During the last couple of years I have been regularly thinking about \u00a0enrolling\u00a0 \u00a0in a Master\u2019s program. I started working full time while I was still finishing \u00a0my Bachelor\u2019s degree at the University of Prishtina,\u00a0 Kosovo. The experience of working full time \u00a0while studying, was quite challenging. Soon after, I moved out of the country, working on international projects in development finance in Africa and Latin America. After completing \u00a0my Bachelor\u2019s, the thought of pursuing a full time Master\u2019s program was always on my mind. I was not able to make \u00a0a decision as I was very \u00a0satisfied with my job and was not eager to leave it for a Master\u2019s. I also knew that such a break would undeniably put me behind in \u00a0my career progress. Throughout my years spent \u00a0working, , I managed to hold challenging, thrilling and important senior level positions in MSME banks of a German banking group called ProCredit, both in Africa and Latin America. This further prolonged \u00a0my decision to pursue an academic Master\u2019s program. Hence, \u00a0I never regretted not prioritizing my Master\u2019s. The idea of an online program did get my attention, however the experience \u00a0I had\u00a0 during my last year of BSc didn\u2019t really give me the confidence to move on.<\/p>\n
Coincidentally in 2014, for work related reasons, I started a 6-month course on Risk Management (CERM) with Frankfurt School, which was entirely organized on distance, with study materials, study platforms, forums and digital lectures. The experience was outstanding. The course was flexible in the sense that it \u00a0easily fit \u00a0in with my \u00a0busy working schedule. This experience was entirely different from the experience I faced during my Bachelors. The support and guidance from the FS team made the whole experience absolutely pleasant. And not less importantly, through the online virtual platform, the networking and class discussions served as a great channel to get to know everybody, share experiences and work together as a group. Furthermore, the attention of the lecturer was of \u00a0the highest standard and very timely.<\/p>\n
As a result, with all that positive experience, I had already moved on and \u00a0had decided to pursue my Master\u2019s \u00a0degree through an online platform which would at the same time allow me to focus on \u00a0on my job and my career. As for the program, having almost always worked in \u00a0development finance, evidently I wanted to\u00a0 deepen my knowledge further in this area. The only remaining aspect was to decide on the university as at that time, FS hadn\u2019t yet \u00a0launched \u00a0their Online Masters; hence I was still searching undecided. There were many options, some very \u00a0expensive and some others seemingly focused on granting the degree rather than providing good quality, \u00a0high impact education. \u00a0Hence, considering that an online master implied quite an investment of finances and time , I was very careful \u00a0in my selection, a process which took quite a while.<\/p>\n
Luckily, earlier this year, as FS alumni, through the regular mailing updates, I got to know about the launch of their new Online Master of Leadership in Development Finance and conclusively my search for a school and a program was over. As a matter of fact, throughout my experience, I got to know about FS, mostly for their international advisory services where on various occasions we would encounter each other while working on similar projects, especially during my time in Africa. However, at the same time, I knew of their high academic excellence, quality and recognition and of their high rank as one of the leading business schools in Germany.<\/p>\n
As a result, I managed to secure my seat at quite an early stage of the application process and I have been engaged with the masters since September 2016, with a few courses ongoing and one already finished. The experience so far has been nothing less than exciting. The combination of theoretical and empirical academic background and the experience through advisory services makes the result of the study highly interesting, vivid and practical. The outcome of enrolling in \u00a0the online program with FS was the \u00a0result of a long search and already, \u00a0I am absolutely convinced that in some years from now, looking backwards, the decision to \u00a0join the program will be labelled as one of my \u00a0greatest decisions\u00a0 and I am very much looking forward to living that experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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