The Stirling Beacon
Newsletter
Vol. 1 Issue 1 | October 2025
Dear Advisory Board Members, Co-Founders, Associates, Team, Partners and Clients,
I am very humbled and thrilled to officially introduce you to Stirling Centre and its activities in the past four months. The efforts has been dedicated to prepare and put together the building block of Stirling Centre as a leading authority on Strategic Learning and Innovation. The centre has a crystal clear vision and mission backed by core values that outline how we do our job.
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Our vision is to transform learning into the most powerful source of competitive and collaborative advantage — enabling individuals, organisations, and nations to thrive in a complex world.
Through shared and strategic learning, we create the competitive edge that empowers individuals, organisations, and nations to collaborate, innovate, and excel. This is our simple yet ambitious and inspiring mission.
Thank you for your support and trust,
Yours in learning,
Alaa Garad,
Founding Partner | Stirling Centre
Stirling Centre People:
Stirling People consists of everyone who touches the centre, e.g. we have an elite group of the large advisory board who not only offer advice to the centre but also open doors, advocate the centre’s remit and support the vision and mission accomplishments in all ways.
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Our associates and faculty members are subject-matter experts in their fields and are supported by a core team that takes ownership of the ambition, and we are privileged to have a Scientific and Academic Standard Board with world-class accomplished researchers and gurus. Here you can connect with our people:
Stirling Centre Partnerships and Memberships
Over the past four months the centre has been actively establishing partnerships and engaging in meaningful and useful memberships
Our partnership as of today includes:
Forth Valley College is a Scottish further education institution that was formed in 2005 through the merger of Falkirk College and Clackmannan College with campuses in Alloa, Falkirk, and Stirling. It offers over 750 courses, from access to degree level, with a focus on providing skills for employment and career development. The college was established in 2005 and has a student population of over 13,500, with high progression rates to further study or work.
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The college has three main campuses located in Alloa, Falkirk, and Stirling. It provides a wide range of courses, including partnerships with universities for degree programs, and offers both full-time and part-time options. The college serves approximately 13,500 students annually, with a high success rate for graduates finding employment or continuing their education. Its curriculum is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge needed by employers. Through this collaboration, the centre will work with the college to offer selected courses and programmes internationally. Also there will be cooperation in terms of facilities use and exchange of staff members.
The International Customer Experience Institute (ICXI) is a UK-based global organisation dedicated to advancing excellence in customer and employee experience.
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It develops and maintains internationally recognised standards such as the International Customer Experience Standard (ICXS), International Digital Customer Experience Standard (IDCXS), and International Employee Happiness and Wellbeing Standard (IEHWS). Through a worldwide network of accredited partners, ICXI provides certification, training, and consulting services that help organisations benchmark, implement, and continuously improve their customer-centric strategies. By integrating best practices across people, processes, and technology, ICXI enables businesses and institutions to build stronger relationships with customers and employees while achieving sustainable service excellence. ICXI will work with Stirling Centre to further develop the first every Global Standard on Organizational Learning. Expected March 2026.
iVolution AI is a forward-looking consultancy focused on helping organizations harness generative AI and digital transformation to drive innovation and productivity.
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According to their website, they specialise in crafting tailored solutions that empower businesses to “innovate sustainably” and thrive in the digital age. Additionally, their launch in the MENA region through a collaboration with LOGIC Consulting underscores their commitment to serving both corporate and governmental clients with bespoke AI strategy, workshops and advisory services.
Independent college that has recently became part of Tomar Polytechnic University in Portugal. Lisbon Business and Government School (LBS) is an international higher-education extension institution that specialises in executive education, lifelong learning and strategic leadership development.
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Through its global network of universities, business schools and public-private organisations, LBS offers a scalable pipeline of education—from micro-credentials to certificates to full executive master’s programs—designed to build tomorrow’s leaders equipped for the digital, ethical and strategic challenges of business and government.
ASK Development is a Pakistan-based firm specialising in capacity-building, HR consultancy, training & development, project design and implementation for youth and women’s development, and large-scale job-placement initiatives.
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On 27 September 2025, ASK Development entered into a strategic partnership with Stirling Centre for Strategic Learning and Innovation (UK), under which ASK will become the Stirling Centre’s exclusive representative in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad and jointly promote, deliver and certify international-standard academic and professional programmes (in leadership, innovation, business excellence and futures-foresight) co-branded under the Stirling Centre umbrella.
Operator is unique healthcare operator for clients in MENA region and Africa and a health care services operational management company focuses on areas of operational excellence, good governance,
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and systems development compliment the day to day operational management of the provision of both medical, financial, facility management, maintenance and information management.
Memberships
Stirling Centre has embarked on three strategic partnerships as following:
The Forth Valley Chamber of Commerce (FVCC) is a business membership organization in Central Scotland that aims to connect, empower, and advocate for businesses in Stirling, Falkirk, and Clackmannanshire. It provides a range of services and benefits to its members, which include networking events, business support, access to resources from the British Chambers of Commerce, and opportunities for international trade support. The FVCC has a diverse membership, from one-person organizations to large companies, and works to help all of them grow and prosper.
Scotland’s International Development Alliance (SIDA) is a membership organization that promotes global sustainable development by bringing together NGOs, businesses, academic institutions, and public sector bodies to advocate for a fairer world free from poverty, injustice, and environmental threats. SIDA works to address issues like climate justice and human rights through policy advocacy, community engagement, and supporting its members through training, networking, and knowledge sharing. It aims to influence global policy in Scotland and the UK and empower citizens to take action on global challenges. The membership can open doors to funded projects and further international presence for the centre.
Patroned by HRH Princess Royal, and established in 1980, The British Quality Foundation (BQF) is a not-for-profit, independent membership organization in the UK that promotes excellence and performance improvement across all sectors. It provides services such as managing the UK Excellence Award, offering networking opportunities, and supporting organizations in learning from best practices and improving their performance. BQF also provides certifications, including in Lean Six Sigma, through its Academy. The membership is perfectly fall inline with the centre remit and advocacy for quality, learning and excellence and this will foster the positioning and reach of the centre among best in class organisations.