Our Programs

Develop the entrepreneurial mindset, management expertise, and leadership skills required to build successful businesses and cooperatives that drive sustainable economic growth across Africa. This professionally oriented degree combines entrepreneurship, enterprise management, finance, marketing, innovation, governance, and practical field experience to prepare graduates for leadership in the public, private, and development sectors.

Management of businesses, NGOs, associations, CIGs and cooperatives with strong field practice.

Top-up year focused on strategic and technical skills for planning and supervising development projects.

Skilled planning and implementation of national/regional development initiatives.

Prepares graduates to manage natural resources sustainably using modern tools.

Develop practical and analytical competencies to identify, design, appraise, finance, implement, monitor and evaluate development projects using internationally recognised project management methodologies and digital planning tools.

Prepares students for roles in banking, finance and microfinance through theory and practice.

Specialization in logistics, procurement, and supply chain to design, plan, execute, and optimize supply systems across organizations.

Explores migration, territorial dynamics, socio-economic development and refugee protection.

Builds skills to plan, implement and evaluate public programs and policies.

Develop the technical expertise, analytical thinking, and financial leadership competencies required to excel in accounting, auditing, financial management, corporate finance, taxation, and business advisory services. This professionally oriented programme combines accounting, finance, digital financial systems, auditing, research, and strategic management to prepare graduates for successful careers in the public, private, and development sectors.

Develop the public health knowledge, analytical competencies, and community engagement skills required to prevent disease, promote healthier lifestyles, strengthen primary healthcare, and improve population health. This professionally oriented programme integrates epidemiology, health promotion, community participation, health systems, WASH, climate and health, health economics, monitoring and evaluation, communication, and applied research.

Develop the knowledge, analytical competencies, and leadership skills required to integrate gender equality, social inclusion, and sustainable development into projects, programmes, and public policies. This professionally oriented programme combines gender analysis, project planning, monitoring and evaluation, leadership, human rights, resource mobilisation, corporate social responsibility, and applied research to prepare graduates for leadership across government, development agencies, humanitarian organisations, NGOs, and the private sector.

Develop the strategic, creative, digital, and analytical competencies required to understand customers, build strong brands, drive business growth, and lead marketing innovation in today's global economy. This professionally oriented programme integrates digital marketing, consumer behaviour, branding, entrepreneurship, international marketing, marketing analytics, communication, sustainability, and applied research to prepare graduates for leadership across private, public, and development sectors.

Develop the professional knowledge, ethical values, and practical competencies required to promote social justice, human rights, community empowerment, and sustainable social development. This professionally oriented programme combines social work practice, counselling, community development, humanitarian action, public policy, research, and social welfare management to prepare graduates for leadership in government, civil society, humanitarian organisations, and international development.

Develop the professional, analytical and interpersonal competencies required to manage people, strengthen workplace performance and support organisational transformation. This interdisciplinary degree combines human resource management, organisational behaviour, employment relations, digital HR systems, workforce analytics, international business, leadership, communication, project management and applied research.

Develop the knowledge, analytical skills, and professional competencies required to prevent, manage, and transform conflicts while promoting peace, security, good governance, and sustainable development across Africa and beyond. This interdisciplinary programme combines peace studies, conflict analysis, international relations, humanitarian action, diplomacy, governance, human rights, and field-based learning to prepare graduates for leadership in governments, international organisations, civil society, and the private sector.

Develop the knowledge, analytical skills, and professional competencies required to prevent, manage, and transform conflicts while promoting peace, security, good governance, and sustainable development across Africa and beyond. This interdisciplinary programme combines peace studies, conflict analysis, international relations, humanitarian action, diplomacy, governance, human rights, and field-based learning to prepare graduates for leadership in governments, international organisations, civil society, and the private sector.

This program introduces students to the science and practical application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing for collecting, managing, analysing, and visualizing spatial (location-based) data. It equips learners with the skills to produce accurate maps, interpret satellite and drone imagery, and generate evidence-based insights for decision-making in development planning, climate resilience, disaster risk management, natural resource governance, urban growth, agriculture, public health, and infrastructure development. The interdisciplinary curriculum blends geospatial technologies with environmental science, statistics, field data collection, spatial modelling, and digital mapping, while integrating global and African development perspectives. Graduates are prepared to support governments, NGOs, UN agencies, and private sector institutions with reliable geospatial intelligence for sustainable development and territorial planning.

Fast-track your career with this globally relevant one-year BSc Top-Up designed for ambitious learners and working professionals from Africa, the Global South, and beyond. In just 12 months, you will gain the practical, employer-ready skills needed to succeed in: Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance & Regulatory Risk Management Fraud Prevention, Detection & Investigations Financial Intelligence, Ethics & Governance

Advanced supply chain leadership: design, planning, execution and control to create net value.

