The President of the Libyan International University has issued a decision to establish the Dr. Najib Al-Hassadi Center for Critical Thinking at the university, along with a specialized library.
This center aims to spread and implement the concept of critical thinking. This decision affirms the university’s principles and its belief in the intellectual, cultural, and scientific value of the work of Dr. Najib Al-Hassadi. It also reinforces the close partnership that has grown between LIMU and Al-Hassadi, one of its towering figures. LIMU has opened its doors for him to spread intellectual values that will uplift the national character, enhance identity, and empower youth with the tools of critical thinking. The center will encourage minds to make an effort to grasp facts and re-engage with assumptions and self-evident truths to reach genuine convictions. The center aims to achieve the following objectives: Introducing Dr. Najib Al-Hassadi’s biography and preserving and disseminating his intellectual legacy within society. Developing an open and diverse cultural discourse that establishes the values of tolerance, dialogue, and respectful disagreement, based on the principles Al-Hassadi established.
Integrating science into the prevailing culture and using its methodologies to address societal issues. Instilling the spirit of critical thinking and preparing a climate for minds more capable of dialogue and innovation. Developing a creative spirit in cultural production. Diversifying the skills of educational outcomes to contribute to the cultural movement with cadres who believe in and work to embed the principles of critical thinking. LIMU will adopt the following methods and steps to achieve its goals: Encouraging the teaching of critical thinking in educational institutions at various levels to enhance effective and wide-ranging mental skills, develop the ability to express ideas with clarity and precision, define terms, accurately formulate arguments, and analyze them with keen insight. Preparing cadres capable of teaching critical thinking. Organizing seminars and scientific conferences on issues and topics that were the focus of Najib Al-Hassadi’s interest and writings. Establishing a periodic award for knowledge achievement in Najib Al-Hassadi’s name. Publishing Al-Hassadi’s intellectual and academic work that has not yet been published, and republishing some of his pivotal works.
