body,
      body h1,
      body h2,
      body h3,
      body h4,
      body p {
          font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif !important;
          width: 100%;
      }

      .aha-contact ul li a {
          overflow-wrap: break-word;
          word-break: break-all;
      }

      header * {
          margin: 0;
          padding: 0;
          box-sizing: border-box;
      }

      /* ════════════════════════════
       HERO SECTION ONLY
    ════════════════════════════ */

      .hero-section {
          position: relative;
          width: 100%;
          min-height: 715px;
          display: flex;
          align-items: center;
          overflow: hidden;
      }

      /* Full-bleed background image — no filter, no brightness */
      .hero-section::before {
          content: "";
          position: absolute;
          inset: 0;
         background-image: url("./assets/background-free-resources.svg");
          background-size: cover;
          background-position: center center;
          z-index: 0;
      }

      /* Gradient only on LEFT so text is readable — right side stays full image */
      .hero-section::after {
          content: "";
          position: absolute;
          inset: 0;
          background: linear-gradient(to right,
                  rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) 0%,
                  rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95) 30%,
                  rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7) 52%,
                  rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 72%);
          z-index: 1;
      }

      /* Matches header's 1280px container */
      .hero-container {
          position: relative;
          z-index: 2;
          width: 100%;
          max-width: 1280px;
          margin-inline: auto;
          /* padding: 72px 6px; */
          padding-top: 72px;
      }

      .main-container-outer {
          width: 100%;
          position: relative;
          /* padding: 40px 0px; */
      }

      .corner-images {
          position: absolute;
          top: 0;
          left: 0;
          z-index: 10;
          pointer-events: none;
      }

      /* Text column — max 580px, flex-column gap-24 */
      .hero-section-text {
          width: 100%;
          padding-top: 90px;
          max-width: 780px;
          display: flex;
          flex-direction: column;
          gap: 20px;
      }

      /* Admissions badge */
      .hero-badge {
          display: inline-flex;
          align-items: center;
          gap: 8px;
          border: 1px solid #008dd2;
          border-top: 1px solid #008dd2;
          border-radius: 4px;
          padding: 5px 14px;
          font-size: 12px;
          font-weight: 500;
          letter-spacing: 1.2px;
          box-shadow: 0px 4px 12px 0px rgba(14, 174, 253, 0.2);
          text-transform: uppercase;
          color: #0181b6;
          width: fit-content;
          margin: 0;
      }

      .hero-badge .dot {
          width: 6px;
          height: 6px;
          border-radius: 50%;
          background: #0281b6;
          flex-shrink: 0;
          animation: heroPulse 2s ease-in-out infinite;
      }

      @keyframes heroPulse {

          0%,
          100% {
              opacity: 1;
              transform: scale(1);
          }

          50% {
              opacity: 0.6;
              transform: scale(1.4);
          }
      }

           .hero-section::before {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        inset: 0;
background-image: url("./assets/background-free-resources.svg");
        background-size: cover;
        background-position: center top;
        z-index: 0;
      }

      /* Gradient only on LEFT so text is readable — right side stays full image */
      .hero-section::after {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        inset: 0;
        background: linear-gradient(
          to right,
          rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) 0%,
          rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95) 30%,
          rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7) 52%,
          rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 72%
        );
        z-index: 1;
      }
      /* Title */
      .hero-title {
          font-family: Poppins;
          font-weight: 600;
          font-size: 46px;
          line-height: 120%;
          letter-spacing: 0.5%;
          vertical-align: middle;
          color: #00477d;

      }

      .hero-title .gold {
          color: #fdb60f;
      }

      /* Description */
      .hero-ctas {
          display: flex;
          align-items: center;
          gap: 14px;
      }

      .hero-desc {
          color: #00477de5;
          font-family: Poppins;
          font-weight: 400;
          font-size: 14px;
          line-height: 150%;
          letter-spacing: 0%;
          vertical-align: middle;
          max-width: 600px;

