University Programmes · TTIU × CEAI Global

From qualification to real-world AI impact

A connected learning experience for visionary leaders, transformational managers and the AI-enabled workforce.

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The opportunity

The future belongs to people who can turn AI knowledge into action

Knowing the technology is no longer enough. The differentiator is the ability to use it confidently, responsibly and commercially.

Know what matters

Identify high-value AI opportunities in your sector, understand the technology and assess readiness before investing time and resources.

Lead the change

Build organisational confidence through design thinking, financial justification, stakeholder alignment and responsible adoption.

Create lasting value

Translate learning into better workplace performance, new solutions, stronger leadership and intellectual assets.

Your next qualification should change what you can do on Monday morning, and what your organisation can achieve over the next decade.

One partnership, complementary strengths

Global learning. Real-world application.

The university partner

The Thames International University

Paris, France

International access to professional education through flexible learning designed around working adults and experienced practitioners. Brings structured programme pathways, faculty guidance, learning assessment and an international study environment.

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The applied AI partner

CEAI Global

Centre for AI Innovation · AIDT Labs

Industry-oriented AI and Design Thinking expertise connecting strategy, specialist AI tools, practical use cases and organisational capability-building. Brings AI solutioning methodology, expert facilitators, applied research and innovation ecosystems.

About CEAI

25+

Country network

50+

Advisory professionals

1,000+

Specialist AI engines and applications

Choose your pathway

Three programmes. Three career stages. One shared AI philosophy.

Strategic leadership / doctoral pathway

Executive DBAAI & Design Thinking

Up to 18 months · Senior executives and board advisers

An AI blueprint, pilot evidence, a substantive doctoral project and a roadmap for organisational adoption or further development.

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Executive management pathway

EMBAApplied AI

12 months · Executives, managers and leaders

A board-ready AI transformation plan covering strategic priorities, investment logic, operating impact, risk controls, milestones and measurable outcomes.

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Applied workforce / TVET pathway

Diploma in Applied AIWorkforce / TVET

3 months · Technicians, workforce and supervisors

A practical portfolio showing how AI can improve task quality, turnaround time, reporting and workplace communication.

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At a glance

Which qualification serves which leader?

Only the Executive DBA requires the structured three-week AI sandbox / pilot.

Dimension	Executive DBA	EMBA (Applied AI)	Diploma in Applied AI
Primary purpose	Original practice-based inquiry; create and test an AI-enabled solution	Lead AI strategy, transformation and value realisation	Apply AI to tasks, workflows and team supervision
Duration	Up to 18 months	12 months	3 months / 12 weeks
Designed for	Experienced executives, board advisers, entrepreneurs and senior public-sector leaders	Executives, senior managers, functional heads and future enterprise leaders	Technicians, TVET graduates, operations personnel and emerging supervisors
Major output	Doctoral project, AI blueprint, sandbox / pilot evidence and defence	Executive AI transformation strategy and investment-backed plan	Demonstrated workplace skills and an improvement portfolio
AI sandbox / pilot	Required	Not required; case analysis and business-case modelling	Not required; guided exercises and job-based practice
Assessment	Doctoral inquiry, artefact validation, thesis and viva	Cases, strategy assignments, financial analysis and capstone	Skill demonstrations, short tasks and workplace portfolio

Award title, credit value, admission requirements and recognition are confirmed by the awarding institution.

The AIDT advantage

Learn. Use. Build. Own.

The AI and Design Thinking approach begins with human needs and organisational problems, not technology for its own sake.

01
Learn
Understand where AI is useful, how it works and what responsible application requires.
02
Use
Apply AI tools, improve decisions and test their usefulness against real tasks.
03
Build
Shape a solution blueprint. At Executive DBA level, extend it into a supervised sandbox / pilot.
04
Own
Capture the methods, organisational learning and intellectual assets that create lasting value.

DBA 1-2-31-day AI Readiness2-day Design Thinking and Blueprint3-week Sandbox / Pilot

One sector, three outcomes

The same challenge at three levels of responsibility

Sector and challenge	Diploma: use AI	EMBA: lead AI	Executive DBA: develop and validate
Public services · citizen-service delays	Prepare accurate enquiry summaries, triage categories and service logs	Prioritise service reform, forecast ROI and propose governance across offices	Research an AI-assisted triage framework and validate it in a controlled pilot
Manufacturing · quality losses	Produce defect reports, checklists and supervisor shift briefs	Develop a quality-data strategy, investment case and change roadmap	Design and evaluate an AI-assisted defect early-warning system
Energy and buildings · high utility costs	Summarise meter reports and flag unusual readings	Build the investment thesis for energy analytics across sites	Test an AI-enabled forecasting or optimisation approach in a sandbox
Health services · operational backlog	Prepare administrative follow-up records using permitted data	Design capacity planning, risk controls and a phased adoption plan	Study whether an AI-assisted workflow improves resource allocation

Beyond the classroom

Build three forms of capital

Intellectual capital

Expertise, practical methods, documented workflows, strategic frameworks and, where appropriate, original AI solution assets.

Social capital

Peers, facilitators and professionals from different disciplines, sectors and international markets.

Financial capital

The capacity to evaluate investment, improve productivity, pursue advisory opportunities and support viable new ventures.

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Your next chapter starts here

Ask about entry requirements, intakes and fees for the Executive DBA, EMBA or Diploma.