Domingo, VianneyFernández Espinosa, Verónica2025-12-192025-12-192025Domingo, V & Fernández Espinosa, V 2025, 'Developing virtue-based leadership education : The Leaders of Character Program at Francisco de Vitoria University (Spain)', Journal of Moral Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057240.2025.25079100305-7240https://hdl.handle.net/10641/6820Publisher Copyright: © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.Este artículo presenta reflexiones educativas sobre el Leaders of Character Program, una nueva iniciativa de liderazgo basada en la educación del carácter y las virtudes desarrollada en la Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (España). Inspirado en movimientos globales de educación del carácter y las virtudes, así como en iniciativas extracurriculares de educación superior —como The Oxford Leadership Initiative y el Program for Leadership and Character—, el Leaders of Character Program tiene como objetivo fomentar el crecimiento personal y el florecimiento del estudiante, capacitando a los participantes para tener un impacto más significativo y transformador en la sociedad. La primera parte del artículo explora el modelo de liderazgo en el que se basa el programa, su relevancia educativa afectiva o emocional, y la tipología de virtudes que lo sustentan. La segunda parte describe el desarrollo del programa, detallando sus sesiones y la metodología educativa empleada. [Traducción automática al español; idioma original: inglés.]This paper presents educational insights into the Leaders of Character Program, a new leadership initiative based on virtue and character education developed at Francisco de Vitoria University (Spain). Inspired by global movements in virtue and character education and by extra-curricular initiatives in higher education—such as The Oxford Leadership Initiative and the Program for Leadership and Character—the Leaders of Character Program aims to foster personal growth and student flourishing, empowering participants to have a more significant and transformative impact on society. The first part of the paper explores the leadership model on which the program is based, its affective or emotional educational salience, and the typology of virtues that underpin it. The second part outlines the development of the program, describing its sessions and the educational methodology employed.964100enghttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Virtue and character-based leadershipemotional educationhigher educationtypes of virtuesEducationReligious studiesyesjournal articleopen access10.1080/03057240.2025.2507910https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105007303492https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105007303492#tab=citedBy