Interview_Prasanthi

Dear Friends,

Ms. Prasanthi Yepuru – GHRM alumna, who is originally from India is sharing her experience.

Prasanthi has obtained her master’s degree in India with major in Computer Applications and worked as a software engineer for 8 months in India, as well as an English and computer teacher. After she got married, her family started a restaurant in Bangalore, India and faced lot of problems while running the business.  

Prasanthi came to Taiwan with her husband and thanks to Professor Uen, they got to know about the GHRM MBA Program. Later, she decided to join the program for her second master’s. She enjoyed her time at NSYSU, she worked as a teaching assistant for many courses and also joined field trips to companies. She has also worked as a program promotor for GHRM MBA - you can see her on many of the posters 😊.

“Organizational Theory (OT) and Research Methods I (RM) were my favorite classes. OT was taught by Professor Uen, it was a great and detailed. He used to teach based on true cases in the organizations. RM, taught by Professor Chi, was awesome. I like it very much. He teaches very neat and clear. He clears all the doubts in person.” – says Prasanthi.

Prasanthi liked the international atmosphere at NSYSU: “When we were studying GHRM, HRM, Asia Pacific, all together we stayed at the same lab. That was the most enjoyable part for me. We studied together, celebrated some of the events together. We still keep in touch. Judy and Grace (Mu-Hsing Hsu), our classmates, Cindy, and Professor Uen all helped me a lot to go smoothly through my studies and overcome any difficulties”.

Now Prasanthi is still at NSYSU, she is doing PhD in Management of Information Systems. And she encourages newcomers to invest time into learning Chinese as much as possible, as it makes life easier and helps to understand culture and be more integrated into social life both at University and off-campus life.

We thank Prasanthi for sharing her experience and with her success in her PhD studies.

Interview_Grazia Spiga

Dear Friends,

We are glad to share another experience sharing interview from our alumna Ms. Grazia Spiga!

Grazia is an international professional born in Sardinia (second big island of beautiful country, Italy). In Italy she graduated from high school and took her First-Class Honours bachelor’s degree in Political Science and International Relations, taking part in two exchange programs, one in Turkey and one in the UK. Grazia has attended NTU’s Business School for master’s in International Business and chose Taiwan’s NSYSU for dual degree in Global Human Resources Management English Program. As she says: “I have always been interested in the Human Resources field, since I’ve attended many courses on the subject during my bachelor. It’s safe to say that I had my mind made up since the very first moment about attending the GHRM program, in fact I believed I applied for it the very first day I heard about it.”

Ms. Spiga’s biggest passion in life is traveling, being able to know new places, new people and new cultures, she is currently living in London; were she works as a manager in a retail company.

“I was living in a beautiful island surrounded by amazing landscapes and unique places and I had to see as much as possible of that paradise. Turns out there’s a lot you can do in Kaohsiung and many places you can visit with just a scooter and a very talented driver as my boyfriend. From the 85 Sky Tower Hotel to Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple, from Sansiantai Island till the Love River and the Dragon and Tiger pagodas, we arrived until Taipei 101 and drove all the way to Kenting.” – Grazia remembers her great experience in Taiwan.

Answering a question on the positive and negative sides of being a part of GHRM English MBA Program Ms. Spiga answered without hesitation: “I’d like to mention as well the GHRM team, one of the very reasons that made this experience so unique. Cindy, Natasha and all the faculty members helped me from the very beginning, assuring I was getting the most out of my stay at NSYSU. I should also add that the Uni is located in a beautiful city, absolutely delicious food, friendly monkeys always happy to say hi – and possibly steal your lunch – and the whole campus is right in front of the beach!! I believe my biggest difficulty was time management to being able to meet both universities deadlines. Once again, everyone on the GHRM office was more than capable to advise me with best practices and feedbacks. At the end this issue just made me realise I had to put more effort in my work for both universities, and I can say I had just the right encouragement from the GHRM team.”

Grazia always worked part-time, mostly in the retail industry and that helped her understand responsibilities and working ethics. However, being very young, that never lead to something major until she graduated. At the moment Ms. Spiga is employed as a manager in a retail company in London. “I believe my master’s degree changed most of all my way of thinking, developing the right mind set and skills for the workplace. It’s important to me on a daily basis as I am sure will be valuable to widen my academic education furthermore in the future.” – Grazia concludes on the benefits of having master dual degree.

As a piece of advice for new and current students, Ms. Spiga would like to tell the following: “Be ready! Be ready to discover, to lean, to keep your eyes and mind open, to get some setbacks – cause it’s perfectly normal and somehow part of the journey too – and to get back up. This is a one of a kind opportunity, and you need to live it fully.”

Interview_Anna Csomor

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

Charming Anna – GHRM MBA Program Alumna told us her story of success and we are glad to share it with you.

Anna was born in Hungary and grew up in France. She likes travelling, learning languages and sports such as mountain climbing, diving and yoga. She studied applied languages (English and Chinese) before joining GHRM MBA Program.

Anna first came to Taiwan as an exchange student, that’s when she found out about GHRM English MBA program. She met GHRM students who introduced her to the program and the campus. She thought it would be a great opportunity to enroll for a master’s degree in Taiwan and stay at least 2 more years, so at the same time she could improve her Chinese language and learn about business and HR.

“My favorite class was Work and Culture with professor David McConville, because first he is an awesome professor who is going to make you think and question the world, and secondly, I could deeply relate to the teaching content and topic, as I was living it myself, the culture shock, and having to work with people from different cultural background, all very on point! We got to know all the theories you need to think about if you are working in a multicultural environment and managing different people. This class really reflects what GHRM is about.” – Anna shares her impressions about being part of GHRM Program.

Before joining GHRM MBA Program, Anna had only a little bit of work experience. She has done a 2 months internship, mainly doing business development. After graduating, she found a job in Madrid, Spain. She now works as an external auditor (she is a junior auditor or auditor assistant).

“Financial auditing is quite different from what I was studying in NSYSU, and I actually learned all by myself, on the job, as I had never really taken accounting or financial classes before. Life is full of surprises and getting a job is not really about the documents you own but more about who you are and what you are capable of and some sort of luck, especially nowadays as the whole system is shifting, education should change. But the experience of doing my Master in NSYSU did shape my life and my personality, and having experiences abroad and speaking languages surely opens doors.” – says Anna.

On one of the pictures you can see Anna paying a business visit to an olive oil cooperative (Spain is the country of olive oil).

We wish Anna success and prosperity in her career!