{"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":"2026-06-05T21:20:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:20:43","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<div class=\"ilc-force-breakout\" style=\"width: 100vw !important;position: relative;left: 50% !important;right: 50% !important;margin-left: -50vw !important;margin-right: -50vw !important;background: #ffffff;padding: 60px 0 0;overflow: hidden;clear: both !important\">\r\n    \r\n    <!-- Decorative Dot Elements -->\r\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;top: 40px;left: calc(50% - 580px);width: 60px;height: 120px;background-image: radial-gradient(#d0e5e4 2px, transparent 2px);background-size: 12px 12px;opacity: 0.7;z-index: 1\"><\/div>\r\n    <div style=\"position: absolute;top: 380px;right: calc(50% - 580px);width: 60px;height: 120px;background-image: radial-gradient(#d0e5e4 2px, transparent 2px);background-size: 12px 12px;opacity: 0.7;z-index: 1\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- Bound Content Container (Matches exact layout width) -->\r\n    <div style=\"width: 100% !important;max-width: 1140px !important;margin: 0 auto !important;padding: 0 20px !important;position: relative;z-index: 2\">\r\n        \r\n        <!-- Main Section Title -->\r\n        <div style=\"text-align: center;margin-bottom: 50px\">\r\n            <h1 style=\"font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;font-size: 42px;font-weight: 700;color: #0a2540;margin: 0 0 12px 0;letter-spacing: -0.5px\">About IIUM Leadership Centre<\/h1>\r\n            <div style=\"width: 50px;height: 3px;background-color: #0b9a95;margin: 0 auto;border-radius: 2px\"><\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <!-- TOP ROW (Explicit Columns via Floating Blocks to prevent flex collapsing) -->\r\n        <div style=\"width: 100% !important;margin-bottom: 40px;clear: both !important;height: auto\">\r\n            \r\n            <!-- Content Left Card (Strict 54% Width Floating Left) -->\r\n            <div style=\"width: 54% !important;float: left !important;background-color: #f3f8f8;border: 1px solid #dbeae9;border-radius: 30px;padding: 40px;min-height: 380px\">\r\n                <div style=\"align-items: center;gap: 20px;margin-bottom: 20px\">\r\n                    <div style=\"width: 65px;min-width: 65px;height: 65px;background-color: #0d8f8a;border-radius: 50%;align-items: center;justify-content: center;color: #ffffff;font-size: 26px\">\r\n                        <span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-weight: bold;line-height: 1\">\ud83c\udfdb<\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <h2 style=\"font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;font-size: 24px;font-weight: 700;color: #0a7e7a;margin: 0;line-height: 1.3\">\r\n                        Universities Thrive<br><span style=\"color: #0a7e7a\">Through Effective Leadership<\/span>\r\n                    <\/h2>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <p style=\"font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;font-size: 14.5px;line-height: 1.75;color: #444444;margin: 0;text-align: justify\">\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\r\n            <!-- Image Right Container (Strict 42% Width Floating Right) -->\r\n            <div style=\"width: 42% !important;float: right !important;border-radius: 30px;overflow: hidden;height: 380px\">\r\n                <!-- Replace 'YOUR_IMAGE_URL_HERE' with your uploaded image link -->\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/centre.iium.edu.my\/ilc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/06\/UIAM.jpg\" alt=\"IIUM Campus Building\" style=\"width: 100% !important;height: 100% !important;object-fit: cover;border-radius: 30px\">\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \r\n            <div style=\"clear: both !important\"><\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <!-- BOTTOM ROW (Explicit Columns via Floating Blocks) -->\r\n        <div style=\"width: 100% !important;margin-bottom: 60px;clear: both !important;height: auto\">\r\n            \r\n            <!-- Image Left Container (Strict 42% Width Floating Left) -->\r\n            <div style=\"width: 42% !important;float: left !important;border-radius: 30px;overflow: hidden;height: 380px;position: relative\">\r\n                <!-- Replace 'YOUR_IMAGE_URL_HERE' with your uploaded image link -->\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\" style=\"width: 100% !important;height: 100% !important;object-fit: cover;border-radius: 30px\">\r\n                <div style=\"position: absolute;bottom: 0;left: 0;width: 110px;height: 110px;background-color: #0b8f8a;border-top-right-radius: 40px;z-index: 2\"><\/div>\r\n                <div style=\"position: absolute;bottom: 25px;right: 25px;width: 50px;height: 50px;background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.4) 2px, transparent 2px);background-size: 10px 10px\"><\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <!-- Content Right Card (Strict 54% Width Floating Right) -->\r\n            <div style=\"width: 54% !important;float: right !important;background-color: #f3f8f8;border: 1px solid #dbeae9;border-radius: 30px;padding: 40px;min-height: 380px\">\r\n                <div style=\"align-items: center;gap: 20px;margin-bottom: 20px\">\r\n                    <div style=\"width: 65px;min-width: 65px;height: 65px;background-color: #0d8f8a;border-radius: 50%;align-items: center;justify-content: center;color: #ffffff;font-size: 26px\">\r\n                        <span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;font-weight: bold;line-height: 1\">\ud83e\udd1d<\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <h2 style=\"font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;font-size: 24px;font-weight: 700;color: #0a7e7a;margin: 0;line-height: 1.3\">\r\n                        Nurturing Leaders.<br><span style=\"color: #0a7e7a\">Transforming Communities.<\/span>\r\n                    <\/h2>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <p style=\"font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.75;color: #444444;margin: 0 0 15px 0;text-align: justify\">\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;font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.75;color: #444444;margin: 0;text-align: justify\">\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            \r\n            <div style=\"clear: both !important\"><\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\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 \ud83c\udfdb Universities ThriveThrough Effective Leadership Universities are complex organisations with diverse stakeholders, and effective leadership is essential to ensure their successes. 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