Student Leadership

The student employment program is aimed to help students in Education City gain work experience as well enable them to earn extra money will doing so. All students in Education City may work in any of the branch campuses or centres within Education City. To qualify for this program, a student must be enrolled in one of the branch campuses, Academic Bridge Program or Qatar Academy. A student may work up to 20 hours a week while classes are in session, and 40 hours during class breaks. Current programs are:

Community Development Advisor

One of the key responsibilities of the Community Development Advisors is Community Building. Community Building means getting to know your residents and fellow staff members, both individually and collectively, by investing time and energy into activities and events that will help facilitate the development of positive and meaningful relationships. The Community Development Model is in place to assist staff with

• Getting to know residents;
• Helping residents get to know each other;
• Assessing and addressing the needs of residents;
• Developing community building activities to meet those needs; and;
• Encouraging residents to take ownership for the community.

CDAs are responsible for assisting the students on their floors and throughout the building. They are directly supervised by a Residence Hall Director (RHD).

Here is the information if you are interested in applying to be a Community Development Advisor.

• CDA position description
• CDA application

Leaders in Residence

Housing and Residence Life offers a leadership program each spring semester for students who are interested in strengthening their leadership abilities. Students who participate in the program will learn experiential-based skills training in topics such as communication and organizational skills, problem solving, and the importance of service in community. The focus of the course is to address two primary questions regarding leadership:

• What are some of the essential components of leadership?
• Why is leadership important? Where will it take us?

Leaders in Residence is based on the five practices of exemplary leaders offered by James Kouzes and Barry Posner in their book The Leadership Challenge.

If you are interested to participate in this leadership course, please print off the Leaders in Residence Application and deliver it to your Residence Hall Director by the date stated on the application.