This programme prepares learners to understand and respond to modern financial crime threats by developing advanced skills in anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorism financing (CFT), compliance investigations, and financial intelligence. It equips participants with the competencies to design and manage compliance systems, conduct suspicious transaction analysis, implement KYC and due diligence processes, and investigate emerging risks such as crypto-enabled laundering and cross-border financial crime. Graduates are prepared to support financial institutions, regulators, fintechs, law enforcement agencies, and international organisations in protecting financial systems and strengthening integrity.

Advanced knowledge and practical skills for national and regional development planning and integration.

Advanced environmental management balancing protection and economic needs.

Prepares professionals to lead humanitarian operations with strong logistics and project management skills.

Multidisciplinary master’s program on migration, territorial governance, security and development in fragile environments.

Results-based M&E aligned with UN/World Bank standards for development programs.

Leadership and risk management for safer, more resilient organizations.

Masters-level focus on armed conflicts, peace and international relations with applied simulations.

Advanced skills to plan, implement and manage projects in complex environments.

Trans-global, trans-disciplinary MPH with routes in HSM, disease control, epidemiology, maternal/reproductive/child health.

Sustainable development, biodiversity management, impact assessment and social entrepreneurship.

This programme provides advanced training in fraud detection, forensic auditing, and forensic accounting techniques used to investigate complex financial misconduct in both private and public sector environments. It equips learners with practical skills to identify financial statement manipulation, trace illicit financial flows, collect and manage digital evidence, and support prosecution processes through litigation support and expert reporting. The curriculum integrates risk-based auditing approaches, investigative tools, and real-world case analysis to strengthen organisational resilience against fraud and corruption.

This programme provides advanced training in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Geospatial Science, equipping learners with high-level competencies to collect, process, analyse, and interpret spatial data for complex decision-making across development, governance, climate resilience, and humanitarian operations. It builds expertise in spatial modelling, geostatistics, remote sensing analytics, geospatial databases, and digital mapping to support evidence-based planning and policy. The curriculum integrates modern geospatial technologies—including satellite imagery interpretation, drone-based mapping, location intelligence, and GIS programming—while emphasizing practical applications in urban planning, land administration, environmental monitoring, disaster risk reduction, infrastructure development, agriculture, and public health surveillance. Graduates will be prepared to deliver professional geospatial solutions for governments, international development agencies, research institutions, and the private sector.

Develops managerial skills and competencies for public health systems leadership.

Management competencies and analytical capabilities for national and international NGOs.

Year 1: community assessment; Year 2: participatory local development planning and implementation.

Theory + applied learning on human rights, sustainability, public health and peacebuilding.

Foundations in crop/livestock systems, followed by applied agribusiness, value chains and climate-smart practices.

Water diplomacy, international water law, negotiation/mediation, climate resilience and transboundary management.

Intensive training on conflicts linked to pastoral mobility and climate change; policy design and governance.

The Executive Master’s Degree in Project Management is a professionally oriented programme designed to equip experienced professionals with advanced knowledge and practical skills to plan, implement, monitor, and successfully deliver projects across diverse sectors. The programme combines global project management standards with real-world tools, case studies, and applied leadership practices to strengthen performance, accountability, and results delivery in both public and private institutions. Graduates will be prepared to lead complex projects, manage stakeholders, optimize resources, and drive sustainable development outcomes in dynamic environments.

Executive-level mastery of the links between peace and development, governance and humanitarian action.

Flexible weekend leadership program for educators moving from classroom instruction to institutional leadership.

Short, practice-oriented training on donor engagement, proposal design, grant management and financial compliance.

Hands-on data collection, processing, analysis and visualization (ODK, GIS, SQL, MS Access, Visual Studio) for migration/emergency ops.

Mainstream gender across clusters and sectors in preparedness, response and recovery.

Integrate gender perspectives into climate-responsive humanitarian programs.

Collect, manage, analyze and disseminate SRH information for evidence-based decisions.

A concentrated, practice-oriented two-week program that equips participants with both foundational and advanced geospatial skills relevant to modern environmental and climate challenges. Designed for researchers, conservationists, environmentalists, geographers, climatologists, NGO professionals, and natural resource management experts.

The Professional Certificate in Applied Digital Research, Data Management & Visualization is an intensive international online training program designed to equip professionals with practical, highly marketable skills in digital research, data collection, data management, analysis, visualization, and evidence-based decision-making, using modern digital tools.

An intensive, practice-driven program that equips professionals with the skills to protect critical records, ensure operational continuity, and lead effectively before, during, and after crises—from climate shocks to digital threats. Designed for leaders shaping resilient institutions aligned with the SDGs.

An intensive 6-day professional certificate programme designed to strengthen the capacity of public health professionals, researchers, epidemiologists, data practitioners, and decision-makers to effectively use health data for planning, surveillance, policy formulation, and emergency response. Delivered fully online through PAID-ESA's e-Learning platform.