      }

      /* button section   */
      .fr-btn {
          
          font-family: Poppins;
          font-weight: 600;
          font-size: 14px;
          line-height: 100%;
          letter-spacing: 1%;
          text-align: center;
          vertical-align: middle;
        border-radius: 4px;
        border: none;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap:8px;
      }

      .browse-btn {
        background:linear-gradient(90deg, #008DD2 -5.78%, #1563B3 106.46%);
        color:white;
        padding: 12px 32px;
      }

      .go-to-btn {
        box-shadow: 0px 1px 3px 0px #0000000D;
        backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
        border: 1.5px solid #00477D;
        background: white;
        color:#00477D;
        padding: 8.5px 32px;
      }
      .link-section{
        position: absolute;
      }

      /* STATTS SECTION ============  */
      .hero-stats {
          background: rgba(0, 52, 91, 0.8);
          backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
          -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
          width: 100%;
      }

      .hero-stats-inner {
          width: 100%;
          max-width: 1280px;
          margin-inline: auto;
          padding-inline: 0;
          display: grid;
          grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
      }

      .stat-item {
          display: flex;
          flex-direction: column;
          gap: 6px;
          padding: 24px 32px;
          border-right: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
          border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
          transition: background 0.2s;
      }

      .stat-num {
          font-weight: 700;
          font-size: 32px;
          line-height: 30px;
          letter-spacing: 0;

          color: #f6ab0d;
      }

      .stat-lbl {
          font-weight: 500;
          font-size: 12.5px;
          line-height: 20px;
          letter-spacing: 0.5px;
          color: #ffffff;
      }

      /* ════════════════════════════
       RESPONSIVE
    ════════════════════════════ */

      /* Tablet */
      @media (max-width: 1024px) {
          .hero-container {
              padding: 60px 24px;
          }

          .hero-section-text {
              max-width: 520px;
          }
      }

      /* Small tablet / large mobile */
      @media (max-width: 768px) {
          .hero-section {
              min-height: auto;
          }

          /* shift gradient to cover more on smaller screen */
          .hero-section::after {
              background: linear-gradient(to right,
                      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.97) 0%,
                      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88) 60%,
                      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55) 100%);
          }

          .hero-container {
              padding: 48px 20px;
          }

          .hero-section-text {
              max-width: 100%;
              gap: 20px;
          }

          .hero-title {
              font-size: clamp(22px, 5vw, 32px);
          }
      }

      /* Mobile */
      @media (max-width: 640px) {
          .hero-section::after {
              background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88);
          }
 .stat-num {
          font-size: 28px;
      }
          .hero-container {
              padding: 40px 16px 44px;
          }

          .hero-section-text {
              gap: 18px;
          }

          .hero-title {
              font-size: 22px;
          }

          .hero-desc {
              font-size: 14px;
              padding: 0;
              margin: 0;
          }

          .hero-stats-inner {
              grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
          }
           .border-top-stat{
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
          }

      }

      @media (max-width: 480px) {
          .hero-ctas {
              flex-direction: column;
              align-items: flex-start;
              gap: 14px;
          }

          .btn-hero-apply-now,
          .btn-download-brochure {
              width: 100%;
              justify-content: center;
          }
           .stat-num {
          font-size: 24px;
      }
         
      }

/* //NOTE SECTION     */
/* .note-section {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 60px 0px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
     max-width: 1280px;
     margin: 0px auto;
}

.note-box {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    background: #fff;
    border-left: 5px solid #18a0fb;
    border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0;
    box-shadow: 0px 1px 6px 0px #0000001F;


    display: flex;
    align-items: center;

    padding:32px;

} */

/* Top-right corner */
/* .note-box::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
bottom: 0;
    width: 78px;
    height: 87px;

    border-top: 5px solid #18a0fb;
    border-right: 5px solid #18a0fb;
    border-top-right-radius: 8px;
}

