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ARX FUTURES SCHOOL

Research-Led Education for What Comes Next

Bring AI governance, AI assurance, cybersecurity governance and digital resilience into your university without building a new programme from scratch.

ARX Futures School partners with universities to provide flexible, year-round access to specialist education, current research and international knowledge exchange across the governance challenges shaping emerging technology.

Our model combines structured teaching with research from the Innovatech Institute for Trusted Digital Futures, downloadable academic resources, live international sessions and applied learning.

AI Governance · AI Audit & Assurance · Cybersecurity Governance · Research · Education

10 - MONTH

Teaching Cycle

12 - MONTH

Institutional Access.

ONE

Teaching Cycle

THE VALUE PROPOSITION

More Than an Online Course

A continuous research and education partnership.

Technology, regulation and institutional practice evolve too quickly for static teaching materials alone.

ARX Futures School gives partner universities an ongoing academic resource that combines:

Teaching

Structured learning throughout the academic year.

Research

Current research, briefings and specialist publications from the Innovatech ecosystem.

Applied Learning

Governance, risk, assurance and resilience exercises connected to real institutional challenges.

International Exchange

Shared live sessions and opportunities to engage with participants across partner institutions.

Ongoing Access

Recorded learning and selected research resources available throughout the partnership year.

FROM KNOWLEDGE TO INSTITUTIONAL CAPABILITY

Research becomes learning.
Learning becomes practice.

RESEARCH · EDUCATION · APPLICATION · EXCHANGE

RESEARCH · EDUCATION · APPLICATION · EXCHANGE

One Partnership. Multiple Academic Resources.

Each participating institution receives access to an integrated programme designed to complement existing university teaching rather than replace it.

Weekly Research-Led Learning

One structured learning release each week during the 10-month teaching cycle.

Monthly Global Seminar

A live international session focused on questions, discussion, emerging developments and applied analysis.

Innovatech Research Access

Selected research briefs, regulatory updates, reports and specialist learning resources.

AI Governance & Assurance Lab

Applied activities introducing students to governance assessment, controls, accountability and assurance thinking.

Ongoing Access

Recorded learning and selected research resources available throughout the partnership year.

Wider Knowledge Ecosystem

Selected opportunities connected to research discussions, expert sessions and Royal Global Fairs.

HOW THE PROGRAMME WORKS

One Partnership

Multiple Academic Resources

ARX is structured around a shared international learning model.

Universities do not need to create a new course infrastructure or organise weekly external lecturers.

Each month focuses on one major theme.

Week 1

Core Lecture

Pre-recorded · approximately 20–30 minutes

Week 2

Regulation or Case Analysis

Pre-recorded · approximately 20–30 minutes

Week 3

Research Briefing

Recorded and/or written research-led content

Week 4

Global Live Seminar

Interactive discussion · approximately 45–60 minutes

Students from participating institutions can join the same shared academic environment, creating international perspectives without multiplying delivery requirements.

A CONTINUING ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIP

Built for continuity. Designed to evolve.

ARX is structured around a shared international learning model.

Universities do not need to create a new course infrastructure or organise weekly external lecturers.

Each month focuses on one major theme.

10 MONTHS

Structured teaching

1 core theme each month

2 MONTHS

Summer Research Access

Readings, research, regulatory updates & selected resources

12 MONTHS

Summer Research Access

Readings, research, regulatory updates & selected resources

ANNUAL RENEWAL

Updated research, cases and emerging topics

with revised or additional themes where relevant

The framework provides continuity. The content evolves.

THE CURRICULUM

10 Months. 10 Future-Focused Themes.

The curriculum is designed to move progressively from understanding governance to assessing implementation, resilience and emerging risk.

