Anastasiia, Ukraine
I believe that with access to world-class business education, I will be able to become an ambassador of HEC in Ukraine.
Peace is a borderless concept, and it is an essential human right. Regardless of our nationality, languages spoken, or educational background, we all deserve to live in peace. Just like peace, in a growingly globalized world, businesses have no borders either. When there is no peace, there is no economic growth and development. As someone coming from a country with high potential for digitalization, attraction of foreign investments, and international strategic partnerships, I am sad to see those lost opportunities. I believe that with access to world-class business education, I will be able to become an ambassador of HEC in Ukraine and that of Ukraine in HEC – and through collaborations, projects, and initiatives, we can work towards building a fairer world, and with that, fairer businesses.
Since the onset of the war, I have been following multiple initiatives implemented by Ukrainian businesses to help the country, those who fight for it, and to simply stay afloat during these turbulent times. For example, cafés allow people to buy food online – not for themselves, but for the volunteers, soldiers, and those impacted by war. In order to raise money, our railroad system sells train tickets to the occupied territories – those that we cannot reach just yet, but will gladly go to once everything is over. Multiple companies are donating a percentage of their profits to those in need. When on campus, I would like to organize “founder talks”, inviting businesspeople to share their stories of how their businesses help to unite and support the community in times of need. It will also be a great case study of how businesses adjust and redesign their processes in order to survive. I would also like to conduct workshops showing that in a globalized world, our differences should not spark conflict, but instead – collaboration, and that through this collaboration, we can grow economically, develop businesses, and, most importantly, remain human. Lastly, I would be interested in organizing consulting tournaments for companies around the world impacted by conflict – this will be a beneficial practice for students and meaningful support for the companies.
Since the onset of the war, I have been following multiple initiatives implemented by Ukrainian businesses to help the country, those who fight for it, and to simply stay afloat during these turbulent times. For example, cafés allow people to buy food online – not for themselves, but for the volunteers, soldiers, and those impacted by war. In order to raise money, our railroad system sells train tickets to the occupied territories – those that we cannot reach just yet, but will gladly go to once everything is over. Multiple companies are donating a percentage of their profits to those in need. When on campus, I would like to organize “founder talks”, inviting businesspeople to share their stories of how their businesses help to unite and support the community in times of need. It will also be a great case study of how businesses adjust and redesign their processes in order to survive. I would also like to conduct workshops showing that in a globalized world, our differences should not spark conflict, but instead – collaboration, and that through this collaboration, we can grow economically, develop businesses, and, most importantly, remain human. Lastly, I would be interested in organizing consulting tournaments for companies around the world impacted by conflict – this will be a beneficial practice for students and meaningful support for the companies.