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MBA in Leadership for Equity, Inclusion & Organisational Development

Paul Miller

21.02.25

Institute for Equity, University Centre launches MBA in Leadership for Equity, Inclusion & Organisational Development (validated by Buckinghamshire New University*).

The MBA – Leadership for Equity, Inclusion & Organisational Development is the UK’s first MBA in EDI. It is suitable for aspiring and existing professionals working in Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, Organisational Development, Organisational Change and/or Leadership.

Key details of this programme include:

  • Title: MBA – Leadership for Equity, Inclusion & Organisational Development
  • Validating partner: Buckinghamshire New University
  • Duration: 12- 18 months
  • Start date: Autumn (Sept) 2025
  • Intakes: Autumn (Sept/Oct) and Winter (Jan)
  • Target audience: EDI change leaders, organisational leaders
  • Delivery: Hybrid
  • Programme structure: Part time
  • Entry requirements: Undergraduate degree or equivalent

 

The MBA – Leadership for Equity, Inclusion & Organisational Development adds to the Institute’s portfolio of academic and professional programmes in EDI and Leadership. In particular, through the Professional Development Certificates, the EDI Fellowship © – the qualification for EDI professionals, the Level 7 Certificate in EDI, the Level 7 Diploma in EDI and the MBA, the Institute has codified EDI as a field of academic study and professional practice. All the Institute’s EDI (and other) programmes include clear learning outcomes and assessments, and combine theory with practice, underlining the importance of evidence-led or informed approaches in this area.

Commenting on this development, Professor Paul Miller, CEO & Principal of the Institute noted, “This is an important development in the Institute’s portfolio and overall work in equity, diversity & inclusion. The Institute is committed to developing individuals to lead change in their organisations, and through all our programmes, and crucially through our MBA, we are in a better position to enable and empower individuals improve organisational practice and conditions. We are pleased EDI leads and leaders interested in EDI now have a full masters level qualification on which to anchor their practice”.

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Notes to Editors

For further information contact: admin@instituteforequity.ac.uk

About the Institute for Equity, University Centre

Institute for Equity, University Centre is a specialist Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Institute. We are the only independent Tertiary level institution of its kind in the UK. We are a Google for Education institution, and a member of the UK Register of Learning Providers – Registration number: 10092202. We deliver the UK’s first and only suite of EDI qualifications, including: the EDI Fellowship ©, Level & Certificate in EDI, Level 7 Diploma in EDI and the MBA – Leadership for Equity, Inclusion & Organisational Development (September 2025).

* Partnership validation approved. Programme validation expected June 2025.

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