.

In the digital economy—where iGaming, SaaS, cybersecurity, and AI‑enabled services continue to evolve—organisations need leaders who can turn complex data into actionable strategy. Your doctoral work can focus on customer analytics, platform strategies, responsible innovation, or cross‑border scaling—capabilities that translate into competitive advantage for Malta‑based firms with international reach.

For Malta’s trade‑exposed and service‑oriented industries—maritime and logistics, aviation support, life sciences, tourism and hospitality—the DBA equips you to tackle high‑impact themes: supply‑chain resilience, operational excellence, ESG and decarbonisation strategies, destination competitiveness, and human‑capital development. By uniting research with practice, you will be positioned to lead transformation projects that deliver measurable outcomes for organisations operating from Malta to the wider Mediterranean and EU markets.

Ready to Begin?

Your next chapter as a research‑informed leader can start today—without pausing your life in Malta. Shape your signature contribution, expand your global network, and earn a British doctorate that travels with you. Request our course catalogue and discover how this DBA can accelerate your ambitions.