Dr. Narimane Hadj-Hamou, CEO of CLICKS, participated in the British Council’s Deep Dialogues in Cairo—an international forum bringing together governments, higher education leaders, and sector experts from across the UK and the MENA region to explore the future of higher education systems.
Dr. Hadj-Hamou led a strategic session titled “Supporting Graduate Employability Outcomes – From Policy to Practice.”
The session reframed employability as a system outcome—not a standalone service—emerging only when three levels are aligned:
The session reframed employability as a system outcome—not a standalone service—emerging only when three levels are aligned:
- Macro: Policy and system design
- Meso: Institutional strategy and ecosystems
- Micro: Curriculum and student experience
The session combined expert dialogue with structured roundtable work, guiding participants to diagnose gaps, prioritise action, and co-design pathways that translate policy ambition into lived student experience. Key themes focused on system coherence, capability-driven quality assurance, institutional ownership of employability, curriculum-embedded industry engagement, and designing for adaptability in an uncertain future.
Dr. Hadj-Hamou also contributed to the Advance HE-led session “Leadership for Collaborative Success: Building Capability for TNE and Systemic Change.”
Drawing on regional experience, she highlighted a major shift in Transnational Education (TNE): from transactional partnerships to transformational, system-building collaborations.
Drawing on regional experience, she highlighted a major shift in Transnational Education (TNE): from transactional partnerships to transformational, system-building collaborations.
Her contribution centred on how leaders must move:
- From hosting excellence to growing it locally and sustainably
- From managing a partner to co-creating a system
- From programme delivery to institutional and knowledge transformation
- From symbolic collaboration to capability-building strategy
