MBA

Dual Award · Conferred with الجامعة الأمريكية في بيروت

Executive MBA in Arab Regional Leadership (Dual Award)

Dual Independent Degree (2 Master's Diplomas) — Conferred jointly with Imperial University in Cairo (IUC) & American University of Beirut (AUB Network)

Joint Awarding Institution2 Diplomas

الجامعة الأمريكية في بيروت (لبنان)

Credit Allocation60% ALU / 40% AUB

Online & New Capital Campus

4 Semesters (2 Years)42 creditsArabic / English

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Executive MBA in Arab Regional Leadership (Dual Award)

Overview

A transformative bilingual postgraduate dual degree preparing executive leaders to spearhead sovereign economic transformations, enterprise strategy, and regional cross-border commerce across the 22 Arab states. Students earn 2 independent accredited diplomas with a 60% / 40% international credit split. Executive MBA in Arab Regional Leadership (Dual Award) is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 4 Semesters (2 Years), and the credit total is 42. Students move from Strategy for a real organisation through Strategy for a real organisation; Money and operations; People and change; Capstone brief; Strategy for a real organisation (EXE-605); Money and operations (EXE-606), and finish on People and change (EXE-607). Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation. Reading is a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. The artefact a marker expects is a consulting brief a manager could use. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Two official Master of Business Administration diplomas upon completion Curriculum taught by seasoned Arab and international business leaders Executive networking sessions across Riyadh, Dubai, Cairo, and Doha Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.

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What You Will Learn

Two official Master of Business Administration diplomas upon completion
Curriculum taught by seasoned Arab and international business leaders
Executive networking sessions across Riyadh, Dubai, Cairo, and Doha
Pay-per-exam flexibility with zero upfront tuition barrier

Curriculum

Stage 1 — Core Executive Leadership Foundations (24 Credits)

Code	Course	Credits · hours
EXE-601	Strategy for a real organisation Strategy for a real organisation (EXE-601) is a 6-credit course on Executive MBA in Arab Regional Leadership (Dual Award), with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Strategy for a real organisation as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. EXE-601-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Strategy for a real organisation EXE-601-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Strategy for a real organisation EXE-601-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Strategy for a real organisation EXE-601-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Strategy for a real organisation EXE-601-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Strategy for a real organisation EXE-601-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Strategy for a real organisation	6 · 60 h
EXE-602	Money and operations Money and operations (EXE-602) is a 6-credit course on Executive MBA in Arab Regional Leadership (Dual Award), with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can find where time or cost is lost and recommend one operational change, using Money and operations as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a process map, a capacity note, and a disruption case. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one lane, site, or service with the cost and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. EXE-602-M1 · Order, nodes, delay, and a flow map — Money and operations EXE-602-M2 · Demand, capacity, stock, and stock-out — Money and operations EXE-602-M3 · A break in the chain and the response — Money and operations EXE-602-M4 · Cost, time, and who pays for the buffer — Money and operations EXE-602-M5 · One lane, site, or corridor — Money and operations EXE-602-M6 · A change recommendation with cost and risk — Money and operations	6 · 60 h
EXE-603	People and change People and change (EXE-603) is a 6-credit course on Executive MBA in Arab Regional Leadership (Dual Award), with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using People and change as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. EXE-603-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — People and change EXE-603-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — People and change EXE-603-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — People and change EXE-603-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — People and change EXE-603-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — People and change EXE-603-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — People and change	6 · 60 h
EXE-604	Capstone brief Capstone brief (EXE-604) is a 6-credit course on Executive MBA in Arab Regional Leadership (Dual Award), with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Capstone brief as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. EXE-604-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Capstone brief EXE-604-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Capstone brief EXE-604-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Capstone brief EXE-604-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Capstone brief EXE-604-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Capstone brief EXE-604-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Capstone brief	6 · 60 h

Stage 2 — Partner Moderated Advanced Specialisation (12 Credits)

Code	Course	Credits · hours
EXE-605	Strategy for a real organisation (EXE-605) Strategy for a real organisation (EXE-605) (EXE-605) is a 6-credit course on Executive MBA in Arab Regional Leadership (Dual Award), with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Strategy for a real organisation (EXE-605) as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. EXE-605-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Strategy for a real organisation (EXE-605) EXE-605-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Strategy for a real organisation (EXE-605) EXE-605-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Strategy for a real organisation (EXE-605) EXE-605-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Strategy for a real organisation (EXE-605) EXE-605-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Strategy for a real organisation (EXE-605) EXE-605-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Strategy for a real organisation (EXE-605)	6 · 60 h
EXE-606	Money and operations (EXE-606) Money and operations (EXE-606) (EXE-606) is a 6-credit course on Executive MBA in Arab Regional Leadership (Dual Award), with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can find where time or cost is lost and recommend one operational change, using Money and operations (EXE-606) as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a process map, a capacity note, and a disruption case. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one lane, site, or service with the cost and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. EXE-606-M1 · Order, nodes, delay, and a flow map — Money and operations (EXE-606) EXE-606-M2 · Demand, capacity, stock, and stock-out — Money and operations (EXE-606) EXE-606-M3 · A break in the chain and the response — Money and operations (EXE-606) EXE-606-M4 · Cost, time, and who pays for the buffer — Money and operations (EXE-606) EXE-606-M5 · One lane, site, or corridor — Money and operations (EXE-606) EXE-606-M6 · A change recommendation with cost and risk — Money and operations (EXE-606)	6 · 60 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

