Scholarship / Cooperation among the networks. Showing my professional networking for essay Chevening [3]

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Chevening is looking for individuals with strong professional relationship building skills, who will engage with the Chevening community and influence and lead others in their chosen profession. Please explain how you build and maintain relationships in a professional capacity, using clear examples of how you currently do this, and outline how you hope to use these skills in the future.

The relationship with Chevening network

First time I professionally engaged with lots of people when I began my career in office that is one of central government in Indonesia. Joined in Directorate of Road and Bridge which manage the national road development and maintenance, I have built some growing network of professional and personal contacts with other related government and any kind of stakeholders. As a technical staff at that time as well as person in charge for Java and Sumatra national road section, I worked with head of region of Java and Sumatra and region infrastructure government and this opportunity has enabled me to be in regular communication with them both direct and indirect way. By doing site visit to many projects in Java and Sumatra to monitor various projects which the program is a collaboration work between governments, private sectors and agency cooperation also help me expanding my skills and network by conducted coordination through regular meeting with many experts from different background. Not only that but also we have worked discuss the policy of national road construction. Fortunately, I was able to get in touch with experts from a planning agency in Indonesia who in charge in this program that has more than 30 years experiences in that field so I learned a lot from him through the discussion and activities. This is become my notable experience to knowing many kind of elements and work together to produce data about the planning budget of national road each region during a year which crucial aspect for infrastructure development for my country.

Another instance I use my networking skill whilst I am currently working at one of multidisciplinary consultant in Indonesia which experienced over 40 years works with many clients. I involve with many projects with ranging clients from government, private sector and also internationals. My current job in a certain project gives me an opportunity to engage with client from Japan who has a big project in my country. From that project, I am able to coordinate with any other consultants from Singapore and Malaysia to do this project together. We hold regular meeting and teleconference to discuss problems and progression related to the project. Through the months working in this project led me good engagements with those worldwide consultants. Also, I used my previous connection with the government to handle this current project. For example, when I need to permission to get some data of access road and bridge in my country, with the connection I had and the help from my previous manager who I worked before, they help me in data collection process. Therefore, the professional networking skills will valuable for my further career.

The network that I have developed some years through my work experience will be a beneficial forme and the members of the Chevening alumna in the future. The relationship with Chevening network, its graduate scholars, and alumna will continue as well as grow cooperation among the networks.

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Scholarship / Engineering - choices and reasons for study in UK [11]

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Outline why you have selected your chosen three university courses, and explain how this relates to your previous academic or professional experience and your plans for the future. Please do not duplicate the information you have entered on the work experience and education section of this form (minimum word count: 100 words, maximum word count: 500 words)

THREE CHOICES STUDY IN UK

Based on Global Infrastructure Competitive Index in 2016, [MY COUNTRY] placed in the rank 60th of availability and quality of infrastructure. This makes the government aims to increase into top 40 in the next coming years. Therefore, [MY COUNTRY] is currently managing infrastructure development in various cities to improve connectivity each region and grow the economic needs. This is also eager me to be one of the important roles in order to solve and improve numerous infrastructure in [MY COUNTRY].

Hold my bachelor degree in civil engineering with cum laude predicate and my current professional career for two years in infrastructure consulting firm I have developed my skills about design and construction and experienced in analytical and practical design some infrastructure projects. I recently involve with some ongoing national strategies projects and the projects are quite challenging to do. Located in the most complex geology causes [MY COUNTRY] having extreme topography in many areas and it greatly affected to structure design of projects in feasibility study. Some structural underground roads and tunnels propose to be designed due to the problems. As a result, these projects need deep comprehend and advanced analytical skills to be solved. Since I realized that my current knowledge is not yet sufficient and there are only few experts in this concern in [MY COUNTRY] because its complexity, I intend to pursue my master degree to enhance my understanding and solve projects in underground infrastructure field. I align my preferences with my needs and finally I have chosen the course in three different universities:

The first choice is MSc of Civil Engineering (specialization in road and underground infrastructure) in University College London. Looking up at the detail courses, the program provides many conceptual studies for instance advanced theoretical of structural analysis, soil mechanics, and geological studies which are the main concerns in designing underground infrastructures. Since my concern in designing the projects, this program suitable for me to obtain many in-depth insights regarding the theories.

MSc Tunneling and Underground Space in University of Warwick is my second choice. This program supported by British Tunneling Society and International Tunneling Association so that 20 percent of teaching is delivered by guest lecturers from some industries. So I will gain deeper understanding how to implement the solution of complex civil engineering and tunneling problems through the construction.

My third option is MSc Tunnel Engineering in University of Exeter. The program offers academic staffs that active in some internationally scientific research across a wide range of topics. The experts in some research and practice industries also will be engage to teach the students and guide to do final projects directly linked with industries This become the privilege for [MY COUNTRY] to connect with those industries to do some collaboration for underground projects.

In conclusion, since UK has numbers of excellent underground development and technologies since 1827, planning study in UK will broaden my knowledge and will support my country to achieve the goals in increasing the quality of infrastructure in the future.