MA in Leading Innovation and Change — Study from Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

Ambitious ideas do not have to wait until you can move abroad. Through the MA in Leading Innovation and Change, offered online in an exclusive partnership between York St John University and Robert Kennedy College, you can develop your approach to leadership while continuing to live and work in Abidjan. The programme’s ideas and frameworks can be applied in organisations around the world.

Earn a British degree with international recognition

A British degree can help you present your academic achievement to employers and professional contacts beyond Cote d'Ivoire. This MA gives you the opportunity to pursue that qualification without relocating from Abidjan.

As your ambitions evolve, an internationally recognised degree can support conversations across borders. You can bring new perspectives to your current role while preparing to pursue opportunities in other markets.

Study 100% online

The programme can be completed entirely online, so you can pursue postgraduate study without travelling to a campus. From Abidjan, you can continue building your career and maintaining your commitments as you work towards your degree.

Online delivery makes it possible to bring what you learn into your professional thinking throughout the programme. For details of the available completion timeline, consult the course catalogue.

Learn without fixed online attendance times

You do not need to be online at specific times and dates. That flexibility can make it easier to organise your studies around work, family and the changing demands of a busy week.

Whether your most productive study hours fall early in the morning or later in the evening, you can plan your learning around the times that work for you. You remain responsible for your progress, without having to arrange your life around scheduled online attendance.

Keep learning wherever you go

Your studies can continue from anywhere in the world, including when work or personal plans take you away from Abidjan. An online programme allows learning to remain part of your routine even when your location changes.

The mobile app lets you download study materials and watch lectures offline. You can make use of travel time or study where connectivity is limited, then return to your coursework when it suits you.

Explore ideas through open-book assessments

Instead of classical question-and-answer exams, the programme uses open-book assessments. You can consult relevant resources as you develop and present your understanding.

That approach encourages you to examine ideas carefully and build a reasoned response. It can be especially valuable when considering the complex decisions involved in leading innovation and change.

Learn with internationally educated faculty

The programme’s tutors and faculty include graduates of world-renowned universities such as Oxford, Harvard, EPFL, the University of Basel and Washington University in St. Louis. Their varied academic backgrounds can enrich the perspectives you encounter during your studies.

Learning from people with experience across different educational settings can help you question assumptions and consider fresh approaches. From Abidjan, you can engage with ideas shaped by an international academic community.

Join a global learning community

Students from more than 130 countries bring a wide range of experiences to the learning environment. Their perspectives can help you think about how leadership challenges differ across organisations and borders.

Alumni work for international organisations and companies including 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 community.

Plan your payments with interest-free instalments

The fees can be paid in up to 18 monthly interest-free instalments. This option can help you spread the cost of your studies rather than paying it all at once.

Clearer payment planning can make it easier to fit postgraduate study alongside your other commitments. Review the programme information to understand the applicable payment schedule as you consider your next step.

Bring new thinking to Abidjan’s industries

Abidjan’s role in cocoa and other agricultural value chains creates opportunities to think differently about processing, distribution and organisational change. For graduates working in agribusiness or related services, the programme’s leadership frameworks may offer ways to evaluate new ideas and guide teams through their implementation.

As a major port and commercial hub, Abidjan also depends on effective logistics and trade services. Graduates in these fields can draw on their studies when considering how to improve processes, respond to shifting customer needs or coordinate change across teams and partners.

In banking, financial technology, telecommunications and other growing service sectors, innovation often involves more than introducing a new tool. It also calls for people who can communicate a vision, assess competing priorities and help others adapt. The MA can help graduates develop a thoughtful approach to those challenges in Abidjan and beyond.

Ready to explore where your studies could take you? Request our course catalogue.