Master of Business Administration: Grow from Kigali, Rwanda

Build your next chapter without leaving Kigali. The Master of Business Administration, delivered online in an exclusive partnership between the University of Cumbria and Robert Kennedy College, gives you the flexibility to develop your leadership and business knowledge alongside your life and work. Its ideas and frameworks can be applied across industries and international markets.

Earn an internationally recognised British degree

Graduates earn a British degree awarded by the University of Cumbria. It is a credential that can help you present your achievements to employers and professional contacts well beyond Rwanda.

Studying for a degree awarded by a British university also brings an international perspective to your development. You can strengthen how you analyse challenges, communicate decisions and lead in a changing business environment.

Complete your studies 100% online in as little as one year

The programme can be completed entirely online, so you can pursue your MBA while continuing to live and work in Kigali. There is no need to relocate or put your plans on hold.

With a focused approach, completion is possible in as little as one year. You can use that time to build knowledge you can bring into your professional life as you study.

Study without scheduled online attendance

You do not need to be online at specific times or dates for classes. Instead, you can engage with your studies at times that fit around your responsibilities and the way you work best.

That flexibility can be especially valuable when projects, meetings or family commitments make every week different. You can plan your learning around your schedule while keeping track of coursework deadlines.

Take your learning wherever you go

Whether you are at home in Kigali, travelling for work or spending time elsewhere in the world, your studies can travel with you. The online format makes it possible to keep learning from wherever you are.

The mobile app adds another layer of convenience: you can download study materials and watch lectures offline. A journey or a period without a reliable connection need not mean losing touch with your learning.

Show what you know through open-book assessments

Rather than relying on classical question-and-answer exams, the programme uses open-book assessments. You can draw on course materials as you develop and support your responses.

This approach gives you room to focus on interpretation, reasoning and the application of ideas. It is an opportunity to demonstrate not only what you have learned, but how you think through a business challenge.

Learn from internationally educated faculty

Your tutors and faculty bring educational backgrounds shaped by world-renowned institutions, including Oxford, Harvard, EPFL, the University of Basel and Washington University in St. Louis.

Learning with faculty who have encountered different academic traditions can broaden your perspective. Their guidance can help you question assumptions and approach familiar challenges with fresh ideas.

Join a community spanning more than 130 countries

Studying alongside people from more than 130 countries opens the door to perspectives from a wide range of professional and cultural backgrounds. Those exchanges can make discussions richer and help you see how business ideas may work in different settings.

Alumni have gone on to work for international organisations including DHL, Louis Vuitton, Bosch, CK Hutchison, BASF, Nestlé, Unilever, Daimler, BMW, Audi, the United Nations, Google, the ICRC, the World Bank, Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, Tencent, Siemens and Sony.

Plan your payments with interest-free instalments

The programme’s fees can be paid in up to 18 monthly interest-free instalments. Spreading payments over time can make it easier to plan your budget while you study.

That predictability lets you consider the cost of your degree alongside your other commitments in Kigali. You can choose a path toward your goals with a clearer view of your monthly payments.

Bring new possibilities to Kigali

Kigali’s growing technology and digital-services activity creates opportunities for professionals who can connect innovation with sound business decisions. MBA learning in strategy, leadership and organisational change may help graduates assess new ventures, guide teams or support the growth of digital products and services.

For those working in hospitality, tourism and events, stronger skills in operations, marketing and customer experience can support thoughtful service and sustainable growth. An MBA perspective can help graduates consider how to position an organisation, improve processes and respond to changing visitor and client expectations.

Kigali also offers opportunities connected to trade, logistics and professional services. Graduates may be able to apply their learning to manage partnerships, evaluate investment choices and lead teams working across borders—combining an international business perspective with the ambitions they pursue from Rwanda.

Ready to explore what your next chapter could look like? Request our course catalogue.