Study Your MA in Leading Innovation and Change from Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Imagine elevating your career without leaving the city you live and work in. The MA in Leading Innovation and Change empowers you to transform ideas into impact—while you continue your life in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Designed for ambitious professionals who lead teams, projects, or entire organisations through transformation, this programme unites academic rigour with practical insight so you can translate strategy into results.

Delivered online through the exclusive partnership between York St John University and Robert Kennedy College, this programme brings British higher education excellence within easy reach. You’ll study on a platform built for busy professionals, engage with a global community of peers and faculty, and graduate with the confidence to lead innovation wherever your career takes you.

Earn a British Degree with International Recognition

Graduate with a British master’s degree that carries global credibility. Employers around the world value the quality standards, academic integrity, and practical orientation of British higher education, giving you an internationally recognised credential that opens doors across borders and industries.

Whether you see your future in multinational corporations, dynamic SMEs, NGOs, or entrepreneurial ventures, this recognition enhances your professional profile, signalling that you’ve mastered the principles and practices of leading innovation and change at an advanced level.

Complete 100% Online, in as little as undefined

This programme is designed to be completed fully online, giving you the freedom to study from home, the office, or on the go. With a streamlined learning experience and intuitive digital resources, you can focus on what matters most: mastering ideas that you can apply immediately to your work.

The online format respects your time and responsibilities. Progress through engaging modules, access world-class academic resources, and develop a robust toolkit for leading transformation—without pausing your career or relocating.

No Fixed Class Times—Your Schedule, Your Pace

Life in Dubai moves fast. That’s why the programme does not require online presence at specific times and dates. You set your study rhythm, fitting your learning around client meetings, travel, family commitments, and the unexpected opportunities that define a thriving career.

Asynchronous learning means you engage with lectures, readings, and discussions when you’re most focused. This flexibility supports deep learning and makes it easier to sustain momentum from your first module to graduation.

Study Anywhere—Even Offline on the Move

Whether you’re commuting across the city, flying for business, or stepping between meetings, the mobile app keeps your studies within reach. Download study materials, watch lectures offline, and keep progressing even when your schedule is packed.

This anytime, anywhere access helps you transform spare moments into meaningful achievements. The more you integrate learning into your daily routine, the faster you’ll turn theory into action and ideas into outcomes.

Open-Book Assessments that Mirror Real-World Problem Solving

Success at work rarely comes from memorising facts—it comes from finding, evaluating, and applying the right information to complex problems. That’s why the programme uses open-book assessments instead of classical question/answer exams.

You’ll be evaluated on your ability to synthesise evidence, construct persuasive arguments, and deliver practical solutions. The result is a learning experience that develops the skills leaders use every day: analysis, creativity, critical thinking, and strategic communication.

Learn from Faculty Educated at World-Renowned Universities

Guidance matters. Our tutors and faculty bring academic excellence and industry insight, with graduates from institutions such as Oxford, Harvard, EPFL, the University of Basel, and Washington University in St. Louis. Their diverse backgrounds enrich your learning and challenge you to think bigger.

With feedback anchored in research and practice, you’ll sharpen your strategic lens and grow your confidence in navigating uncertainty, mobilising teams, and leading change that lasts.

Join a Truly Global Cohort and Alumni Network

Innovation is a team sport. Study alongside peers from over 130 countries, exchanging perspectives that broaden your thinking and expand your professional network. The conversations you have and the connections you make can be as transformative as the curriculum itself.

Our alumni work for international organisations like Raffles World Academy, United Nations, Google, ICRC, The World Bank, Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, Tencent, Siemens, Sony, contributing to impact across sectors and continents.

Make Your Investment Manageable

Professional growth is a long-term investment. To help you plan with confidence, our fees can be paid in up to 18 monthly interest-free instalments, making it easier to align your educational ambitions with your financial goals.

This structure lets you begin now and spread the cost across your study period, so you can focus your energy on learning, applying new insights at work, and advancing your career.

Why This Degree Matters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai is a global hub for transformation—home to visionary initiatives in smart cities, sustainability, and public service excellence. The skills developed in this programme—strategic innovation, change leadership, stakeholder engagement, and evidence-based decision-making—are directly applicable to roles that contribute to ambitious agendas and future-focused programmes across the emirate.

As a leader in trade, aviation, logistics, and free-zone ecosystems, Dubai thrives on operational excellence and digital acceleration. With this master’s, you’ll be equipped to drive process innovation, champion data-informed improvements, and lead cross-functional teams through complex change, from supply chain modernisation to customer experience redesign.

Dubai’s dynamic private sector—spanning finance and fintech, real estate and mega-projects, hospitality and tourism, healthcare and emerging tech—rewards leaders who can turn strategy into measurable impact. The programme strengthens your ability to manage innovation pipelines, de-risk transformation initiatives, and deliver results that scale, positioning you for roles that shape the region’s next wave of growth.

Take the Next Step

Your next chapter starts where you are. If you’re ready to lead bold ideas and deliver meaningful change—without putting your life in Dubai on hold—this programme is built for you. Request our course catalogue to discover modules, entry requirements, and how online study with us works in practice.