The Qatar Leadership Centre (QLC) honoured its ninth class at a special ceremony held under the patronage of HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, chairperson of the QLC Board of Directors, at the National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) on April 6.
In her opening speech, HE Sheikha Al Mayassa congratulated the graduates for completing their respective year-long leadership programmes and underlined the responsibilities that await them in light of developments taking place in Qatar and around the world.
She said: “The Centre committed itself to empowering you with the tools to positively impact organisations throughout our various growing national sectors in support of Qatar’s future ambitions.”
“We gather again at the Qatar National Museum to affirm our commitment to our country’s heritage and recognise the role of leaders in reinforcing our national identity, by establishing a culture of excellence and innovation role and prepare them to serve as ambassadors of their people and culture,” HE Sheikha Al Mayassa added.
The ceremony recognised 137 Qataris who have completed their studies in the National Leadership Programme and the Executive Master’s in Leadership – Qatar (EML-Q), offered by Georgetown University McDonough School of Business.
Members of the Centre’s Board of Directors and Executive Management attended the event alongside senior state officials, representatives of government bodies and foreign embassies, guests from the QLC’s partnering universities, and members of the graduates’ families.
HE Sheikh Dr Abdulla bin Ali al-Thani, vice-chairman and managing director of the QLC, noted: “We held this occasion to honour these 137 participants and celebrate their remarkable accomplishment, as they join a very exclusive group of 800 Qatari leaders who undertook a first-class leadership development experience at the Centre.”
"Our national human capital has become richer with Qatari talent who utilise the leadership and executive skills they refined at the QLC in service of their companies and organisations,” he said. “With the assistance of its longtime partners, the Centre supported these talents, empowering them to help Qatar achieve the goals prescribed in its pillars of human and economic development.”
QLC general manager Dr Ahmad Abdulla al-Kuwari praised the Class of 2021 for a remarkable year, saying: “It was an exceptional year for the executive team and our participants, as we worked hand in hand to complete a diverse and rich journey which left a tremendous impact on their personal and professional lives.”
The QLC’s alumni community, growing since the first class in 2012, is an invaluable resource of highly qualified professionals who have completed the National Leadership Programme and the EML-Q.
The recent partnership with Qatar University to launch the first Arabic-language Executive Master’s in Leadership, is the latest addition to the QLC’s network of partners, which includes the University of Cambridge, University of Chicago, Duke University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, HEC Paris and Oxford University, as well as specialised institutes such as Al Jazeera Media Institute and the Singapore Civil Service College.
