{"id":17488,"date":"2017-05-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bbs.unibo.it\/students-journal-june-2017\/"},"modified":"2020-02-28T14:23:09","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T14:23:09","slug":"students-journal-june-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bbs.unibo.it\/en\/students-journal-june-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"[students&#8217; journal] May 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My name is <strong>Andrew de Villiers<\/strong> and I&#8217;m from South Africa. I am doing the <a title=\"MBA Green Energy and Sustainable Businesses\" href=\"\/hp\/?p=1616\" target=\"_blank\">Global MBA<\/a>, with a specialization in Sustainable Business.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to my <strong>MBA<\/strong>, I had five years of experience in the <strong>environmental consulting sector<\/strong>. My last position was as a Managing Director of a freshwater consulting company.<\/p>\n<p>The two main reasons I decided to undertake my MBA were: 1) I have always had an affinity towards <strong>business management<\/strong> and wanted to enhance my knowledge and skill set in this area; and 2) I experienced an accelerated career and realized that I would like to branch out into other industries and sectors and that an <strong>MBA was a good vehicle for this pivot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bI found out about the MBA through an online search. The four main reasons <strong>why I chose BBS<\/strong> are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the courses offered were relatively unique and interested me;<\/li>\n<li>it has an <strong>international accreditation<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li>the school offers full scholarships; and<\/li>\n<li>it is in <strong>Italy<\/strong> (with all that it has to offer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My year in Bologna has been personally enriching, <strong>academically empowering and socially enlightening<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>My highlights of the year include traveling with my wife and friends when we had free time, a number of the courses (particularly, the finance and various strategy courses), and the connections I&#8217;ve made.<\/p>\n<p>This MBA is unique in that it truly is global, with classmates from all over the world. It is further enhanced by its Italian context and by being in such a beautiful setting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The MBA further developed my business thinking<\/strong> and broadened by career horizons. It exposed me to unique opportunities and experiences. The courses have given me confidence to pursue my passions and make a career out of them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbs.unibo.it\/hp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Andrew2-GESB.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-37410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbs.unibo.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2020\/02\/Andrew2-GESB.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew2-GESB\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"MBA Green Energy and Sustainable Businesses\" href=\"\/hp\/?p=1616\" target=\"_blank\">MBA Green Energy and Sustainable Businesses<\/a> &#8211; 2016\/2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Andrew de Villiers and I&#8217;m from South Africa. I am doing the Global MBA, with a specialization in Sustainable Business. Prior to my MBA, I had five years of experience in the environmental consulting sector. 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