Masters & Doctorate

ZEDE - Special Economic Zones

In Partnership With the DESTINATO Society — Atlas University’s Civilizational Design Institute

Overview.

The Special Economic Zone (ZEDE) Governance program is Atlas University’s flagship legal-economic formation track for those called to design, govern, and steward autonomous communities under biblical law and covenant sovereignty.

This is not international business.
This is not global policy.
This is civilizational construction—the governance architecture behind Balaysia, decentralized cities, spiritual nations, PMAs, and free jurisdictions rising worldwide.

Graduates are trained in the full-spectrum craft of territorial autonomy:

First principles first, always
Economic design second,
Governance engineering third.

The ZEDE scholar learns not merely how to “manage” a zone—but how to birth one: charter-writing, regulatory design, tax and commercial code, property law, governance courts, police alternatives, land trusts, immigration structures, judicial procedure, dispute arbitration, capital attraction frameworks, and economic-rights architecture.

They study the economic failures of modern nations, the collapse of fiat jurisprudence, and the alternative: covenantal legal order anchored in moral clarity and economic intelligence.

The ZEDE graduate becomes not a bureaucrat, but a lawful architect of micro-sovereignty.

Credential:
M.S.E.Z. — Master of Special Economic Zones
D.S.E.Z. — Doctor of Special Economic Zones

Length:
M.S.E.Z.: 18–24 months
D.S.E.Z.: 36–48 months

Format:
Hybrid (remote instruction + supervised field practicum through DESTINATO and Balaysia)
Doctoral candidates complete a residency in a live community development environment.

Credit Hours:
M.S.E.Z.: 36 credits
D.S.E.Z.: 72 credits

Structure:
Remote coursework with required charter-writing practicum, economic zone simulation, and a live disputation defense before the Council of Economic Sovereignty.

Field Requirement:
Master’s: Participation in one active zone-development project (Balaysia, PMA, charter city, SEZ).
Doctoral: A complete constitutional, legal, economic, and infrastructural design for a build-ready micro-jurisdiction.

Capstone Requirement:
M.S.E.Z.: Full ZEDE Governance Dossier (legal charter + economic architecture + civic systems).
D.S.E.Z.: Complete blueprint of a Special Economic Zone, including full legal code, economic framework, and governance system.

CEUs and Professional Path

CEUs accredited through the Council of Civilizational Governance and recorded by the Atlas Continuing Education Registry.

Graduates receive:

For M.S.E.Z.

  • Certification as ZEDE Administrator

  • Eligibility for governance roles in Balaysia and Atlas-founded settlements

  • Placement priority for internships in DESTINATO projects

For D.S.E.Z.

  • Designation: Doctor of Special Economic Zones (D.S.E.Z.)

  • Eligibility for appointment as judge, governor, charter architect, or advisor in parallel jurisdictions

  • Authority to found and legally structure new autonomous communities

  • Permission to supervise ZEDE master’s candidates

Tuition

Master’s (M.S.E.Z.)

  • Standard Tuition: $21,000 total

  • Installments: $875/month × 24

  • Fellowship: $9,800 (for community founders or land developers)

  • Sovereign Builder Track: Tuition-Free by Nomination
    For those already leading or building a ZEDE-scale initiative.

Doctorate (D.S.E.Z.)

  • Standard Tuition: $38,000 total

  • Installments: $1,050/month × 36

  • Founders’ Fellowship: $12,000
    For leaders with demonstrable constitutional or legal design work.

  • Minister of Development Track: Tuition-Free by Appointment

Admissions

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Eligibility

We admit builders, not bureaucrats.
Applicants may enter with:

• A bachelor’s degree in any field
• Or substantial real-world experience in business, leadership, ministry, land development, or governance
• No age requirement
• No formal prerequisite coursework

Exceptional candidates may be placed directly into the doctoral track.

Application Requirements

1. Application Form + Fee
$49 application fee via Atlas Admissions Portal.

2. Statement of Intent (1,500–2,000 words)
Prompt:
“What form of society would you build if given land and authority? What laws would you establish and why?”

3. Portfolio or Dossier
May include community projects, policy designs, legal drafts, masterplans, or economic models.

4. Interview & Disputation
Applicants will be examined in:
• Scriptural knowledge
• Legal reasoning
• Economic logic
• Vision coherence

5. Optional Submission
A proposed ZEDE location or concept.

Title Granted Upon Completion

Master’s

M.S.E.Z. — Master of Special Economic Zones
Authorized for:
• governance roles in Balaysia
• advisory positions in ZEDE and free-city development
• legal-economic architecture under covenant charter

Doctorate

D.S.E.Z. — Doctor of Special Economic Zones
Authorized for:
• constitutional authorship
• ZEDE governance
• legal system engineering
• civilizational design
• parallel jurisdiction leadership

Graduates are recognized worldwide as architects of autonomous polities and ministers of covenantal governance.