A few weeks ago, I was a panelist on the topic of women in tech, at the BBC. There were three panelists and then chairing it all was Maggie Philbin, who has a long history as a science and technology presenter at the BBC […]
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Category: The Cambridge MBA
Orientation Week & ‘British-isms’
Sean Heisler talks developing networks and bonds with classmates in Orientation Week of the Cambridge MBA, and tackling useful ‘British-isms’!
An entrepreneur goes back to school
About me…. A typical engineer with atypical dreams, I ventured into entrepreneurship – by starting a beverage alcohol company immediately after completing my undergraduate course in 2009. I enjoyed the unrivaled feat of introducing ‘Ready to Drink’ alcoholic beverages and other spirits in the Indian market. My decision to take a break from my business […]
A new legacy
Today, I have more than 30 friends pursuing an MBA at various top universities across the planet. We communicate regularly and tell each other stories of our incredible experiences in the first few weeks of our MBA journeys. Stories and photos of careers events with top institutions, inspiring classes and wild parties flood my phone […]
Why an MBA minute tops a New York minute
From Dubai with Love
Induja describes her arrival in Cambridge: from getting the essentials (a pressure cooker!) to her first Microeconomics classes. Her new home is Churchill College, where she’ll be joined by her family later in the year. In the meantime she’s been getting to know the communities around Cambridge.
An MBA Theory of Everything
A few weeks ago, amidst my preparations for Cambridge, I realised I had not yet watched The Theory of Everything, the film of Stephen Hawking as a student at Cambridge. This was immediately pushed to the top of my to-do list, for what better way to get into the mindset of the upcoming year than […]
From a sleepless night in the jungle to beginning the Cambridge MBA
Several weeks ago I booked my one-way flight to Heathrow for this month. It’s not the first time that I flown to such a destination and, nevertheless this short-haul flight carries an enormous meaning for me: I’m moving to the United Kingdom to commence my MBA at Cambridge Judge Business School. The MBA is no […]
Singapore Trek: Sarah’s view
Stepping off the plane at Chang International Airport, I smiled as I brushed off a bit of the sand still attached sweetly to my skin from the lovely Kata Beach, Thailand. The air was heavy with humidity, but I started my journey to my next destination, the Green Kiwi hostel in the Little India area […]
Johannesburg Trek: Holly’s view
After hearing one of the Cambridge MBA treks would take place in my hometown, Johannesburg, I eagerly looked forward to attending, as this would be my first event as an official MBA student. The event was wonderfully thought out; starting off with an alumni and partner dinner at the popular African themed Moyo restaurant, followed […]
Johannesburg Trek: Ian’s view
First let’s set the scene, with some background music: African drums in the background… bring in some guitar… some bongos… and then the adventure begins… Beautiful sunsets, lions, wildlife, wild people, load shedding, mini-bus taxis, 11 official languages, the Springboks, biltong, Madiba, Mzansi, South Africa. I don’t think I need to give you any more […]
The (Emotional) MBA
When people ask me what I am doing and I say I am wrapping up my M.B.A, I can immediately see them visualize me in a suit at a multi-national corporation even though I am wearing a pink dress with marigolds printed on it and sipping coffee in a cafe tucked in a quiet corner […]
A summer challenge: On the front line of healthcare
After a thoroughly enjoyable nine month journey on the MBA so far, I’ve extensively transformed myself – learning from everyone around me. Cambridge really does gets the best out of you; challenges are not new to anyone here as everyone in the class […]
Aiducation: Transforming lives beyond the Cambridge MBA
I didn’t expect to transform other people’s lives during my MBA – just my own – but that’s what happened in Cambridge this year. One of the traditions of the Cambridge MBA is its partnership with Aiducation, an international organisation […]
Why the MBA’s a team sport….
I first learned of the MBA sports Tournament – MBAT – in the summer before I started studying at Cambridge. Through various internet searches while researching student activities in which to participate, I came across the official website for the largest MBA event in […]
A seat-by-seat guide to the Cambridge MBA
The first seat of any day is inevitably the bike. Bikes are the connection between all the other seats in a typical Cambridge day. It never takes more than ten minutes* to get anywhere in Cambridge when you’ve got your bike. Three or four days a week, after my bike, the next seat was in […]
How to host a Japan Day
By Tomo, Shingo and Masa. On May 9th 2015 our taxi was stuck in a traffic jam on the way home from MBAT Tournament at HEC Paris to Cambridge. Suddenly Shingo said, “Why don’t we organize an event that introduces Japanese culture?” This short question was enough to evoke our passion. Tomo and I replied, […]
The Cambridge China Dialogue
By Tabs Aziz: “Last week Cambridge Judge Business School (CJBS) welcomed a delegation of distinguished business leaders from China led by Wang Boming, one of the founding fathers of the China’s securities market (President of the Stock Exchange Executive Council (SEEC)). Experiencing this forum first hand and having a chance to interact with some of […]
Crystallising learning into praxis
Waking up to full-on sunshine and a chorus of exotic birds, we started every day of our Global Consulting Project (GCP) in Belo Horizonte, Brazil with a fresh mind. And although the four weeks flew by- they certainly left us with a number of crucial experiences to take forward. Our first-hand challenge in Latin America […]
It took an MBA to make me realise that the most important thing in life is a good mattress
I ate Thai food at the same restaurant every lunch for a week; I think that was about the only constant from the first three weeks of our Global Consulting Project (GCP). By the time I headed back to Cambridge, I had flown for 57.5 hours, changed my bed 11 times, experienced a snow storm […]