MSc Finance and Investment Management from Lubumbashi, DR Congo

Your ambitions can reach far beyond your current location. The MSc Finance and Investment Management, delivered online in an exclusive partnership between the University of Salford and Robert Kennedy College, offers a way to develop advanced financial knowledge while living in Lubumbashi, Congo, Democratic Republic of the.

Earn an internationally recognised British degree

Graduating with a British degree can help you present your qualifications with confidence to employers and professional contacts across borders. It offers a recognised academic foundation for conversations about finance, investment and leadership.

Whether your ambitions lie in Lubumbashi or elsewhere, the programme’s financial theories and analytical approaches can be applied in international contexts. You can build a broader perspective without putting your life in Lubumbashi on hold.

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

The programme can be completed entirely online in as little as one year. That makes it possible to pursue a master’s degree without relocating or stepping away from the commitments you have already built.

A focused route to graduation can be especially appealing if you are ready to develop your expertise and apply new ideas sooner. Your study time can become an investment in the opportunities you want to pursue next.

Study without fixed online attendance times

You do not need to be online at specific times and dates. Instead of organising your life around scheduled virtual classes, you can plan your learning around work, family and other responsibilities.

That flexibility matters when professional demands change from week to week. You can make progress at times that work for you while staying engaged with the programme’s academic content.

Take your learning wherever you go

Study from Lubumbashi, elsewhere in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or almost anywhere your plans take you. The online format lets your education travel with you rather than tying it to a physical classroom.

Through the mobile app, you can download study materials and watch lectures offline. If you are travelling or temporarily away from a reliable connection, you can still use available moments to keep learning.

Show your understanding through open-book assessments

Instead of classical question-and-answer exams, the programme uses open-book assessments. This approach gives you an opportunity to work with course materials as you develop and present your ideas.

For finance and investment management, the ability to interpret information and build a reasoned response is valuable. Open-book assessment encourages you to engage thoughtfully with concepts rather than rely only on recall.

Learn from internationally educated faculty

The programme’s tutors and faculty include graduates of world-renowned institutions such as Oxford, Harvard, EPFL, the University of Basel and Washington University in St. Louis. Their varied academic backgrounds bring a breadth of perspectives to your learning experience.

Engaging with faculty who have studied in different academic environments can challenge you to examine financial questions from more than one angle. It is a chance to strengthen both your knowledge and the way you communicate your reasoning.

Join a global community

With students from over 130 countries, the learning community offers exposure to people with different experiences and perspectives. Studying alongside an international cohort can help you think beyond a single market or way of working.

Alumni work for organisations including The World Bank, GoldmanSachs, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Crédit Agricole, VISA, American Express, MasterCard, JPMorgan Chase, UniCredit, the United Nations, Google, ICRC, Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, Tencent, Siemens and Sony. Their varied paths illustrate the breadth of organisations in which graduates of the wider learning community have built careers.

Plan your payments with monthly instalments

Programme fees can be paid in up to 18 monthly interest-free instalments. Spreading payments across a defined schedule can help you plan for study alongside your other commitments.

That predictability gives you room to consider how a master’s degree fits into your longer-term goals. You can focus on the value of the education while managing the timing of its cost.

Bring a wider financial perspective to opportunities in Lubumbashi

Lubumbashi is closely connected to the mining sector, including copper and cobalt production. For graduates interested in this environment, knowledge of investment analysis, financial decision-making and risk can provide useful ways to assess capital-intensive projects and changing market conditions.

Mining also supports networks of suppliers, transport providers and other businesses. A stronger grasp of finance can help you consider questions such as how a growing company evaluates an investment, manages resources or plans for uncertainty—skills with potential relevance across the region’s commercial activity.

Beyond mining, banks, entrepreneurs and organisations involved in infrastructure all face decisions about funding and long-term value. The programme can help you develop a financial perspective to bring to those discussions, whether you aim to advance in your current role, explore a new direction or contribute to projects with an international reach.

Ready to see where studying from Lubumbashi could take you? Request our course catalogue to explore the programme further.