Leadership and Management Programmes in Dubai
MEW School of Leadership, a UK-registered school with its admin office in Dubai, runs leadership programmes for working professionals: a five-day Director's Seminar in person in Dubai, a UK Level 7 diploma, and executive programmes and four-week certificates online. Start with a one-to-one advisory session.
Admin office in Dubai
Office M11, AlSafiya Building, Abu Hail
Registered in England and Wales
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Seminars in Dubai, programmes online
Leadership and management programmes from MEW
Director's Seminar in Dubai
A five-day, in-person classroom programme for senior executives, held in Dubai: one day each on strategic management, strategic marketing, leadership strategy and global financial management, then a fifth day that brings it together in a business plan you present to a panel.
- Five days in person in Dubai
- Built for CEOs, directors and general managers
- Ends with your own business plan
Accelerated Executive Programme in Business Leadership
Six months online, worth 120 CPD credits, built around interactive lectures, applied business case studies and practical exercises, and finished with a guided capstone project.
- Six months, online
- 120 CPD credits
- A capstone project to finish
UK Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership
An eight-month blended diploma, regulated by Ofqual and awarded by a UK awarding body: 120 UK credits, interactive e-lectures and online webinars, assessed entirely through assignments with no exams, and listed by MEW as an MBA progression route.
- Eight months, blended
- 120 UK credits, no exams
- A route towards an MBA
Strategic Influence for Leaders
A four-week online advanced certificate on influence without positional power: persuasion, leading change, resolving conflict, building stakeholder networks and communicating with impact.
- Four weeks, online
- Persuasion and stakeholder work
- Communicating with impact
Leadership, Culture and Stakeholder Engagement
A four-week online advanced certificate on leading people, building a high-performance culture that encourages accountability, and forging partnerships with the stakeholders around your organisation.
- Four weeks, online
- Culture and accountability
- Stakeholder partnerships
Strategic Decision-Making for Leaders
A four-week online advanced certificate on making sound strategic decisions: spotting cognitive biases, using decision frameworks such as decision trees and scenario planning, assessing risk and using data.
- Four weeks, online
- Decision frameworks
- Risk and data in decisions
5 days
in person in Dubai for the Director's Seminar
4 weeks
for each advanced leadership certificate, studied online
8 months
for the blended UK Level 7 diploma in leadership
24 h
the reply time their admissions team aims for
MEW School of Leadership in Dubai
Where the school sits, and how to reach its Dubai team.
- Their administrative office is Office M11, AlSafiya Building, Abu Hail, Dubai, home to the Dubai-based admissions team.
- The headquarters are in London: MEW School of Leadership Ltd is registered in England and Wales.
- A second registered office is in Fujairah, in the UAE.
- Call or WhatsApp +971 50 771 2130. The admissions team aims to reply within 24 hours.
MEW School of Leadership: leadership education for working professionals
MEW School of Leadership calls itself a British leadership school for the AI era. Its headquarters are in London and its administrative office is in Dubai. It delivers executive CPD courses, UK Ofqual-regulated diploma programmes, master's degrees and DBA and PhD programmes, awarded by its partner institutions and studied online through its own learning platform, MEWBook, alongside in-person executive seminars in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Its aim, in its own words, is to make education accessible, customizable and ubiquitous.
From first conversation to your first module
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Speak to an advisor
Send the form on this page or book a one-on-one advisory session. An academic advisor walks you through the programmes and your career goals.
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Choose your route
Five days in person in Dubai, a four-week certificate, the six-month executive programme or the eight-month Level 7 diploma, depending on your role and your time.
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Enrol or reserve a seat
Certificates and programmes are enrolled online; seminar places are reserved for the listed dates.
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Learn by applying it
Case studies, role-play and practical exercises lead to a capstone project or, in the seminar, a business plan you present and defend.
Explore every MEW programme on mewschool.com
Their site lists every executive course, certificate, diploma and degree with its format, length and how it is assessed, plus the seminar calendar for Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
A one-to-one advisory session
Before you choose a programme
Book a one-on-one session with MEW's advisors to talk through your academic path and career goals. Their Dubai-based admissions team walks you through the options, from four-week certificates to the Level 7 diploma and the Director's Seminar, so you can pick the route that fits your role and your calendar.
Ready to choose your leadership programme?
Why leadership training often stays in the classroom
Four common gaps, and how the Director's Seminar sets out to close each one, in its own programme page's terms.
- Ideas that never become decisions: applied strategy workshops turn them into decisions through structured exercises built around practical business challenges.
- Learning alone: a curated peer exchange shares perspectives with fellow decision-makers from other industries.
- No chance to practise: leadership practice tests your judgement through discussion, reflection and scenario-based exercises.
- Nothing to take back: personal action planning turns what you learned into clear priorities for your own organisation.
Five days in Dubai, one business plan
The Director's Seminar agenda, day by day, as MEW publishes it.
- Day 1, strategic management: vision and mission, a SWOT analysis of the case study and a decision-making simulation through role-play.
- Day 2, strategic marketing: segmentation, targeting and positioning, and a marketing plan for the case study company.
- Day 3, leadership strategy: leadership styles, leading change, high-performance teams and a crisis role-play.
- Day 4, global financial management: financial analysis, budgeting and a financial plan tied to the strategy.
- Day 5, integration: the business plan comes together and is pitched to a panel of facilitators, with peer feedback.
Questions about leadership programmes in Dubai
Does MEW School of Leadership run leadership programmes in Dubai?
Yes. Its Director's Seminar is a five-day, in-person classroom programme held in Dubai (the next listed dates are 7 to 11 December 2026), and its administrative office and admissions team are in Dubai. Its other leadership programmes are studied online.
Which programme suits a senior executive?
The Director's Seminar is designed for senior executives such as CEOs, directors, general managers and business leaders. MEW also lists a Chairman's Conference for CEOs and board chairs and a Manager's Workshop for high-potential managers.
Can I study while I keep working?
Yes. The advanced leadership certificates take four weeks online, the Accelerated Executive Programme in Business Leadership six months online, and the Level 7 diploma eight months in a blended format of e-lectures and webinars.
Is the Level 7 diploma regulated, and who awards it?
Its programme page says the diploma is regulated by Ofqual, carries 120 UK credits and is awarded by a UK awarding body. MEW itself does not confer degrees or diplomas: they are awarded by its partner institutions.
Are there exams?
Not for the Level 7 diploma, which is assessed entirely through home-based assignments. The executive programme is assessed continuously through exercises and case studies and finishes with a capstone project.
What do the leadership certificates cover?
Strategic Influence for Leaders covers persuasion, change, conflict and communicating with impact; Leadership, Culture and Stakeholder Engagement covers culture and stakeholder partnerships; Strategic Decision-Making for Leaders covers biases, decision frameworks, risk and data. Each takes four weeks online.
How much do the programmes cost?
Fees depend on the programme and format. An advisor can take you through them, and MEW's finance team answers questions about tuition fees and payment plans.
How do I start?
Send the form on this page, call or WhatsApp +971 50 771 2130, or book a one-on-one advisory session. Their admissions team aims to reply within 24 hours.
Speak to an advisor
Tell MEW School of Leadership about your role and what you want from a leadership programme. Their admissions team aims to reply within 24 hours.
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MEW School of Leadership
Reach the team directly:
- mewschool.com
- Office M11, AlSafiya Building, Abu Hail, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Ready to choose your leadership programme?
Speak to an advisor from MEW's Dubai-based admissions team, or WhatsApp them. Five days in Dubai or four weeks online, the first step is the same conversation.