.note-box::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;

     width: 78px;
    height: 87px;

    border-right: 5px solid transparent;
    border-bottom: 5px solid transparent;
     border-top: 5px solid transparent;
    border-radius: 6px;
    border-image: linear-gradient(
        to bottom,
        #18a0fb 0%,
        #18a0fb 30%,
        #004b87 70%,
        #004b87 100%
    ) 1;
}

.note-box h2 {
font-weight: 500;
font-size: 16px;
line-height: 100%;
letter-spacing: 0%;
vertical-align: middle;
color:#0A2540;
} */

/* LINKSECTION_HERO */

.link-section {
    position: absolute;
    right: 0px;
    top: 145px;
    z-index: 5;
}

.resource-panel {
  width:300px;
  padding: 16px;
border-radius: 6px 0 0 6px;
  background: #00000033;
}
.portal-heading{
font-weight: 600;
line-height: 100%;
font-weight: 600;
}
.portal{
letter-spacing: 0%;
color: #000000;
font-size: 12px;
}

.portal-subheading{
font-weight: 400;
line-height: 130%;
}

.resource-heading {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.resource-card {
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 12px;

  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;

  margin-bottom: 10px;
  transition: all .2s ease;
}

.resource-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.resource-card > img:first-child {
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.resource-card > img:last-child {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  margin-left: auto;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.resource-content {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 4px;
}


@media (max-width: 900px) {

    .hero-content-wrapper {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
    }

    .link-section {
        position: relative;
        width: 100%;
        order: 2;
        top:60px;
    }

    .resource-panel {
        width: 100%;
        max-width: 100%;
        box-sizing: border-box;
    }

    .hero-section-text {
        width: 100%;
        max-width: 100%;
        order: 1;
    }

    .resource-card {
        width: 100%;
        box-sizing: border-box;
    }
}

/* STARTS NOW SECTION========== */
.explore-section {
    padding: 60px 0px;
    background: #F9FBFD;
    position: relative;
}
.top-right{
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
}
.explore-header {
    max-width: 1140px;
    text-align: center;
 margin: 0px auto;
}

 .sub {
        font-size: 13px;
        color: #008dd2;
        font-weight: 600;
        margin-bottom: 0;
        text-transform: uppercase;
      } /* --- EYEBROW UNDERLINE --- */
      .sub-line {
        width: 20px;
        height: 2px;
        background: #008DD2;
        border-radius: 2px;
      }

.explore-title {
    font-size: 46px;
    font-weight: 600;
line-height: 112.00000000000001%;
letter-spacing: 0.5%;

}

.explore-title .gold {
    color: #F6AB0D;
}

.explore-title .blue {
    color: #00477D;
}

.explore-desc {
font-weight: 500;
font-size: 17px;
line-height: 150%;
letter-spacing: 0%;
text-align: center;
color:#5C6470;
}

/* ROWS */

.portal-layout {
    max-width: 1280px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.portal-row {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 20px;
}

.bottom-row {
    margin-top: 24px;
}

/* CARD */

.portal-card {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    max-width:415px;
    background: white;
    border: 1px solid #dde3ea;
    border-radius: 4px;
    padding: 20px;
    min-height: 249px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap:6px;
}


/* Top-left corner accent */

.portal-card::before {
    content: "";

    position: absolute;
    left: -1px;
    top: -1px;

    width: 104px;
    height: 108px;

    border-top: 4px solid #00477D;
    border-left: 4px solid #00477D;

    border-top-left-radius: 4px;
}

/* number */

.portal-number {
    position: absolute;
    right: 20px;
    top: 18px;

    font-size: 52px;
    font-weight: 600;

    color: #D7DEE5;
}
/* title */
.portal-card h3 {
font-weight: 600;
font-size: 16px;
line-height: 140%;
letter-spacing: 0%;
color:#00345B;
margin: 0;
}

