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Unlocking Alternative Career Pathways: Opportunities Beyond Academia—Panel Discussion with AsiaGlobal Fellows 2024

 

Discussion

The Panel Discussion with AsiaGlobal Fellows 2024—one of the Graduate School’s annual highlights dedicated to empowering research postgraduates’ career trajectories—took place on November 8, 2024. The Panel featured five Fellows, who are distinguished professionals in their respective fields: Ms Sahar Albazar, Egyptian Parliament, Dr Magdalena Łągiewska, University of Gdańsk, Poland, Mr Felipe Oria, Mirã Institute, Brazil, Mr Juraj Sevella, Office of the President of the Slovak Republic, and Dr Chinmay Tumbe, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.  

Drawing from their diverse backgrounds, cultures, and expertise, the five Fellows generously and candidly imparted their inspiring stories of personal growth, beliefs, and reflections to the participating research postgraduates. Each Fellow underscored the pivotal role of relentless pursuit of opportunities, goal-setting, flexibility, and networking in career growth and advancement. Specifically, the Fellows advised students to: 

 

Sahar Albazar

Keep chasing for opportunities and expand your networking circles.

Sahar Albazar

 

Magdalena Łągiewska

 Embrace all opportunities and achieve your goals through incremental steps.

Magdalena Łągiewska

 

Felipe Oria

Enhance your flexibility and intentionality.

Felipe Oria

 

Juraj Sevella

Treat knowledge and skills as the base and learn from the environment and other people.

Juraj Sevella

 

Chinmay Tumbe

Be passionate, keep learning and ‘unlearning’, and establish your presence.

Chinmay Tumbe

The research students, as well as the Graduate School, were very appreciative of all the Fellows’ valuable insights and the precious support of the AsiaGlobal Institute. 

 

networking

Participants networking with AsiaGlobal Fellows.