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Tribune News Network
Doha
THE Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) - AACSB International, the world's largest business education network, celebrated the positive impact business school graduates are making in communities around the globe as part of the 2018 Influential Leaders Challenge.
As an annual initiative, the challenge honours notable alumni from accredited schools whose inspiring work serves as a model for the next generation of business leaders.
Qatar University College of Business and Economics' alumna Sheikha Hanadi Nasser bin Khaled al Thani was recognised recently at AACSB's 2018 Deans Conference in the USA among a group of 29 business pioneers from 13 industry sectors, whose careers are addressing today's most pressing social, economic, environmental and educational challenges.
Sheikha Hanadi was honoured on the basis of her role as chairperson of Injaz Qatar, a nonprofit organisation dedicated to educating students on workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programmes.
Sheikha Hanadi established Injaz Qatar in 2007 and succeeded in reaching 32,000 students across more than 60 schools and seven universities with the support of 1,500 volunteers, more than 75 companies and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education.
She played key role in incorporating elements of Injaz into the ministry's newly developed life skills programme, which focuses on developing work readiness skills for students in public secondary schools in Qatar.
Sheikha Hanadi's vision is to inspire and prepare a generation of Qatari youth to draw on their natural talents, inspiration, passion and determination to become the entrepreneurs of tomorrow who fuel a knowledge-based economy by empowering communities and training the next generation.
"Each honoree from the 2018 class of Influential Leaders reflects the mindset, knowledge and passion that impactful business leaders must embody to impart positive change in today's society," said Thomas R Robinson, president and CEO of AACSB.
He added,"We thank Sheikha Hanadi Nasser bin Khaled al Thani for demonstrating the true excellence and leadership we wish to see in the world. We also congratulate the College of Business and Economics of Qatar University for their role in helping to mould a new generation of global business leaders dedicated to driving impact that results in global prosperity."
