| Next Intake | January 2026 |
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| Duration | Part-time 2 years (4 semesters)
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| Application Timeline | Applications for January 2026 admissions into the part-time MTech DL should be submitted before 1 October 2025. |
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| Download Brochure | English |
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| Info-session | Click here for dates
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| Enquiry | iss-admissions@nus.edu.sg |
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In today's world, almost every business is a digital business. In every industry, processes are being transformed by the pervasive use of digital technologies and rise of disruptive business models. To compete, businesses need to adapt and transform. Organisations need leaders who can think strategically to harness the digital change that create new opportunities for the business. This digital leadership programme prepares you to become effective leaders who can develop and lead strategies to transform businesses to thrive in the new digital economy
Key Takeaways:
- Develop a deeper understanding on the practice of digital business models and ecosystems.
- Gain the leadership skills to navigate complexity in leading a digital journey and drive breakthrough change for your organisation and generate new values for customers.
- Create effective roadmaps to bring about digital transformation in the business for competitive advantage, coupled with integrated digital talent strategies and culture.
- Enhance your ability and agility for strategic thinking, innovation and effective communication.
- Discover self-efficacy and personal stewardship in your digital leadership capacity.
It is about the job of the digital leader and how the role has become increasingly complex and multi-faceted as the innovative use of technology permeates through the organisation and drives new business models. New demands are mandated on today's leaders to reap the full benefit of digital opportunities, manage risks, complexity and uncertainties, and to drive cultural changes.
This MDL programme focuses on digital strategy and leadership and will equip you with the critical thinking, hard and soft skills to become an effective leader. It will accelerate your career and enhance your ability to take on greater roles and responsibilities in digital leadership. You will be equipped with the right processes and people capabilities to ride the digital wave and to thrive in the digital economy. Our goal is also to help organisations to develop its next generation of digital leaders.
You may also explore the alternative pathway via the Professional Certificate Programme in Digital Leadership, where you get to earn independent Professional Certificates at your own pace while paving your way towards a Master of Technology Degree. Find out more at: NUS-ISS Professional Certificate Programme in Digital Leadership.
Who is This Programme For?
This leadership programme is uniquely designed to nurture next-gen business and digital leaders who will drive and integrate customer, people and technology strategies to transform and accelerate their businesses in the digital economy.
We invite suitably qualified professionals to join this programme, who are:
- Senior executives with transformation, innovation, e-business, organisational excellence and/or change management responsibilities who wish to strengthen their leadership capabilities to pivot and bring about transformation in the business for competitive advantage;
- Senior executives who are transitioning into such roles in the near future or preparing to further their careers as digital leaders;
You are likely to be holding a position as Corporate or Business Strategist, IT Lead/E-Business Lead, Innovation Lead/Change Lead, SVP/VP/AVP, MD, ED, Director, DD/AD and equivalent corporate roles.
Scholarship:
- IMDA Post Graduate Scholarship:
The SG Digital Scholarship (Postgraduate) is an industry scholarship that empowers you to be a next-gen leader to shape the future of our digital economy and media ecosystem. Individuals pursuing postgraduate studies can choose to further your path in tech- or media-related areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Quamtum Technologies, Immersive Media, and Film Studies. Scholarship details and eligibility criteria can be found here.
SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme:
Singaporeans aged 40 and above can receive a SkillsFuture Credit enhanced subsidy top-up of $4,000 through the
SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme. The subsidy can be used to offset the course fees.
For more information on this programme, please write into us at
ask-iss@nus.edu.sg.