DOHA: Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), has launched this year’s EBDA Leadership Programme for students with three interactive discussions led by Islamic scholar Dr Tariq Ramadan.
The innovative year-long initiative is open to all HBKU students and those enrolled at HBKU’s partner universities across Education City.
It teaches the fundamentals of leadership, often by placing participants in challenging situations outside the classroom that require high levels of collaborative efforts, and critical and creative thinking skills and encouraging them to interact directly with thought leaders such as Dr Ramadan.
Dr Ramadan, whom Time magazine has referred to as “one of the 100 most influential people in the world”, is a visiting professor at HBKU’s Faculty of Islamic Studies and Director, Research Center of Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE) at HBKU.
During his discussion, he focused on the principles of leadership in Islam, drawing on the experience of Muslim prophets throughout history. He explored how such experience can be drawn upon when considering the concept of leadership and the expectation of leaders in the contemporary world
Dr Ramadan said: “This was a great opportunity to meet students from diversity of backgrounds and share with them common universal values regarding leadership”.
The discussion series is the first of many EBDA events organised by the HBKU Student Affairs team for 2015-2016 academic year. Other initiatives as part of the programme include a leadership development trip to Oman and a week-long leadership workshop ‘Leader Shape’.
The Peninsula
