A national learning initiative by MAJRA and GIFT.ed
The UAE is elevating 5,000 professionals to help create a more sustainable future. Be part of the journey today!
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RISE is a fully funded, government-backed professional learning programme designed to equip UAE-based professionals with the strategic thinking to address the country's most pressing national challenges. It draws on a faculty of leading international experts to deliver an experience that goes beyond conventional sustainability training.
Participants leave with a certificate, a completed innovation project, and a different way of thinking about the challenges facing the UAE and its organisations.
Time Commitment
6 weeks
1-2 hours per week
Format
Self-paced modules
Live sessions
Innovation project
who can participate
UAE-based professionals
programme cost
Free
Cohort 1
Cities in Balance
How do cities plan for liveability, resilience, and sustainability as populations grow and resource constraints tighten?
Enrolment Opens
6th July 2026 (Monday)
Cohort Starts
5th October 2026 (Monday)
Cohort 2
Food Security
How do nations secure their food supply chains in a world of climate volatility, geopolitical disruption, and population growth?
Enrolment Opens
Q4 2026
Cohort Starts
Q1 2027
RISE is structured around a five-stage learning journey, designed to take participants from foundational understanding through to applied innovation
Orientation & Kickoff Webinar
A live session introducing the programme's purpose, structure, and pace, setting clear expectations for the weeks ahead
5-Week Self-Paced Learning
Bite-sized video content and learning activities from global and UAE experts, completed flexibly around work commitments
Midpoint Webinar
A live session with a leading global expert relevant to the cohort theme
1-week Innovation Project
An applied, AI-guided project where learners identify a real UAE sustainability challenge and develop a practical response
Live Closing Webinar & Certification
A culminating session with leading experts to wrap up the programme
By joining RISE, you gain more than a certificate. You build the systems thinking and credibility that UAE organisations are actively looking for.
Government-recognised Certificate
A Certificate of Completion co-issued by MAJRA and GIFT.ed, recognising your systems thinking and sustainability capability.
Learn From Global Expertise, Applied Locally
Learn directly from leading international and regional experts, and see how their thinking applies to real UAE challenges.
A Project that Goes Beyond the Certificate
Complete an AI-guided innovation project addressing a real UAE sustainability challenge — one that becomes part of a national database of ideas.
Learning that Fits Around Your Job
Self-paced, expert-led content you complete on your own schedule, with live sessions alongside a cohort of peers.
RISE is delivered by GIFT.ed, the virtual learning arm of the Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT) — a pan-Asian think tank with over two decades of experience in sustainability leadership and education.
GIFT.ed has worked with and is trusted by organisations including:
"It gave me a broader and more critical view of what needs to change in order to make our business and society more sustainable. I believe that every single business needs to hear the message shared on GIFT.ed if we are going to make meaningful change."
Chris
Jardines
"In a nutshell, GIFT.ed is definitely addressing the common global issues we as humanity are facing, as well as different regional challenges throughout the world, in a comprehensive way."
Yeap
SEG Automotive
MAJRA - National CSR Fund
A purpose-driven federal government entity under the UAE Ministry of Economy, dedicated to supporting impactful, sustainable projects that advance economic empowerment, environmental conservation, and social well-being.
MAJRA's national mandate and institutional networks are what give RISE its reach and its authority.
GIFT.ed - Global Institute For Tomorrow
The virtual learning arm of the Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT), a leading pan-Asian think tank with over two decades of experience in sustainability education and research.
GIFT.ed has delivered large-scale learning programmes to professionals across Asia, the Middle East, and beyond - combining global insight with rigorous, applied pedagogy.
Cohort enrolment dates:
Cohort 1 - 6th July 2026 (Monday)
Cohort 2 - Q4 2026
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