Technology and data are transforming governance across the globe. How we apply ethical and innovative use of data and technology to society’s most pressing challenges is key to how we govern our future world. This new MSc programme in the Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) explores and analyses the challenges and opportunities that big data brings to the future of democracy.

The purpose of the Master of Public Management and Governance is to equip students with specialized knowledge and insights to develop in-depth knowledge in a complex area of study through independent research, to demonstrate specialized leadership, self-reflexivity, and adaptability, to develop analytical and management competencies at the master’s level to perform advanced and professional tasks in the public sector, to gain abstract knowledge into either policy evaluation as a higher-order management function or sustainability management, to synthesize information autonomously in these specialized fields in order to become leaders who can handle contradictions and evaluate highly complex problems independently, to write high-level texts and to apply research methods and techniques to solve problems which need scientific solutions.

Our MBA in ESG Management equips you to integrate sustainability into your organization, aligning it with your organization's business objectives and values. It focuses on adapting business processes and models to enhance sustainable impact. With sustainability and climate accounting becoming vital for companies due to legislative and societal pressures, this program offers a strategic approach to turn sustainability into an opportunity for resilience and success.

Second cycle training, the European Master in Management and Business Strategy trains and develops the capacities of the student for the strategic functions of the company. The diploma trains future high-level executives who are immediately ready to work in a company, an asset that is greatly appreciated by recruiters.

The Master ESG in Practice aims to contribute consistently to the preparation of professionals to deal with the complex and uncertain scenario that the ESG Agenda has been presenting. This contribution will come from techniques, disciplines and approaches that revolve around ethics, sustainability, social responsibility, relationship with stakeholders, communication, and several other perspectives that contribute to the evolution of organizations towards new paradigms.

The MBA Corporate Management specialization deepens management issues by other important areas, without which management cannot do without setting a corporate strategy, plan and goals. Emphasis is placed on crisis management, which is very often neglected and in the case of an unfavorable scenario, quite serious situations occur.