Frequently Asked Questions
The Executive Master’s in AI (EMAI) is designed to equip senior professionals with AI leadership, strategic transformation, and applied innovation capabilities. It combines structured learning, industry projects, and peer collaboration to help participants drive real-world impact across sectors such as healthcare, finance, and technology.
The programme follows a modular executive format, with intensive in-person study weeks held every two months. This design allows participants to balance professional commitments with meaningful academic engagement.
Unlike short-term AI courses, EMAI offers a more comprehensive executive master’s experience that combines academic rigor, applied learning, industry relevance, global immersion, and long-term support for projects, networking, and professional growth.
NUS is a leading institution in AI research and education, with national AI research institutes, new AI master’s programmes, and global academic partnerships. EMAI is part of this broader effort to develop AI talent, leadership, and adoption across industries and functions.
The curriculum blends academic foundations with industry application. Research faculty cover core concepts, while industry experts focus on implementation, leadership, and decision-making so participants can lead technical teams effectively without needing to become coders themselves.
EMAI emphasizes case studies, collaborative projects, applied research, and industry engagement. Faculty bring both research depth and real-world experience, ensuring that learning remains relevant to strategic and operational challenges faced by senior leaders.
Yes. In addition to AI and digital transformation, the programme also explores areas such as blockchain, quantum computing, and other emerging technologies that are shaping the future of business and innovation.
Yes. The programme uses a low-code and no-code approach, supported by visual tools and business-oriented applications. This makes it accessible to executives and professionals who want to lead AI transformation without extensive programming experience.
Yes. Responsible AI adoption, governance, and the ability for organizations to build their own tools are important themes throughout the programme, helping participants prepare for ethical, sustainable, and competitive AI implementation.
The programme includes local company visits to organizations such as Microsoft Innovation Lab, DBS, and ST Engineering. Global study trips are also planned, including destinations such as Hong Kong and Shenzhen, with potential visits to leading AI companies.
Yes. The programme encourages innovation across multiple sectors, including healthcare, sustainability, cryptocurrency, and digital finance. Participants are supported in applying AI to industry-specific opportunities and challenges.
The Asian Institute of Digital Finance (AIDF) collaborates with industry partners and institutions such as MAS to support research, incubation, and applied innovation. This gives participants access to resources, partnerships, and a strong digital finance ecosystem.
Yes. The programme has ongoing collaborations with universities and industry partners in areas such as cross-border payments, blockchain, cryptocurrency, and AI-driven fintech, alongside broader research opportunities tied to emerging technologies.
Participants benefit from a strong research ecosystem, an incubation arm for scaling capstone ideas, and access to mentors, industry experts, and potential investors. This support helps projects move from concept to practical implementation.
Participants can typically choose between two capstone pathways: an industry or consulting track focused on real projects with mentors, and an entrepreneurship track focused on building AI ventures with support from incubation centres and investors.
Participants can tap into Singapore’s innovation ecosystem through the AI FinTech Research Center and related networks, gaining access to support, ecosystem connections, and entrepreneurship opportunities that may help them expand and grow their business presence.
EMAI is designed for senior professionals, executives, founders, and functional leaders who want to strengthen their ability to lead AI adoption, innovation, and transformation in their organizations and industries.
The programme is highly relevant for professionals in consulting and real estate because it connects AI strategy, business transformation, and practical industry application. Examples include areas such as real estate valuation, operational efficiency, and SME innovation.
It is highly relevant for healthcare professionals. The programme explores how AI can support medical imaging, workflow efficiency, digital health, and patient care, while emphasizing that AI should augment rather than replace human expertise.
For experienced AI practitioners, the programme complements hands-on expertise with structured learning, leadership development, and broader strategic context, helping them extend their impact beyond technical execution into organizational transformation.
The programme includes physical components in Singapore, so international participants should plan for periodic travel. That said, many professionals from across ASEAN, Europe, and other regions are able to participate through advance scheduling and cross-border commitment.
The cohort typically includes experienced professionals from multiple sectors and regions, with an average of around 16 to 17 years of work experience. Students are drawn from Singapore, ASEAN, and beyond, with the programme actively encouraging broader gender diversity.
As the programme grows, the alumni experience is expected to include annual workshops, ongoing learning opportunities, and access to selected future classes or activities, helping graduates stay connected to both the university and each other.
Graduates are expected to have opportunities to join professional workshops, networking events, and cross-cohort activities, creating a longer-term platform for collaboration, learning, and community building.
Yes. EMAI brings together experienced professionals from diverse industries and backgrounds, creating strong opportunities for peer learning, cross-industry exchange, strategic collaboration, and long-term relationship building.
Yes. The programme leverages Singapore’s role as a hub for AI and fintech innovation, offering opportunities for regional partnerships, international engagement, and exposure to emerging markets across ASEAN and beyond.
At present, scholarships are not offered for this programme. The programme is positioned for senior executives and professionals seeking a high-impact investment in leadership and AI transformation capabilities.
The programme is currently self-funded because it is designed for senior executives and does not fall under CET-based funding structures. Participants instead gain access to academic depth, industry mentors, applied projects, and long-term ecosystem value.
Yes. Singapore FinTech Association members receive a 10% tuition fee rebate, offering an additional benefit for professionals who are already part of the ecosystem.
Yes. NUS alumni may receive a 20% alumni discount, subject to the programme’s prevailing policies and eligibility requirements.
The university is exploring possible corporate sponsorship pathways, including opportunities through ecosystem partners such as AI Singapore.
Yes. Students are expected to receive the same email and computing resource access as full-time master’s students, allowing them to participate fully in the university’s digital and academic environment.
No. The programme is not IBF-accredited, as it is designed specifically for executives and aligned to a different educational and professional positioning.
NUS maintains strong academic standards and holds internationally recognized accreditations, including AMBA, EQUIS, and triple crown accreditation.
Some services, such as Singpass, generally require valid Singapore residency status, such as an employment pass or permanent residency. International participants without local residency may therefore not have access to these services.
