Lancashire MBA: Go Further from Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Build your next chapter without leaving the place you call home. The Lancashire MBA, offered online in an exclusive partnership between the University of Lancashire and Robert Kennedy College, brings postgraduate business study to you in Makkah. Explore ideas you can apply across industries and internationally while continuing to pursue your goals at home.

Earn an Internationally Recognised British Degree

A British degree can be a valuable credential when your ambitions extend beyond one city or country. The Lancashire MBA is awarded by the University of Lancashire, giving you a qualification you can present to employers and professional contacts internationally.

Alongside the degree, you can develop a broader understanding of leadership, strategy and business decision-making. These are ideas you can draw on as opportunities evolve, whether your career remains in Saudi Arabia or takes you elsewhere.

Complete Your MBA 100% Online in as Little as One Year

There is no need to relocate to pursue this MBA. Because the programme can be completed 100% online, you can continue living and working in Makkah while making progress towards a British degree.

It is possible to complete the programme in as little as one year. That offers an exciting route forward if you are ready to dedicate sustained time and energy to your studies, while allowing you to plan your learning around your circumstances.

Study Without Fixed Online Attendance Times

Your working day and personal commitments may not fit a scheduled online class. The programme does not require you to be online at specific times and dates, so you can engage with your studies when it works for you.

That flexibility lets you make purposeful use of the hours available to you, whether you prefer to study early, late or between other responsibilities. Your timetable can change without your ambition having to change with it.

Take Your Studies Wherever You Go

Study from Makkah, from elsewhere in Saudi Arabia or while travelling internationally. Online learning means your progress need not depend on staying in one place.

The mobile app adds flexibility when you are on the move: you can download study materials and watch lectures offline. A journey or a period without connectivity can become an opportunity to keep learning.

Show What You Know Through Open-Book Assessments

Instead of classical question-and-answer exams, the programme uses open-book assessments. You can engage with the material as you develop your responses, focusing on how you understand and apply what you have learned.

This approach gives you room to connect business theory with complex decisions and competing priorities. It is an opportunity to practise the kind of considered thinking that leadership demands.

Learn with Globally Educated Faculty

Study with tutors and faculty who have graduated from renowned institutions including Oxford, Harvard, EPFL, the University of Basel and Washington University in St. Louis. Their varied academic backgrounds can bring fresh perspectives to your learning.

As you examine business challenges, exposure to different ways of thinking can help you question assumptions and strengthen your own judgement. You are not just working towards a credential; you are expanding how you approach decisions.

Join a Truly International Learning Community

With students from more than 130 countries, the programme offers a chance to encounter perspectives shaped by different markets, professions and experiences. That diversity can enrich the way you think about business beyond borders.

Alumni work for international organisations and companies including Aramco, the United Nations, Google, ICRC, The World Bank, Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, Tencent, Siemens and Sony. Their paths illustrate the breadth of professional settings represented in the wider learning community.

Plan Your Payments with Interest-Free Instalments

Investing in your development is an important decision. Programme fees can be paid in up to 18 monthly interest-free instalments, giving you a way to spread payments over time.

That option can make it easier to plan your budget while you work towards your MBA. You can focus on the opportunity ahead with a clearer view of how the payments fit into your plans.

Put Your Learning to Work in Makkah

Makkah's hospitality and visitor-services sectors operate on a remarkable scale, particularly during Hajj and Umrah. For graduates working in hotels, travel or related services, MBA learning in strategy, operations and leadership can offer useful ways to think about service quality, coordination and growth.

Retail, logistics and other businesses serving residents and visitors face changing demand and complex operational decisions. The programme's business concepts can help graduates assess opportunities, manage resources and approach challenges with a wider commercial perspective.

Infrastructure, technology-enabled services and organisational development also create opportunities for capable managers in and around Makkah. Wherever your next role takes you, the ability to evaluate decisions, lead teams and apply business theory across contexts can support your ambitions locally and internationally.

Ready to explore what your next chapter could look like? Request our course catalogue to learn more about the Lancashire MBA.