/* blue line */

.title-accent {
    width: 18px;
    height: 3px;
    background: #18A0FB;
}

/* text */

.portal-desc{
margin: 0;
font-weight: 400;
font-size:13.5px;
line-height:22.28px;
letter-spacing: 0%;
color:#5C6470
}
@media (max-width:1024px){

    .portal-row{
        flex-wrap:wrap;
    }

    .portal-card{
        max-width:calc(50% - 14px);
    }

    .bottom-row{
        justify-content:center;
    }
}

@media (max-width:768px){

    .explore-title{
        font-size:38px;
    }

    .portal-row{
        flex-direction:column;
        align-items:center;
    }

    .portal-card{
        max-width:100%;
    }

    .bottom-row{
        margin-top:0;
    }
}

@media (max-width:320px){

}

/* RECOMMENDED PORTAL ECTION /FREE LEARNING SECTION============ */

.portal-section {
    position: relative;
    padding: 60px 0px;
    background: #fff;
}

.portal-container {
    max-width: 1280px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap:32px ;
}

/* ==========================
   HEADER
========================== */

.portal-header {
    max-width: 1100px;
}


/* ==========================
   CARD
========================== */

.learning-card {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 400px;
    gap: 24px;

    border: 1px solid #E4E7EC;
    border-left: 4px solid #00477D;
    border-radius: 4px;
    background: #fff;
    padding: 32px;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.05);
}

/* LEFT SIDE */
.section-a {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 120px 1fr;
    gap: 24px;
    align-items: start;
    align-self: center;
}
.portal-logo{
    align-self: center;
    justify-self: center;
}
/* CONTENT */

.portal-content {
    border-left: 1px dashed #D0D5DD;
    padding-left: 20px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 12px;
}

.portal-content-heading {
    color: #00477D;
font-weight: 600;
font-size: 28px;
line-height: 112.00000000000001%;
letter-spacing: 0.5%;
margin: 0;
}


.portal-badge {
color:#1C274C;
background:#FDDD7F;
font-weight: 500;
font-style: Medium;
font-size: 16px;
padding: 6px 12px;
border-radius: 4px;
width: fit-content;
}

.text{
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 100%;
    letter-spacing: 0%;
    margin: 0;
}
.portal-content-desc {
    margin: 0;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #5C6470;
    line-height: 132%;
}
.portal-content-desc strong{
font-weight: 600;
color:#00477D
}
/* LINKS PANEL */

.portal-links {
    background: #fff;
    border-radius: 6px;
    padding: 24px;
    box-shadow: 0px 1px 6px 0px #0000001F;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap:8px

}

.portal-links a {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #00477D;
    border: 0.5px solid #0EAEFD;
    border-radius:2px;
    padding:6px 12px;
font-weight: 500;
font-size: 14px;
line-height: 100%;
letter-spacing: 0%;

}

@media (max-width:1024px){
    .learning-card {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
    .portal-links {
        width: 100%;
    }
    .portal-title{
        font-size:44px;
    }
    .learning-card{
        padding: 24px;
    }
    .hide{
        display: none;
    }
}

@media (max-width:768px){
    
 .section-a {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .portal-content {
        border-left: 0;
        border-top: 1px dashed #D0D5DD;
        padding-left: 0;
        padding-top: 20px;
    }

    .portal-content-heading {
        font-size: 24px;
    }

    .learning-card {
        padding: 20px;
    }

}

@media (max-width:480px){
.learning-card{
        padding: 12px;
    }
}

@media (max-width:320px){

    .explore-title{
        font-size:28px;
    }

    .portal-card{
        padding:16px;
    }

    .portal-card h3{
        font-size:18px;
    }

    .portal-number{
        font-size:34px;
    }

    .portal-section{
        padding:60px 12px;
    }

    .portal-title{
        font-size:26px;
    }

}
.black{
    color:#000000;
}
.white{
    color:#ffffff;
}

/* ///CORE FOUNDATION=========== */
.gap-16{
 display: flex;
 flex-direction: column;
 gap: 6px;
}
.foundation-section {
    position: relative;
    background: #00477D;
    padding: 60px 8px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.foundation-container {
    max-width: 1280px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

