{"id":20,"date":"2023-01-21T08:17:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T08:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucla.nus.edu.sg\/blog-uat\/?p=20"},"modified":"2023-06-06T07:35:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T07:35:12","slug":"what-current-students-have-to-say-about-program-emba-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ucla.nus.edu.sg\/blog\/what-current-students-have-to-say-about-program-emba-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Testimonials &#8211; What Class of &#8217;23 had to say about the UCLA-NUS EMBA program"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>UCLA-NUS EMBA &#8211; A global program for global leaders<\/h2>\n<p>Find out what our current batch of students had to say about their experiences and their overall UCLA-NUS EMBA journey.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hear from the UCLA-NUS Executive MBA Class of 2023\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kh1FUjYEa_c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Some quotes from our students featured in this video<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>ANDREW BLASI, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Ethicist International<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bringing together the power of both UCLA and the National University of Singapore provides a perspective both to how businesses conduct their work, but also to changes that we&#8217;re seeing in the global business environment in a way that no other program really can.<\/p>\n<p>This program is perfect for those that are really looking to accelerate their career right ? Folks that have already achieved much and are now looking to take it to the next level right?<\/p>\n<p>In order to really advance in certain ways and really broaden your perspective particularly in areas of International Management, managing teams around the world, this type of program helps to prepare you and to strengthen your ability to immediately put those learnings into practice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALFIE TORRES MACATIAG, VP of Product, Services of Opswerks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I chose UCLA-NUS Executive MBA programme because of its diverse class profile and its stellar reputation of promoting leadership and having a good network with these two universities through their alumni and partners.<\/p>\n<p>And how do I balance work, family and studies?<br \/>\nIt goes without saying that time management is key. Planning the days, you know, your travel days and making sure you can also do, on your down time, some of the work while on the plane or on your lunch break.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>CONNIE LEE BROOKS,\u00a0General Manager at Sterigenics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just being able to expand my knowledge, you know, making my brain exercise in ways that I haven&#8217;t done it in so long and I just love that learning aspect.<\/p>\n<p>Every time we&#8217;ve been introduced to a new concept, everything has been so applicable.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s indescribable actually because unless you go through it, you don\u2019t realize how amazing that network that you can develop. It really is something that you just immerse yourself into. The more you give, the more you get too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>CHAKORN LERTAKAYAMANEE, Corporate Venture Capital and Venture Partner of PTT Public Company Limited<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Don\u2019t hesitate. Just go along with what you\u2019ve already decided.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Be confident with your decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Be more prepared. It&#8217;s going to be a full two weeks of intensity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DR SUJITH WIJERATHNE, Consultant, General Surgery, Endocrine Surgery &amp; Minimally Invasive Surgery at National University Health System at NUHS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The take home message &#8211; UCLA-NUS EMBA is an opportunity for you to open up your mind to the rest of the world. So just open up your mind, keep an open mind and then you&#8217;ll learn well.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>More information about The UCLA-NUS EMBA Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/ucla.nus.edu.sg\/\">here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to learn more about the UCLA-NUS EMBA program and why it is the program designed for global leaders.<br \/>\nAlternatively, click <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/ucla-nus-executive-mba\/consultation\">here<\/a><\/span> to schedule a 1 on 1 zoom call with our admissions staff.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UCLA-NUS EMBA &#8211; A global program for global leaders.<br \/>\nFind out what our current batch of students hadto say about their experiences and their overall UCLA-NUS EMBA journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[20,18,21,19,31,30,13],"class_list":["post-20","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-admissions","tag-emba","tag-global","tag-leaders","tag-program","tag-student","tag-testimonials","tag-uclanusemba"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - 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