{"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":"2026-06-15T14:40:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T06:40:46","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    <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    <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        <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        <div style=\"width: 100% !important;margin-bottom: 40px;clear: both !important;height: auto\">\r\n            \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                \r\n                <div style=\"width: 100% !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;clear: both !important\">\r\n                    <div style=\"width: 15% !important;float: left !important;min-width: 65px !important\">\r\n                        <div style=\"width: 65px;min-width: 65px;height: 65px;background-color: #0d8f8a;border-radius: 50%;align-items: center !important;justify-content: center !important;overflow: hidden\">\r\n                            <div style=\"width: 80%;height: 80%;align-items: center !important;justify-content: center !important;overflow: hidden\">\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: 140%;height: 140%;max-width: none !important;object-fit: contain;object-position: 50% 50%\">\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div style=\"width: 82% !important;float: right !important\">\r\n                        <h2 style=\"font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif !important;font-size: 24px !important;font-weight: 700 !important;color: #0a7e7a !important;margin: 0 !important;line-height: 1.3 !important;padding-top: 2px !important\">\r\n                            Universities Thrive<br><span style=\"color: #0a7e7a\">Through Effective Leadership<\/span>\r\n                        <\/h2>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div style=\"clear: both !important\"><\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <p style=\"font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif !important;font-size: 14.5px !important;line-height: 1.75 !important;color: #444444 !important;margin: 0 !important;text-align: justify !important\">\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            <div style=\"width: 42% !important;float: right !important;border-radius: 30px;overflow: hidden;height: 380px\">\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        <div style=\"width: 100% !important;margin-bottom: 60px;clear: both !important;height: auto\">\r\n            \r\n            <div style=\"width: 42% !important;float: left !important;border-radius: 30px;overflow: hidden;height: 380px;position: relative\">\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: 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            <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                \r\n                <div style=\"width: 100% !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;clear: both !important\">\r\n                    <div style=\"width: 15% !important;float: left !important;min-width: 65px !important\">\r\n                        <div style=\"width: 65px;min-width: 65px;height: 65px;background-color: #0d8f8a;border-radius: 50%;align-items: center !important;justify-content: center !important;overflow: hidden\">\r\n                            <div style=\"width: 80%;height: 80%;align-items: center !important;justify-content: center !important;overflow: hidden\">\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: 140%;height: 140%;max-width: none !important;object-fit: contain;object-position: 57% 65%\">\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div style=\"width: 82% !important;float: right !important\">\r\n                        <h2 style=\"font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif !important;font-size: 24px !important;font-weight: 700 !important;color: #0a7e7a !important;margin: 0 !important;line-height: 1.3 !important;padding-top: 2px !important\">\r\n                            Nurturing Leaders.<br><span style=\"color: #0a7e7a\">Transforming Communities.<\/span>\r\n                        <\/h2>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div style=\"clear: both !important\"><\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <p style=\"font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif !important;font-size: 14px !important;line-height: 1.75 !important;color: #444444 !important;margin: 0 0 15px 0 !important;text-align: justify !important\">\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: 14px !important;line-height: 1.75 !important;color: #444444 !important;margin: 0 !important;text-align: justify !important\">\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 Universities ThriveThrough Effective Leadership Universities are complex organisations with diverse stakeholders, and effective leadership is essential to ensure their successes. 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