MBA Leadership and Sustainability: Grow from Shenzhen, China

Build the skills to lead change without putting your life in Shenzhen on hold. The MBA Leadership and Sustainability, delivered online in exclusive partnership between the University of Cumbria and Robert Kennedy College, brings together leadership, business strategy and sustainability in a programme you can study from your current location. Its ideas can be applied across industries and international markets.

Earn a British degree with international recognition

Graduate with a British degree awarded by the University of Cumbria. It is a qualification that can help you communicate your academic achievement to employers and professional contacts around the world.

For an ambitious professional in Shenzhen, an internationally recognised degree can support conversations that cross borders. Pair it with your experience to show how you approach leadership challenges in a connected global economy.

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

Your career does not have to pause while you study. The programme can be completed entirely online in as little as one year, giving you a focused route to your MBA from Shenzhen.

That pace offers the opportunity to develop new perspectives and bring them into your work while your studies are still fresh. You can keep building professional momentum as you work towards graduation.

Study on your schedule

There is no requirement to be online at specific times or dates. You can plan your study around your working hours, family commitments and the demands of a busy week.

Whether your best thinking happens before the workday begins or after it ends, you can choose when to engage with the material. That flexibility makes it easier to give your studies the attention they deserve.

Take your studies wherever you go

Although you can study from Shenzhen, your learning need not stay there. Access the programme from anywhere in the world, including while you are travelling or on the move.

Through the mobile app, you can download study materials and watch lectures offline. A journey or a stretch away from a reliable connection 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. They give you the opportunity to work with the material as you develop and communicate your thinking.

This approach supports a deeper engagement with leadership and sustainability concepts. Rather than relying on recall alone, you can focus on building reasoned responses to complex questions.

Learn with faculty shaped by leading universities

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 bring breadth to your learning experience. As you consider new ideas, you can benefit from perspectives developed across different institutions and disciplines.

Connect with a truly international learning community

Study alongside a diverse student base drawn from more than 130 countries. The exchange of experiences and viewpoints can help you test assumptions and think beyond the boundaries of one market.

Alumni work for international organisations including SAIC, DHL, CK Hutchison, BASF, Nestlé, Unilever, Daimler, BMW, Audi, GM, Louis Vuitton, Tencent, Sinopec, JKFZ Cambridge International School, RYB Education, CNOOC, PetroChina, AIA, ICBC Standard Bank, ICBC Bank, the United Nations, Google, ICRC, the World Bank, Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, Siemens and Sony.

Plan your payments with interest-free instalments

Programme fees can be paid in up to 18 monthly interest-free instalments. This lets you spread payments over time as you plan your studies.

With a clear payment schedule, you can decide how the programme fits into your personal budget and focus on the learning ahead.

Put your learning to work in Shenzhen

Shenzhen’s technology and electronics sectors create opportunities to think about how innovation is led responsibly. The programme’s leadership and sustainability concepts can help you frame questions about long-term strategy, resource use and organisational change in fast-moving businesses.

The city’s advanced manufacturing and supply-chain activity offers another setting for applying what you learn. Whether your work touches operations, procurement or product development, you can use the programme’s ideas to examine decisions through both a business and a sustainability lens.

Shenzhen is also home to growing financial and service industries, with strong connections to international markets. For professionals working across teams, partners or borders, the MBA can provide a broader foundation for leading people and evaluating opportunities amid competing priorities.

Ready to explore your next step from Shenzhen? Request our course catalogue and discover more about the MBA Leadership and Sustainability.