Director Education

Director Education

Facilitated online diplomas on a 12-week rolling cycle, with open enrolment.

Dr. Markus Wiesner
The Partner leading this practice

Dr. Markus Wiesner

Partner, Director Education
Board Advisor, Board Member & Investor

Markus is an experienced board member, board advisor and investor with more than 25 years of experience in leadership and organisational consulting, including over a decade dedicated to board effectiveness, governance and board-level advisory. His work focuses on helping boards move beyond good governance towards greater effectiveness and value creation.

Facilitated Online Diplomas

Four diplomas, Monday to Thursday

Each diploma runs on its own weekday, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm Dubai time. Each module is 3 hours, live online.

Times

1:00 to 4:00 pm Dubai time (GST)

Every module runs from 1:00 to 4:00 pm Dubai time. Here is the same time in other cities.

Times shown for January to March 2027
CityModule time
Dubai (GST)1:00 to 4:00 pm
London9:00 am to 12:00 noon
Paris and Frankfurt10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Beirut, Cairo and Johannesburg11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Riyadh12:00 noon to 3:00 pm
Mumbai2:30 to 5:30 pm
Singapore and Hong Kong5:00 to 8:00 pm

Europe moves to summer time on 28 March 2027. From then, London is 10:00 am, Paris 11:00 am and Beirut 12:00 noon.

How It Works

Join at the start of any module

Open enrolment

Join at the start of any module and continue around the 12-week cycle until you have completed every module of your diploma.

Pay your way

Pay the Tuition Fee for the whole diploma, or pay for one module at a time.

Assessment

Each diploma is assessed as on the self-paced diploma. You take the final assessment once you have finished the modules. Assessment details are on each diploma's own page: Diploma in NRC Governance, Corporate Governance Diploma, Board Secretary Diploma, Diploma in AI Governance.

Online

The open diplomas are delivered online. In-person delivery is available for in-house and bespoke programs.

In-House

Every diploma, for your own team

Every diploma can be delivered privately to your company's own team, online or in person, by enquiry.

Request an in-house program
Bespoke Program Design

A program designed for your needs

Dr. Markus Wiesner works with you to design a program for your organisation's needs, delivered in-house.

Discuss a bespoke program
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Request an in-house program or a bespoke program

Tell us what you need. Your enquiry goes to Dr. Markus Wiesner and the Global Board Institute team, and we will reply by email.

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