Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute & Médecins Sans Frontières

Together with the Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) of the University of Manchester and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the Leadership Education Academic Partnership (LEAP) integrates world-class higher education into the career paths of humanitarians, with the intention of strengthening leadership within the sector.

LEAP seamlessly integrates world-class higher education into the career paths of humanitarians, with the intention of strengthening leadership within the sector. The programme offers flexible blended courses that can fit demanding schedules, with study pathways of Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and Master’s of Science in Humanitarian Practice to choose from.

The programme crosses traditional subject boundaries and draws from a wide range of disciplines and expertise at both LSTM and HCRI, from public health and epidemiology to history and political science. These are contextualised by practical insight from the experience of professional MSF fieldworkers.