/* Heading */

.section-label {
    display: inline-block;
    color: #FDB515;
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}


/* Portal Groups */

.portal-group {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   gap: 20px;
}

.devider-portal{
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 40px;
}


.group-title {
    color: #fff;
font-weight: 600;
font-size: 24px;
line-height: 140%;
letter-spacing: 0%;
vertical-align: middle;
margin: 0;
}

/* TABLE */

.portal-table {
    width: 100%;
    overflow-x: auto;
    overflow-y: hidden;
    border-radius: 6px;
    background: #fff;
    margin: 0;
}

.portal-table-inner {
    min-width: 850px;
}

.table-header,
.table-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 331px 1fr;
}

.table-header {
    background: #FAB107;
    color: #00477D;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: .96px;
    line-height: 19.2px;
}

.table-header div,
.table-row div {
    padding: 16px 20px;
}

.table-row {
    background: #fff;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #E5E7EB;
}

.table-row:last-child {
    border-bottom: none;
}

.portal-name {
    color: #00345B;
    font-weight: 600;
    border-right: 1px solid #E5E7EB;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 22.4px;
    letter-spacing: 0%;
}

.portal-about {
font-weight: 400;
font-size: 14px;
line-height: 140%;
letter-spacing: 0%;
vertical-align: middle;
color:#0A2540
}

/* Mobile */

@media (max-width: 768px) {
 .foundation-section {
        padding: 40px 8px;
    }
        .table-header div,
    .table-row div {
        padding: 12px;
    }
}
/* BY PROGRAM SECTION ============ */
.by-program{
    background: #F9FBFD;
}

.card-container {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 20px;
  padding-top: 20px;
}

.card-outer{
padding:20px 19px;
box-shadow: 0px 1px 6px 0px #0000001F;
  border-radius: 4px;
  border-bottom: 2px solid #f0a500;
  min-height: 152px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
}
.list{
font-weight: 500;
font-size: 12px;
letter-spacing: 0%;
vertical-align: middle;
color: #0A2540; 
padding: 16px;
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .card-container {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .card-container {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}
/* //?PACE SECTION*/

.pace-secion{
      min-height: fit-content;
     background:
        linear-gradient(#FFFFFFCC, #FFFFFFCC),
        url('./assets/pace-background.svg');
        background-position: center top;
        background-repeat: no-repeat;
        background-size: cover;
}


.pace-container{
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
     min-height: 763px;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

/* ============================== */
.pace-grid-container {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 323px);
    gap: 20px;
    justify-content: center; 
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding-top: 20px;
}
.pace-desc{
max-width: 1160px;
}

.pace-card {
    width: 323px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 10px;
    padding: 16px;
    border: 1px solid #ddd;
    
    text-decoration: none;
    border-radius: 6px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
box-shadow: 0px 4px 12px 0px #0000001F;
background: #FFFFFF;


}


.pace-card .content {
    flex: 1;
    
}
.pace-card .content h3{
    font-size:20px ;
    color:#00477D;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.pace-card .content span{
    font-size:14px ;
    color:#00477D;
    font-weight: 400;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .pace-grid-container {
        grid-template-columns: auto;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 375px) {
    .pace-grid-container {
        grid-template-columns: auto;
    }
    .pace-card{
        /* flex-direction: column; */
        max-width: 300px;
    }
    .pace-card .content h3{
    font-size:17px ;
    color:#00477D;
    font-weight: 600;
}
}
.image-right-arrow{
    height: 124px;
    width: 24px;
    justify-self: center;
    align-self: center;
}