The Qatar Leadership Conference 2016 brought together hundreds of motivated students, accomplished leaders, and inspiring speakers. Once again, a large, incredible group of people met at the Qatar National Convention Center to discuss, inspire, brainstorm, and socialize under the famous 30-foot spider. Amid it all, as friendships were developed, ideas were formed, and paths…
THIMUN Affiliated Conference
Model United Nations.. In French.
Sally Sassine and Rayan Aramouni’s mission is to pass down their knowledge and nurture MUNers in becoming great leaders of the future. The purpose of the workshop was to become familiar with the French MUN. It allowed bilingual MUNers who speak both French and English to have an idea of how they can benefit from…
QLC 2016: Taking #OMUNpride to a Whole New Level
Stepping into the vast halls of the Qatar National Convention Center that lay strewn with blonde, black, brown, ginger and ombre dyed-haired teenagers bubbling with excitement, I felt as though I had just stepped into something much more than a mere conference. Closely connected islands of youth filled the atmosphere with passionate banter about aspirations,…
HELA Co-Founder Reflects on QLC 16′
Rahmat Hamdard is the Co-founder of HELA, Hope for Education and Leadership in Afghanistan, itself a product of QLC 2014. Rahmat shares his thoughts about this year’s event. It was my first QLC, which was the best ever experience! One of the biggest surprises was that presenters from different countries of the world were…
Don Sandev Ferdinando, Secretary General of PHESMUN, Reflects on QLC16
Why is the Qatar Leadership Conference important to you and can you summarise your experience at this year conference? This year’s QLC has once again succeeded in leaving me awe inspired; whether it was the plenary speeches from Andrew Mills, Khalid Al Ameri and Cairo Arafat or the presentations from students and adults who –through…
QLC 16′ – An Interview with Qatar Debate Instructor, Alex De Jager
An Interview with Qatar Debate Instructor Alex De Jager by Rayan El Amine Alex De Jager is a debate instructor with Qatar Debate, where he is fully employed teaching debate skills. He is presenting a very interesting workshop this year around Thought Glitches at QLC. His innovative ideas surrounding debate, and his workshop at…
QLC 16′ – Interview with the NUQ Director of Student Affairs, Greg Bergida
An Interview with NUQ Director of Student Affairs Greg Bergida by Rayan El Amine Greg Bergida is the Director of Student Affairs at Northwestern University Qatar. He has presented numerous workshops within QLC, and has consistently been one of the interesting figures in this conference. His unique workshops have enticed the viewership of presenters and…
Coming Up: The International School of London, Qatar’s MUN Conference
International School of London, Qatar – MUN Conference The International School of London, Qatar is proud to host its 2nd Model United Nations Conference (ISLMUN) from December 9th to December 10th, 2016. The theme for this conference is the ‘Crossroads of History’. This is relevant now more than ever. The various threats to global peace…
QLC 16′ – Olaoluwa Abagun
Qatar Leadership Conference is very lucky to host the inspirational Olaoluwa Abagun’s workshop on girls’ right in our present society. Olaoluwa Abagun is an unapologetic feminist from Lagos, Nigeria. She is a lawyer who is fighting for adolescent girls who were victim of unplanned pregnancy, which breaks her heart however; it gives her more courage…
QLC 16′ – Kudzai Mukaratirwa
Kudzai Mukaratirwa Interview – MUN’s Online Persona by Ralf Yap The internet is an indispensable utility. Its ability to be whatever we need it to be – a video streamer or an instant messenger – makes it an incredibly useful tool. But what is so uniquely powerful about the internet is that it is global.…