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The Arab Leadership University Executive MBA is designed for leaders who already run functions, business units or ventures and need a rigorous peer environment to expand enterprise leadership capacity. Cohorts are deliberately small and senior: you will debate capital allocation with PE-backed CEOs, redesign operating models with hospital and NGO directors, and stress-test strategy against geopolitical and technological disruption. Faculty combine research excellence with C-suite and board experience across finance, technology, healthcare and public service. The programme rewards applied judgment — case clinics, board simulations and a 6-credit enterprise transformation capstone anchored in your own organisation or a partner firm.
The 48-credit EMBA mirrors the academic standards of leading global executive programmes: analytical foundations, enterprise value creation, strategy and governance, and integrative executive practice. Live residential intensives in Edinburgh are optional twice yearly; online seminars run in executive-friendly evening slots worldwide. Graduates receive a Arab Leadership University EMBA transcript with letter grades, credit hours and cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Faculty spotlight
The programme lead, former FTSE CFO, leads board finance modules; A supervising member of faculty supervises global strategy clinics with African and European multinationals.
Study online
Tuition is free. Examinations are free. There is no exam fee. Study from anywhere in the world.
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| EMBA501 | Executive Leadership & Decision Quality Leadership under ambiguity: judgment, bias mitigation, and decision processes used by high-performing executive teams.
| 3 |
| EMBA502 | Managerial Economics for Global Markets Applied microeconomics and competitive dynamics for pricing, market structure and expansion decisions.
| 3 |
| EMBA503 | Financial Statement Analysis for Boards Board-level reading of IFRS/GAAP statements, performance ratios and red-flag analysis.
| 3 |
| EMBA504 | Analytics & Judgment under Uncertainty Statistics, forecasting and experimentation for executive decisions when data is incomplete.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| EMBA505 | Corporate Finance & Capital Markets Valuation, capital structure, investor relations and market for corporate control.
| 3 |
| EMBA506 | Marketing Strategy & Customer Value Enterprise marketing strategy, brand, pricing and go-to-market at scale.
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| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| EMBA601 | Corporate & Competitive Strategy Corporate portfolio strategy, competitive dynamics and strategy execution systems.
| 3 |
| EMBA602 | Governance, Ethics & ESG Oversight Boards, fiduciary duties, compliance architectures and sustainability oversight.
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| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| EMBA701 | Executive Negotiation & Board Communication Interest-based negotiation and board-level communication under scrutiny.
| 3 |
| EMBA702 | Innovation, Corporate Entrepreneurship & M&A Organic and inorganic growth — venture building, corporate innovation and deal integration.
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Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 24 months. Teaching language: English. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
This is a fully online award. You study from your country. No student visa and no campus relocation are required.
Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. Arab Leadership University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.
Start an application on this website. Progress is saved from the first step. Admissions: admissions@aleaderuni.com.
Recognised & Accredited
| 3 |
| EMBA507 | Operations, Supply Chains & Resilience End-to-end operations strategy, lean systems and shock-resilient supply networks.
| 3 |
| EMBA508 | Digital Transformation & Platform Strategy How leaders redesign processes, data and digital platforms to create defensible advantage.
| 3 |
| 3 |
| EMBA603 | Talent, Culture & Organisational Change Building leadership pipelines, culture systems and large-scale change capability.
| 3 |
| EMBA604 | Global Business & Geopolitical Risk Cross-border strategy under trade policy, FX, sanctions and political risk.
| 3 |
| 3 |
| EMBA703 | EMBA Capstone: Enterprise Transformation Project Live transformation engagement: diagnose, design options, quantify impact and present to an executive panel.
| 6 |