More farewells

The weekend was marked with couple of farewells and some beers to celebrate the end of MBA. It was tough but it was inevitable as all great things should come to an end. We did go to the Lowry outlet where our graduation ceremony will be held next year and I can’t believe I missed visiting that place for one year. It was quiet atmosphere with some nice restaurants and pubs to chill out. We did go to a Mexican restaurant and I was so impressed with the cuisine. It comes close to the spicy recipes which I am so used to back home. I would definitely want to go there again. So that was the celebration to say good-bye to one of my dear friends and wish her loads of luck with her career. Manchester is still enjoying extended summer but personally I am looking forward for the snow. Hope all new students are not missing the climate which they are accustomed to back home but when it snows they all would love it. On that positive note of waiting for the snow I sign off and will be back to share more little later.

The final frontier

The final frontier has been conquered and the last piece of academic work has been submitted to the Uni. Called up all of them to congratulate and wish them good luck and had a great laugh at many incidents during the course. One thing most of us were good and consistent at was the last minute rush in submitting all the assignments. We all believe the best comes out of us when we are only under pressure J I am sure not many of you would agree with us but you will have to experience to believe in what I say J All in all it was experience totally worth it and we still stay in touch as close knitted group. We do have plans to have a formal get together to meet everyone but I doubt if that would happen as many of them already gone home. The school is also planning to arrange some meeting but nothing finalized yet. So its time to start partying and will come back to you all with more on that later.

More from the campus

The end is almost here and just one more assignment to submit which marks the end of an eventful and very important in our lives. As earlier mentioned, few students already left home and many of them on their way now.  So the weekend is going to busy and cramped with farewells and good-bye parties which I am not so looking forward to. It is hard to say good-bye for me. On the registration front, three weeks have been very interesting and I take this opportunity to thank the Salford Uni for giving us a chance to work on behalf of the Uni. I did meet couple of MBA students who were all excited to be part of the class. The marquee was full of action with various clubs to be registered for and great promotional offers for the students. I did go there every day after work posing as new student and just having fun. Was tempted to be part of cricket club which I couldn’t last year as I was busy with my academics but this year is going to engage me in a different way. New students from various nationalities including Cyprus, Middle East, Bulgaria, Germany, France etc at the registration really kept us busy but it was enjoyable helping them out. I will have to go back to my final assignment but promise to come back with more news form the campus :)

The buzz in the campus

Its time for the new term to begin, new faces on the Uni campus with new hopes and aspirations. The buzz on the campus with check-in, registrations and the marquee where all the fun activities happen is all making us feel nostalgic churning out the memories of those early days when we stepped into the Uni. People have been very accommodating and welcoming when we were here so we extend the same hospitality to the newbies. Some of us have been given the opportunity to work the international check-in and help the new students in the registration process and we thank the international team for that. It not only keeps us busy but also gives us a chance to interact with the new students and help them out. We do come across all types of questions as it ain’t that easy to start living in a foreign country but we do our best to make it easy and smooth transition for them.

The students coming in will definitely enjoy their time in the Uni and will carry a wealthy experience when they walk out. Wishing them all the best and if you anyone of you reading this blog are coming to the Uni please do ask for me at the international check-in desk and I should be able to come down in a jiffy :)

The Wrap Up

Time has come to wrap up the projects through presentations and reports. While some are busy preparing for their presentation, some are running after their clients to fix a date and time. Some are already done while some haven’t started yet [like me ;-)] and it is all acceptable in the professional world. Deadlines and extensions go hand in hand, clients are occupied with so many activities that sometimes they may not respond – we all need to learn to live in a world of uncertainty and I am sure this will go down as a great experience to all the students. Next week is going to be a busy and eventful week. I will also be celebrating my one year completion in UK shortly. There have also been some farewell parties as few decided to leave already. I am sure when they go back richer with all the experience and knowledge gained during the course. It is hard to bid adieu but technology is shrinking this world and making it a smaller place to live in. Social networking will keep us closer and hence “never say goodbye”.  On that note, I go back and start working for an eventful week next week and hope everything goes well.

The Entrepreneur

Zdravstvuite everyone!!! Hope all is well with everyone. As I mentioned earlier, focus now shifted to the project and that’s the only thing we can all think of at this time. Client meetings, checking with tutors to see if they are on right track, running around etc have been routines of all of us. I am sure we all will get there eventually but how much we are enjoying this journey is what matters. Things have changed so much since the course started and we all have totally different dimensions now. Some of us never intended to be entrepreneurs but now giving serious thoughts to it. I personally had no intentions to set up my own firm and was expecting a career move up the ladder through this MBA. But with all the theories in my head I am sure I will make my corporate life complicated by questioning everything. This may not be the case with everyone as the theories they absorbed will make them better equipped in the corporate environment. The last sem on Entrepreneurship and Innovation has now made me more inclined towards starting something on my own. I don’t know what is it going to be and when is it going to take shape but the idea of becoming an entrepreneur itself is so exciting. There are so many external factors which aren’t under my control and can influence my plans. But when you are passionate about it nothing can keep you away from it long enough for you to give up. So on a note of optimism I sign off to persuade on my idea of entrepreneurship.

Question the Answers !!

Hello everybody, hope all is good in the hood. We have just finished the last piece of academic work that we need to submit and now left with all the time to focus on our project work. Most of us have been given some challenging projects which is keeping us very occupied. Two more peaks to conquer and then we are out in the real world. While some chose to go back home, some want to pursue opportunities here. Few others venture into starting their own firms and some like still toying with the idea of entrepreneurship. Never the less, this course has caused immense change to our capabilities, broken few myths and changed lot of perspectives. At the end of the day how well we utilize the knowledge gained will define the level of success. We surely made lot of friends in this process and many of those will stay for each other going forward. We also made few mentors who would guide us whenever we hit a stumbling block. One of the basic learning was to never accept anything on the face of it and observe everything critically. My analytical thinking has definitely improved and I always try to get to the bottom of everything I come across now. Sometimes the critical questioning makes it complicated and may lead to chaos. But chaos is good and every time there is chaos, things would change for better. While I struggle with my complexities to figure out what next, I leave all of you with one of my favorite quotes “Question the answers”.