The programme combines artificial intelligence, blockchain forensics, and financial intelligence education.
Dubai: The Dubai Police Academy has launched a specialised master’s programme in anti-money laundering in virtual environments, as law enforcement agencies work to strengthen capabilities against increasingly sophisticated financial crimes emerging in digital ecosystems.
The one-year programme integrates legal, investigative, and technological disciplines, with a focus on anti-money laundering frameworks, financial intelligence, artificial intelligence, and blockchain analysis.
Delivered in Arabic, the programme is designed to equip security, policing, and legal professionals with the skills required to identify, analyse, and track suspicious financial activity across both traditional banking systems and digital platforms.
According to the academy, the curriculum includes modules on cryptocurrency investigations, blockchain forensics, financial intelligence methodologies, banking compliance, digital evidence, and the use of artificial intelligence in detecting illicit financial transactions.
Students will also study money laundering risks in virtual environments and the metaverse through case studies based on real investigations conducted by Dubai Police.
The programme aims to develop national expertise capable of supporting the UAE’s efforts to strengthen financial and cyber security, while advancing the country’s smart policing agenda.
The Dubai Police Academy said the master’s degree is designed to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and operational practice, and to enhance coordination between financial analysis units, digital forensics teams, criminal investigators, and banking regulators.
The programme is primarily open to Emirati nationals serving in police and armed forces institutions. However, applicants from GCC countries and other nationalities may also be admitted subject to academy approval. Civilian professionals working in legal, policing, security, and anti-money laundering fields are also eligible to apply under specified criteria.
Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree in law, police sciences, or an equivalent discipline with a minimum “good” grade, in addition to meeting English language proficiency requirements. Annual tuition fees are set at Dh60,020.
