Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) has launched this year’s EBDA Leadership Programme for students with a series of interactive discussions led by Islamic scholar Dr Tariq Ramadan.
The EBDA programme is an innovative yearlong initiative that is open to all HBKU students as well as those enrolled at HBKU’s partner universities across Education City.
It teaches the fundamentals of leadership, often by placing participants in challenging situations outside of the classroom that require high levels of collaborative effort, as well as critical and creative-thinking skills, and by encouraging them to interact directly with thought leaders such as Dr Ramadan.
Dr Ramadan, who 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 of the Research Centre of Islamic Legislation and Ethics at HBKU.
During his discussion series, he focused on the principles of leadership in Islam, drawing on the experience of various Muslim prophets throughout history. He explored in detail how such experience can be drawn upon when considering the concept of leadership and the expectation of leaders in the contemporary world.
The discussion series is the first of many EBDA events that have been organised by the HBKU Student Affairs team for the 2015-2016 academic year.