AI Governance & Institutional Design

Governance structures
Institutional responsibility
Roles and accountability
Organisational frameworks
Decision-making

Cybersecurity Governance, Policy & Cyberlaw

Cyber governance
Cyber policy
Regulation
Legal frameworks
Board responsibility

Responsible & Trustworthy AI

Ethics
Fairness
Transparency
Explainability
Human oversight
Institutional trust

Cyber Resilience & Operational Resilience

Operational disruption
Resilience
Incident governance
Third-party dependencies
Crisis decision-making

AI Law, Policy & Regulatory Compliance

AI regulation
Regulatory frameworks
Policy implementation
Legal readiness
Compliance

AI, Cybersecurity & Financial Systems

DORA
Financial-sector resilience
ICT dependencies
Supervisory governance
Systemic risk

AI Risk, Controls & Accountability

Risk classification
Governance controls
Third-party AI
Accountability
Organisational evidence

Public-Sector AI & Institutional Governance

Public-sector adoption
Procurement
Oversight
Accountability
Institutional capacity

AI Audit & Assurance

Governance audit
Assurance
Control assessment
Policy testing
Maturity assessment
Oversight

Emerging Technology Risk & Strategic Foresight

Emerging AI risk
Synthetic media
Systemic dependencies
Horizon scanning
Adaptive governance
Future regulation

RESEARCH-LED BY DESIGN

Education should move with the research.

ARX Futures School is directly connected to the Innovatech Institute of Cyber Policy & Technology.

Partner institutions receive selected research-led resources developed around current questions in:

AI governance

AI assurance

Cybersecurity regulation

Institutional governance

Cyber resilience

Financial-sector resilience

Emerging technology policy

Innovatech Research Briefs

Concise specialist analysis connected to current programme themes.

Policy & Regulatory Updates

Selected developments relevant to emerging technology governance.

Research Reports

Longer-form analysis addressing selected institutional and regulatory challenges.

Guided Research Resources

Curated readings, explanatory notes, frameworks and specialist materials.

INNOVATECH PUBLISHING

From Research to Academic Resource

Education should move with the research.

Selected research produced through the Innovatech ecosystem is developed and disseminated through Innovatech Publishing.

This allows partner institutions to access knowledge in formats designed for academic and professional use.

Resources may include:

Research reports

Policy briefs

Specialist guides

Research papers

Institutional studies

Executive briefings

Learning resources

Thematic publications

AI GOVERNANCE & ASSURANCE LAB

From Understanding Governance to Assessing It

Knowing what good governance should look like is only the beginning.

Throughout the programme, students explore how governance principles translate into:

Policies
Controls
Responsibilities
Evidence
Oversight
Accountability
Assurance

Monthly applied exercises progressively introduce governance assessment without requiring a technical auditing background.

Policies

Controls

Assurance

Responsibilities

Oversight

Evidence

Accountability

AI Governance & Assurance Portfolio

Participants can build an:

AI Governance & Assurance Portfolio

Covering areas such as governance design, regulatory mapping, risk, controls, oversight, resilience and assurance.

Example learning activities:

Governance Mapping

Trustworthy AI Checklist

Regulatory Mapping

Risk & Control Matrix

AI Assurance Review

Assurance Memo

Cyber Governance Review

Resilience Assessment

Third-Party Risk

Institutional Oversight

Final Governance

BUILT FOR EXISTING UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMESBUILT FOR EXISTING UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES

Add Specialist Knowledge

Without Rebuilding Your Curriculum

ARX is designed as a complementary academic resource.

It can support learning across:

Law

Business & Management

Political Science

Compliance & Risk

Public Policy

Finance

Cybersecurity Governance

Technology Policy

International Relations

Executive Education

ARX can sit alongside existing degree programmes, electives, research centres, executive learning initiatives or specialist academic activities.

GLOBAL MULTIVERSITY MODEL

One Learning Environment.

Multiple Institutions.

ARX uses a shared international model in which students from participating institutions can access the same core learning programme.

This allows universities to benefit from:

Delivery:

Online

Teaching cycle:

10 months

Institutional access:

12 months

Learning releases

Weekly

Global live seminar:

Monthly

Language:

English

Format:

Recorded + Live

Learning environment:

ARX Futures School

Video platforms:

Professional video platforms

Cross-institutional perspectives

International discussion

Flexible asynchronous learning

Shared live seminars

Current research

Interdisciplinary participation

SUMMER RESEARCH ACCESS

The Teaching Cycle Pauses. Access Does Not.

During July and August, regular weekly teaching pauses.

Partner institutions continue to receive access to selected research and programme resources throughout the summer period.

