Studying in GSM is a fascinating journey and life- changing for me. Attending several GSM classes made me rethink my life plans. For example, Supply Chain Management made me realize that societies with highly developed supply chain infrastructure improves standard of living since it enables exchange of goods efficiently. Under the Global Entrepreneurship class, I realized that the main challenge is creating a community where everyone has a sense of purpose. I believe in the saying that from those to whom much is given, much is expected. I really believe in the idea of making businesses profitable while making ways to give back in society. Overall, I also learned that it is not just our moral obligation, but also an everyday duty to develop more creative capitalism in which we can transform the market forces to work better for the poor people and for the society as a whole.

In the long- term, I see my path from having a social science-based education towards a more technical and logistics- based career as a natural progression using the things, I learned from the MBA program. The current environment and climate of growth in the Philippines allow for many opportunities for an individual with a varied skill set. This is especially true in the private sector, which is still very malleable and has to set its standards. It needs adaptable human capital who are not just skilled workers, but capable and cultured intellectuals as well. I am capable of taking theory and, using technical and logistical knowledge, make practical national application in the Philippines a possibility. I also believe that I have to reach other people and share with them my experience and expertise, hence I am also planning to take a lecturer position in the future.

During my stay in GSM, I had been very active in academic and extracurricular activities. I presented my various papers and researches related to economics, business and Islamic finance in various conferences such as International Academic Forum, Pan Pacific Association of Input- Output Studies and Japan Society for Civil Engineers through the help of my supervisor. Luckily, I got the Excellent Workshop Award for my paper entitled Measuring Inclusivity and Marginality: Estimating Philippine Regional Input-Output Tables Using Non- Survey Approach. I had the chance to present this workshop thesis towards corporate planners of big companies in Japan. Moreover, due to the help provided by GSM, I was able to participate in the program called Kyoto International Spring School for Future Global Leaders. This program allowed me to meet other leaders from several countries. In fact, there were various platforms provided by the school for the students to participate in several international activities. Due to academic freedom encourage by GSM, I also had a chance to seek opportunities outside, such as getting awards and prizes due to essay competitions and public presentations, from various corporate and academic institutions in Japan, Korea and Spain.

There are various things I did when it comes to classes. I did public presentations, attended conferences and contributed several corporate strategies for a big company in Japan. In Global Entrepreneurship class, I had to do private consultation to some members of a technical working group developing Artificial Intelligence for financial systems in developing countries. In the Workshop, I had an opportunity to explore options on how to combine business and economics and make it more useful in solving societal and corporate problems. I created and presented my paper in such a way that it would be useful for corporate planning. With the help of various classes I attended in GSM and since the program is a combination of theory and practice, it helped me in developing a holistic perspective.

After studying in GSM, I realized that the main challenge is creating a community where everyone has a sense of purpose. Cliché as it may seem but I believe in the saying that “From those to whom much is given, much is expected.” Through the help of GSM, it is possible in making businesses profitable while making ways to give back in society. As future managers and leaders, it is not just our moral obligation, but also an everyday duty to develop an innovative capitalism in which you can transform the market forces to work better for the poor people and for the society as a whole. If you want to do something better for the society and something that gives everyone in the society a role, then you have to start studying in KU- GSM!