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Leading Change by Design

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Award Attendance Study Duration Start Domestic fees International fees
Postgraduate Diploma On-Campus Part-time 1 September €6900 per year €6900 per year
Course fee notes

The enrolment fee for the programme Leading Change by Design is 6.900 euro (including all teaching materials). 2000 euro of which must be paid in advance when the application is submitted. Until the advance fee has been paid, the application will not be considered. The balance, of 4900 euro, must be paid to the programme before the end of August 25. Until the fee has been received in full, admission to the programme is not complete and the student card will not be issued.

KMO portefeuille is applicable.

About Leading Change by Design, Postgraduate Diploma - at University of Antwerp

Leading Change by Design is a brand new post-academic programme, developed by the department of product development at the Faculty of Design Sciences (University of Antwerp), to combine leadership development with the mindset and methodologies of design, empowering you to tackle complexity, learn through experimentation, and cultivate a purpose-driven approach to leadership.

Learn to master the design tools and techniques to inspire action and co-create sustainable transformation. This is your opportunity to shift perspectives, embrace learning by doing, and lead impactful change through design!

Why this programme?

‘Leading Change by Design’ is crafted for professionals ready to expand their horizons, regardless of their background in design.

Programme Highlights

  • Balanced approach: A learning journey split into 25% theory, 25% applied frameworks, and 50% hands-on, challenge-based projects.
  • Methodology: Learn and apply core principles of Service Design and Systemic Design to real-world scenarios.
  • Self-development track: Build self-awareness and cultivate a mindset of self-leadership.
  • Core modules: Explore themes like sensemaking in uncertainty, navigating complexity, leading and creating change, and communicating for impact.
  • Skills development: Gain expertise in complex problem solving, interdisciplinary collaboration, co-creation, agility, creativity, scoping, and leadership.
  • Expert guidance: Be inspired by over 15 thought leaders and practitioners from academia and industry.


More information on the programme's website


Entry requirements

Contact University of Antwerp to find course entry requirements.


Why study at University of Antwerp

- Experience excellent education

- Research-based teaching

- Study in a multicultural environment (more than 120 nationalities)

- Use state-of-the-art facilities (modern classrooms and labs)

- Live in the heart of Europe