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My Cambridge MBA Story – Maria Zarate
Growing up as a Peruvian immigrant in the United States, I learned to adapt to and appreciate other cultures. I studied and grew an interest in learning languages to try to connect with more people...
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The beginning of a transformational experience.
Cambridge…a name associated with history, prestige and Nobel Prize winners. I was both excited and scared with the prospect of becoming a Cambridge student. Since I was a Round One applicant, almost 10...
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Silicon Valley Career Trek
Five-months before the start of the 2018 MBA program, an enthusiastic group of incoming students came together to organise a career trek to Silicon Valley. Well, perhaps “came together” is a bit of...
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One month in: my experience.
I am one month into the Cambridge MBA and our study group has just been given our first project. I’m working with a UBS trader from New Zealand, a French doctor and an Indonesian ex-McKinsey...
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Founders Factory: a visit by the Entrepreneurship SIG
We arrived at the Founders Factory in London, for an evening of presentations given by three early stage startups. They ranged from a startup that is still forming market understanding and product...
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One term in – a snapshot.
The end of the Michaelmas Term came quicker that I could imagined. How had we learned so much in so little time? As we all spent that last couple of weeks recalling WACC, Financial statements,...
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Business in Africa Conference 2019
The Cambridge Business in Africa Conference is less than a month away, and I thought it would be a good time to reflect on our journey so far. This annual conference is organised by MBA students who...
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A matter of exposure
Many things have changed since my last entry on the Cambridge MBA blog in September 2018. I could write about the incredibly intense learning experience, the varied extra-curricular activities, the...
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Pre-MBA India Trek – Summer 2019
Before the start of MBA program in 2019, a group of Indian MBA candidates decided to organise a pre-MBA India trek across different industries to gain insights on the business trends and challenges in...
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CVP Stories: Amphibious Electric Vehicle with Jaguar Land Rover
Coming from the Middle East, I was drawn to CJBS by its promise of high-quality projects and hands-on experiences. The first of these during the Cambridge MBA is the Cambridge Venture Project (CVP). I...
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Healthcare Student Interest Group trip to Congenica
On 3 November, the Healthcare Student Interest Group (SIG) conducted their first off-campus activity – visiting biotech company Congenica Ltd, which is a leading company in human genome analysis. The...
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Sudo Hackathon: If you can’t code, what do you do?
“If you can’t code, what do you do?” I often get this question when I say I went to a hackathon. The simple answer is twofold: partner with developers to make sure you’re getting the right stuff done;...
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Investing in your career is a vital part of growing and developing as a professional, for example by taking an MBA. However, the statistics suggest that many less women are doing that than men. Why is...
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GCP Despatches from the Field (Week Two): Carnegie Hall
In this “GCP Despatches from the Field” series, Isabel shares her experience of her team’s project with Carnegie Hall in New York. Carnegie Hall (New York, NY, USA) Isabel Siragusa We knew we had...
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The Yale Healthcare Case Competition 2018
In Febraury of this year, a team of Camrbridge MBAs, Gabriel Thia (Singapore), Hannah Kanamori (Japan), Xin Qi (China) and Yiwei Li (China) and Takehiro Aoki (Japan) were awarded the first place at...
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Just be straightforward: trek to Alibaba
While Alibaba comes up very frequently in business school classes and conversations, very few of us truly understood the depth of the company’s business and their international operations. So, to help...
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SCB Future Leader Challenge report
The SCB Future Leader Challenge (SCB FLC) is Thailand’s first business case competition for master’s degree students. It is jointly organized by Siam Commercial Bank and Sasin Graduate Institute of...
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Annual Oxbridge Business School Debate
For 800 years, Oxford and Cambridge have enjoyed a friendly rivalry. This can be seen in sporting events such as the Boat Race, but also at Union debates. One of these historic debates was held at...
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Vishal J Jain: My Singapore Trek 2018
Career Treks are a great way for any MBA student to network, learn about new industries, and experience a whole new country and culture before starting their MBA journey. This Trek explored the four...
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From the Wilderness to the Classroom
Picture this: It’s six o’clock in the morning. The sun is just breaking through the distant horizon but the birds are already chirping like a discordant choir. The air is brisk and you are loath to...
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