NANYANG MBA

Humans of MBA – Series 4

Bridging The Gap Between Business And Technology

Arora Sanmeet Singh believes an MBA will provide a strong academic foundation in business strategy and planning. His quantitative analytics and project management skills will enable him to bridge the gap between technical and business teams and deliver growth strategies using analytics and technology. Sanmeet is confident that an MBA from Nanyang Business School will provide international exposure and cultural understanding, aiding his journey to becoming a successful leader in the future.

Why did you choose to do MBA?

With exponential growth in data and new emerging technologies, there is a requirement of a professional who understands the business needs and can describe a solution for them using data.

Given my strong acumen for quantitative analytics and project management skills, I feel MBA is the right next step for me to acquire strong academic foundations of fundamental business disciplines like business strategy and planning.

I wish to play a critical role in bridging the gap between technical teams and business teams and delivering growth strategies using analytics and technology.

Nanyang MBA will help me gain international exposure and cultural understanding, which will aid my journey to becoming a successful leader.

A Broader Perspective To Becoming A Global Citizen

Zhu Ziwen (Zora) pursue an MBA at Nanyang Business School to gain a broader perspective, improve her business skills, and become a global citizen. Zora believes that operating across borders and cultures is essential for success in today’s interconnected business world. The diverse student body and international faculty at NTU provided a valuable learning platform, which has given Zora the confidence to pursue a career beyond China.

Why did you choose to do MBA?

My decision to pursue an MBA at Nanyang was driven by a desire to broaden my horizons, enhance my business acumen, and become a global citizen. In today’s interconnected business environment, the ability to operate across borders and cultures is critical for success. Nanyang MBA’s diverse student body and international faculty provided an excellent learning platform for various professors and students.

This experience has given me the confidence to pursue a career beyond China. I am eager to find a job in Singapore’s dynamic FMCG, technology, or e-commerce industry to further my career aspirations and global citizenship.

Pushing Boundaries And Charting Ahead For Women Empowerment

Cheong Chee Lee Carolyn had customer relationship and project management experience and wanted to boost her career into a commercial or managerial role, so she pursued an MBA. The MBA provided Carolyn with a new perspective on business and inspired her to move up the career ladder, especially as a woman advocating for empowerment.

Why did you choose to do MBA?

Getting an MBA has always been on my to-do list. Having eight years of customer relationship management and project management experience, I knew that an MBA would complement my work experience to better boost my career trajectory into a commercial or managerial role. With a myriad of modules such as strategy, marketing and economics, the MBA has given me a fresh perspective of seeing the bigger picture on businesses.

Moreover, I was greatly inspired by Sheryl Sandberg’s book titled “Lean In”. I decided that I want to move up the career leader to have a “seat at the table”. As an advocate for woman empowerment, I also take pride in pushing my improvement to be a better person than I was yesterday and hopefully inspire future generation (especially girls) to dream big!

Strengthening Foundations For Greater Business Leadership

Shivam Patel has experience in analytics and product development and wants to improve his understanding of business by pursuing an MBA. Shivam hopes that this degree will help him develop a strong foundation in business fundamentals and prepare him for a successful career. Shivam’s long-term goal is to build and lead global teams and believe that introspection and soft skills are essential to effective leadership. Pursuing an MBA provides opportunities to work with people from diverse backgrounds, which helps to develop these skills.

Why did you choose to do MBA?

Firstly, having worked at the intersection of analytics and product development, I needed to understand business context better. I am looking at an MBA to instal in me strong foundations of fundamental business disciplines to set myself for success in my future career.

My long-term vision is to build and lead global teams. Before I lead others, it’s critical to know self. MBA allows me time to introspect, which helps me to better understand my strengths and the areas I need to work on to improve my leadership abilities.

MBA throws us in situations where we get to work with people from different backgrounds. Through this experience, I am building soft skills that are vital in managing diverse groups, being inclusive, and getting the best out of people.

Breaking Barriers And Overcoming Adversity

Minbo is the epitome of woman in power as she worked her way up all the way from a remote village in China to studying in a prestigious school in Singapore. She is proof that if you dream it, you can achieve it.

Why did you choose to do MBA?

Working abroad and studying in a world-class prestigious institution often seems impossible to achieve socially, mentally, and financially for a girl from a remote village in China. I am glad that I made it in the end.

I have always wanted to do an MBA, as I know it can help me go further and fly higher. I have been working in the male-dominated construction industry for nearly seven years and contributed across the full lifecycle of large-scale projects. Now it is time for me to reinvent myself by unlearning and relearning, come back as a better version of myself, take on bigger challenges, and bigger responsibilities and help shape a better world.

Nanyang MBA

The Nanyang MBA is a flexible 12-month or 18-month programme designed to fuel your growth into a future-ready leader equipped with the skills needed to excel in a global, digital environment. The programme aims to develop impactful, culturally adept leaders who embrace the connection between business, technology, and innovation to excel in global environments and adapt to each new wave of digital change.