Kamil Majeed

Early life and background

Majeed says he played for Pakistan in the Under-17 Asia Cup in 2004 and 2005. He says his team won the Asia Cup and beat India at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. [1]

Education

Majeed says he did his accounting and finance at LUMS in 2012. He also did an MBA programme in Turkey. [1]

Majeed says Cambridge and the UCL Institute of Education were recommended to him, and that he was accepted by both. He received a Commonwealth scholarship for the UCL Institute of Education. He says he received opportunities through the UK commission to study in the UK at one of the best institutes in the world. He describes the UCL Institute of Education as the world's number one programme for education as a subject. [1]

Majeed says he worked on a dissertation and received an A-star grade for it. He says a course he described had no class participation, no final exams and one assignment. In the single assignment of that course, he says, students are graded on how they add to the research body and how authentic and original their ideas are. He says what can be challenged is the assumptions on which a theory is made, not the theory itself. [1]

Majeed says there was a shift in perspective for him structurally, operationally and in environment. He says he received an email about trials for the University of London cricket team. The trials were held at Lord's, he says. He says he came to see cricket as a gentleman's game. [1]

Career

Majeed started working for Netsol, an IT firm. He later ran his own consultancy firm. He says he won a global competition that took him to the UN Global Forum in New York in 2015. He represented Turkey at the UN Global Forum. [1]

Nordic International School

Majeed says he came back to Pakistan. He joined Nordic International School as Principal and CEO. He says the school is a Swedish school based in Lahore, and that it runs from playgroup to O-levels. He says the school was nominated among the top 10 schools in the world for community collaboration. He gives academic rigour as the school's main differentiator, and says the school works to build a strong community that is involved in children's learning. [1]

Views

Majeed says a safe environment is a prerequisite for learning. He says leaders must build a culture that is safe for both children and staff. He says bullying is a very prominent issue in school. He says he gives examples of how being kind is the coolest thing. He says he uploaded a video that has 1 million views. [1]

Majeed says curiosity is the key skill for making the most of AI. He says culture eats strategy and AI for breakfast. He says AI is best used as a thinking partner. He says AI cannot produce original thought or hold values. He says integrity, values and critical thinking are scarce. [1]

Majeed says AI use in schools needs training for parents, teachers and students. He says AI in schools should be a community effort involving parents, teachers and students. He says an assignment tied to a competition from the British Council required a three-minute video on zero wastage. He says that in an example he gave, a teacher did the inspiring and not AI, and that AI has no role to play. [1]

Majeed says the education structure in Pakistan and wider Asia is based on rote memorisation. He says the conversation on values has not been part of institutions in Pakistan. He says education should be supply-driven rather than demand-driven, and that whatever parents understand and ask for is what is provided to them. He says that to bring change he had to change himself. [1]

Majeed says he is positive about Pakistan's future. He says collaboration is the present need for Pakistan. He says about 60% of Pakistan's population is youth. [1]

Timeline

2004

Played for Pakistan in the Under-17 Asia Cup.[1]

2005

Played for Pakistan in the Under-17 Asia Cup.[1]

2012

Did accounting and finance at LUMS.[1]

2015

Attended the UN Global Forum in New York after winning a global competition.[1]

Appearances

Frequently asked questions

References

1. Culture eats AI for breakfast: Pakistan's real education fix . Thought Behind Things , 2026-03-31.