Leadership & Community Development(LCD)

Leadership and Community Development (LCD) is a programmed effort by Imperial College of Business Studies (ICBS) to build a strong relationship bridge between the campus and the community. It aims to enrich the life of the student and the community by combining the concept of “doing well “with “doing good”.

Most of our students come from strong and stable socio economic backgrounds and have rarely been exposed to the ruthless realities of life. They are unfamiliar with the joys of sharing with the underprivileged, doing things for others and working for the uplift of society. This project aims to build a deepened sense of social responsibility. The students can use their knowledge to address the real life social, economic, health, educational and environmental problems and can also have the opportunity to make a positive difference to the world.

Direct experience is one of the best ways to learn and develop personally, professionally and academically and this program is a unique and thoughtfully planned experiential learning activity that requires the students to work for the improvement of the community. The students are given the liberty to creatively design their own projects or work with existing social organizations. The program is conducted as a two credit hour compulsory course and the students are required to put in at least 6 to 8 hours of community work every week for a period of twelve weeks.

In this process the university benefits by graduating students who are well-rounded and socially responsible individuals.