{"id":238,"date":"2024-12-09T01:44:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T01:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centre.iium.edu.my\/ilc\/?page_id=238"},"modified":"2026-08-14T11:14:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T03:14:48","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centre.iium.edu.my\/ilc\/introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"238\" class=\"elementor elementor-238\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92b4b89 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"92b4b89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7e037d elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d7e037d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n  @import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Poppins:wght@400;500;600;700&amp;display=swap');\r\n\r\n  \/* Force Poppins font across all elements *\/\r\n  .ilc-container * {\r\n    box-sizing: border-box !important;\r\n    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif !important;\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  .ilc-container {\r\n    width: 100% !important;\r\n    max-width: 1140px !important;\r\n    margin: 0 auto !important;\r\n    padding: 20px 10px !important;\r\n    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif !important;\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  \/* Desktop &amp; 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iPad = Card Left, Image Right | Phone = Image Top, Card Bottom -->\r\n    <div class=\"ilc-flex-row ilc-block-1\">\r\n        \r\n        <!-- Text Card -->\r\n        <div class=\"ilc-col-text\">\r\n            <div class=\"ilc-card\">\r\n                <table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;border: none !important;background: transparent !important;margin-bottom: 15px\">\r\n                    <tr>\r\n                        <td width=\"65\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 15px;border: none !important;background: transparent !important\">\r\n                            <div style=\"width: 60px;height: 60px;background-color: #0d8f8a;border-radius: 50%;overflow: hidden;position: relative\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/centre.iium.edu.my\/ilc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/06\/Copilot_20260615_115138.png\" alt=\"University Icon\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 100%;object-fit: cover;border: none !important\">\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/td>\r\n                        <td style=\"vertical-align: middle;border: none !important;background: transparent !important\">\r\n                            <h2 class=\"ilc-title\">\r\n                                Universities Thrive<br><span style=\"color: #0a7e7a\">Through Effective Leadership<\/span>\r\n                            <\/h2>\r\n                        <\/td>\r\n                    <\/tr>\r\n                <\/table>\r\n\r\n                <p style=\"font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif !important;font-size: 13.5px;line-height: 1.7;color: #444444;margin: 0;text-align: left\">\r\n                    Universities are complex organisations with diverse stakeholders, and effective leadership is essential to ensure their successes. Universities face a range of challenges, such as shifting demographics, changes in funding models, and increasing competition. Effective leadership is essential to navigate these challenges and to ensure that the university can fulfil its vision and mission of educating students, conducting research, and serving the community, both internally and externally.\r\n                <\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <!-- Campus Image -->\r\n        <div class=\"ilc-col-img\">\r\n            <div class=\"ilc-img-wrapper\">\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/centre.iium.edu.my\/ilc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/08\/6336724375939257083.jpg\" alt=\"SHAS Mosque IIUM\">\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- BLOCK 2: Desktop &amp; iPad = Image Left, Card Right | Phone = Image Top, Card Bottom -->\r\n    <div class=\"ilc-flex-row ilc-block-2\">\r\n        \r\n        <!-- Teamwork Image -->\r\n        <div class=\"ilc-col-img\">\r\n            <div class=\"ilc-img-wrapper\">\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/centre.iium.edu.my\/ilc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-27-at-15.32.581.jpeg\" alt=\"Teamwork collaboration\">\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <!-- Text Card -->\r\n        <div class=\"ilc-col-text\">\r\n            <div class=\"ilc-card\">\r\n                <table role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;border: none !important;background: transparent !important;margin-bottom: 15px\">\r\n                    <tr>\r\n                        <td width=\"65\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 15px;border: none !important;background: transparent !important\">\r\n                            <div style=\"width: 60px;height: 60px;background-color: #0d8f8a;border-radius: 50%;overflow: hidden;position: relative\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/centre.iium.edu.my\/ilc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/06\/Copilot_20260615_123827.png\" alt=\"Handshake Icon\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 100%;object-fit: cover;border: none !important\">\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/td>\r\n                        <td style=\"vertical-align: middle;border: none !important;background: transparent !important\">\r\n                            <h2 class=\"ilc-title\">\r\n                                Nurturing Leaders.<br><span style=\"color: #0a7e7a\">Transforming Communities.<\/span>\r\n                            <\/h2>\r\n                        <\/td>\r\n                    <\/tr>\r\n                <\/table>\r\n\r\n                <p style=\"font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif !important;font-size: 13.5px;line-height: 1.7;color: #444444;margin: 0 0 12px 0;text-align: left\">\r\n                    The IIUM Leadership Centre is dedicated to fostering transformative leadership rooted in values-based principles. Recognising the critical role of effective leadership in navigating the complexities of modern universities, the Centre serves as a hub for nurturing leaders who can drive comprehensive and balanced progress, embodying the spirit of Rahmatan lil 'Alamin.\r\n                <\/p>\r\n                <p style=\"font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif !important;font-size: 13.5px;line-height: 1.7;color: #444444;margin: 0;text-align: left\">\r\n                    Our initiatives extend beyond the campus, aiming to enhance leadership capacities among students, faculty, and external stakeholders, contributing to sustainable development in Malaysia and the Muslim world.\r\n                <\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About IIUM Leadership Centre Universities ThriveThrough Effective Leadership Universities are complex organisations with diverse stakeholders, and effective leadership is essential to ensure their successes. 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