Qatar- HBKU marks 10th anniversary of 'LeaderShape'
Date
5/15/2016 9:54:24 PM
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Participants at the 10th anniversary of ‘LeaderShape’ programme in Education City.
DOHA: Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), of Qatar Foundation, celebrated the 10th anniversary of ‘LeaderShape’ programme in Education City’.
The one-week residential leadership programme was organised by HBKU and open to students from HBKU and its partner universities in Education City.
A group of 40 students were accepted into the programme after a rigorous selection process.
They spent the week in HBKU’s Housing Complex, learning how to live and lead with integrity.
The initiative was part of Ebda programme, the experience-based leadership development programme of HBKU and Maersk Oil Qatar that seeks to empower future leaders of the country.
Taking learning outside a traditional classroom setting, students were taught life skills such as time management, working well in teams, and problem-solving under pressure.
Ameena Hussein, Director, HBKU Student Centre, said, “LeaderShape is a long-standing tradition in Education City and it is inspirational to see this group of 40 young leaders learning to lead with integrity as they pursue their personal visions.
“This programme also brings to a close another successful year of the Ebda leadership development programme and we look forward to offering students more innovative programming in the coming year.”
Leadershape is a programme that was originally founded in the US and is now delivered to campuses across the world.
Seeking to foster a healthy disregard for the impossible, the programme was brought to Education City in 2006 and is now the longest-standing international institute that LeaderShape delivers.
Hissa Al Badr, from Georgetown Qatar University (GU-Q) who participated in the programme, said, “I appreciate HBKU opening the LeaderShape programme to students from across Education City.
“The energy of the community was inspirational and contagious. Learning about what they care about not only recharged my energy, but also motivated me to keep going in achieving my own vision.”The Peninsula