Who should take this course?
As an interdisciplinary course, LeadUP is open to mid-career to seasoned professionals working in, or seeking to work in, digitalisation in the built environment across the public, private and third sectors. The course is therefore open but not limited to:
- City managers and local government officials
- Built environment professionals (urban planners, digital infrastructure managers)
- Digital innovation programme/project leads
- Technology providers,
- Public sector consultants and advisors, and
- Professionals seeking to transition into city leadership roles.
Attracting such professionals from diverse backgrounds is key to creating fostering interdisciplinary learning among the cohort with the aim to drive change among practitioners and city managers who are implementing digitalisation initiatives across cities around the world.
As a part-time course, students will be equipped with relevant transferable learnings that can be used – while studying for the qualification – in their professional and organisational practices in relation to leading responsible digital innovations as part of smart city projects. Students can therefore experience the practical relevance of the course during and after the duration of study.