This may include:

Research reports

Policy briefs

Specialist guides

Research papers

Institutional studies

Executive briefings

Learning resources

Thematic publications

This creates a 12-month partnership, rather than a course that simply disappears when teaching ends.

SPONSORED ACCESS, ACADEMIC INDEPENDENCE

Supported by Partnership. Independent by Design.

Corporate and institutional partnerships can help expand access to ARX education, research and international knowledge exchange.

Academic independence remains non-negotiable.

Sponsors do not determine curriculum.

Sponsors do not approve teaching conclusions.

Sponsors do not influence research findings.

Sponsors do not receive student personal data.

Sponsorship supports accessibility, research dissemination and educational opportunity while ARX, Genesis and Innovatech retain full intellectual and academic independence.

WHY UNIVERSITIES CHOOSE ARX

Specialist Knowledge Without Institutional Complexity

Research-Led

Teaching evolves alongside active research and regulatory developments.

Current

Content can evolve as regulation, governance challenges and technology change.

Easy to Integrate

ARX complements existing degrees rather than requiring universities to create new infrastructure.

Interdisciplinary

The programme connects law, policy, governance, cybersecurity, AI, risk and institutional resilience.

International

Students participate in a learning environment that extends beyond a single institution.

Scalable

One institutional partnership provides access across an agreed university cohort without individual student tuition fees.

WHO ARX IS FOR

Designed for Universities Preparing Students for Complex Institutional Environments

ARX can support:

Universities

Law Schools

Business Schools

Political Science Departments

Public Policy Schools

Cybersecurity Programmes

Technology Policy Programmes

Research Centres

Executive Education Units

Professional Education Divisions

Suitable learner levels may include:

Advanced undergraduate students

Master's students

LLM students

Doctoral and research learners

Executive and professional participants

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME LEAD

Research-Led Teaching

Andra T. Alcalá

CEO, Genesis International Business Group

Research Lead, Innovatech Institute for Trusted Digital Futures

Doctoral Researcher in Cybersecurity Policy & Regulation

ARX teaching is led by research and professional work across AI governance, cybersecurity regulation, institutional resilience and emerging technology governance.

The programme connects academic research with regulatory analysis, comparative institutional perspectives and applied governance questions.

Rather than presenting emerging technology as a purely technical subject, ARX examines how technology interacts with institutions, law, regulation, organisational responsibility and resilience.

FOUNDING UNIVERSITY PARTNERS

Join the First ARX University Cohort

ARX Futures School is opening its research-led academic programme to an initial group of universities seeking long-term access to specialist education in AI governance, AI assurance, cybersecurity governance, regulation and institutional resilience.

Participation is offered through a modest monthly institutional fee, charged per participating university, primarily supporting programme administration, coordination and institutional access.

Curated readings, Innovatech research, selected reports, regulatory developments and learning resources.

One Partnership. A Continuing Academic Cycle.

10 months of structured teaching

One core theme each month.

2 months of Summer Research Access

Curated readings, Innovatech research, selected reports, regulatory developments and learning resources.

Annual renewal with evolving content

Core themes remain where they continue to matter, while teaching materials, research, cases, regulation and applied analysis are reviewed and updated each year.

Research-led learning

Innovatech research materials, policy and regulatory updates, recorded resources and selected research briefings.

Global academic exchange

Monthly live seminars and selected opportunities across the wider Genesis ecosystem.

Institutional access

No individual tuition fee for students within the agreed institutional cohort.

One Partnership. A Continuing Academic Cycle.

Programme scope, participating cohort, institutional access and the monthly participation fee are confirmed individually with each university.

LOW ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN

Designed to Be Easy for Your Institution

ARX manages the teaching environment, programme content and core academic resources.

Partner institutions do not need to organise weekly external teaching or maintain a separate ARX learning infrastructure.

A designated institutional contact can receive essential programme information, schedules and access updates.

FINAL CTA

Bring Research-Led Future Governance Education to Your Institution

Give your students continuing access to:

Teaching

Applied learning.

Research.

International dialogue.

One partnership. One annual programme. Continuous academic value.

FOOTER BRANDING

ARX FUTURES SCHOOL

Research-Led Education for What Comes Next

University Partnerships • Research-Led Learning • Professional Education • Advanced Masterclasses

An initiative of Genesis International Business Group