EXE-605

Strategy for a real organisation (EXE-605)

Strategy for a real organisation (EXE-605) (EXE-605) is a 6-credit course on Executive MBA in Arab Regional Leadership (Dual Award), with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Strategy for a real organisation (EXE-605) as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.

EXE-605-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — Strategy for a real organisation (EXE-605)
EXE-605-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — Strategy for a real organisation (EXE-605)
EXE-605-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — Strategy for a real organisation (EXE-605)
EXE-605-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — Strategy for a real organisation (EXE-605)
EXE-605-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — Strategy for a real organisation (EXE-605)
EXE-605-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — Strategy for a real organisation (EXE-605)

6 · 60 h

EXE-606

Money and operations (EXE-606)

Money and operations (EXE-606) (EXE-606) is a 6-credit course on Executive MBA in Arab Regional Leadership (Dual Award), with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can find where time or cost is lost and recommend one operational change, using Money and operations (EXE-606) as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a process map, a capacity note, and a disruption case. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one lane, site, or service with the cost and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.

EXE-606-M1 · Order, nodes, delay, and a flow map — Money and operations (EXE-606)
EXE-606-M2 · Demand, capacity, stock, and stock-out — Money and operations (EXE-606)
EXE-606-M3 · A break in the chain and the response — Money and operations (EXE-606)
EXE-606-M4 · Cost, time, and who pays for the buffer — Money and operations (EXE-606)
EXE-606-M5 · One lane, site, or corridor — Money and operations (EXE-606)
EXE-606-M6 · A change recommendation with cost and risk — Money and operations (EXE-606)

6 · 60 h

Stage 3 — Strategic Executive Capstone (6 Credits)

Code	Course	Credits · hours
EXE-607	People and change (EXE-607) People and change (EXE-607) (EXE-607) is a 6-credit course on Executive MBA in Arab Regional Leadership (Dual Award), with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using People and change (EXE-607) as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. EXE-607-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — People and change (EXE-607) EXE-607-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — People and change (EXE-607) EXE-607-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — People and change (EXE-607) EXE-607-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — People and change (EXE-607) EXE-607-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — People and change (EXE-607) EXE-607-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — People and change (EXE-607)	6 · 60 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

EXE-607

People and change (EXE-607)

People and change (EXE-607) (EXE-607) is a 6-credit course on Executive MBA in Arab Regional Leadership (Dual Award), with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using People and change (EXE-607) as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.

EXE-607-M1 · Position, rivals, and the choice in front of the organisation — People and change (EXE-607)
EXE-607-M2 · A financial result and the operational cause — People and change (EXE-607)
EXE-607-M3 · The decision, the team, resistance, and the plan — People and change (EXE-607)
EXE-607-M4 · Stakeholders and what they can block — People and change (EXE-607)
EXE-607-M5 · Ethics and the limit of the recommendation — People and change (EXE-607)
EXE-607-M6 · A consulting brief: problem, evidence, recommendation, defence — People and change (EXE-607)

6 · 60 h

Career Paths

Chief Executive Officer / Director General
VP of Regional Strategy & Growth
Senior Sovereign Wealth & Investment Director
Government Transformation Advisor

Programme Highlights

2 Accredited Diplomas
60% / 40% International Credit Split
Awarded by: Imperial University in Cairo (IUC) & American University of Beirut (AUB Network)
Delivery: 100% Online

Assessment

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.

Admission requirements

Academic entry

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution (minimum 2:2 or GPA 2.5/4.0)

English language

English proficiency: IELTS 5.5, TOEFL 46, or equivalent (waived for prior English-medium study)

Documents

Statement of Purpose (500 words minimum) outlining your goals and fit for the programme
Two academic or professional references with contact details
CV or résumé documenting relevant education and professional experience

Programme questions

How long is the Executive MBA in Arab Regional Leadership (Dual Award)?

The published duration is 4 Semesters (2 Years). Teaching language: Arabic / English. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.

Can I study this from my country?

You may study this award fully online from your country, or — where published — on campus at IUC. Online study does not require a student visa. Campus study may.

What does it cost?

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.

What are the entry requirements?

Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.

How is the programme assessed?

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.

Will this award be recognised where I live?

Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. Imperial University in Cairo publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.

How do I apply?

Start an application on this website. Progress is saved from the first step. Admissions: admissions@iucairo.co.uk.

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