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Dec 1, 2015
Scholarship / 'I developed a slight tendency towards project management.' Mundus Scholarship letter [9]
Vangiespen !
greetings, thanks a lot for your review. I tried apply those changes that you suggested. kindly review this draft and i will appreciate if you point out where I have deviated from the prompt or other mistakes. I thought about first paragraph. I am having a little trouble with that. I have tried a few lines. see if they fit here. kindly, review the overall structure and paragraph formation and recommend me the changes that you feel I should apply to make it a working draft. Regards,
I was first exposed to the concepts of project management in the Undergraduate courses of Business Administration. I developed a keen interest in Project management because it clearly defines a project's deliverable and evaluates risks involved in a given timeline. it divides a given project into the phases of initiation, planning, execution, control and completion. The concepts of time management, change management, risk management and quality management furthered my interest in the subject because they helped me to evaluate risks involved, check quality and overcome the hurdles in the completion of the project in a timeline.
My interest in the subject furthered when I took a job as a research consultant in KPDN (Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Development Network). We worked on project titled 'Promoting Peace in KPK & FATA: Connecting youth and policymakers through mediation and dialogue'. It was a European Union funded project implemented by Search for Common Ground in collaboration with Paiman. Working at KPDN gave me an opportunity to apply the concepts of project management I learned in classroom such as teamwork, leadership, project goals and deliverable, short term and long term objectives and tasks at various phases of project such as planning, implementing and feedback process.
After the completion of the project, I joined the National Assembly of Pakistan under the European Union project "Improving Parliamentary Performance in Pakistan". The project's long term goal was to strengthen the democratic institutions in the country and short term objective was to build capacity of the law makers and supporting staff of the parliament. Tools used to this purpose were training classes, workshops, seminars, interview and brainstorming sessions.
Working in goal oriented projects in a specific timeline enhanced my competitive skills and enabled me to deliver in a work environment with different implementing partners in a timely fashion. I realized that there is a growing demand for project professionals who can formulate and implement strategies for complex programs. What compelled me to take project management as a career path is that it is objective in nature and you always work towards a goal. It is pragmatic and promises to bring some change towards the end. To further enhance my skills as a project manager, I decided to pursue higher studies in the field of strategic project management.
I come from a backward area of kurram agency in Federally administered tribal areas. It lacks basic healthcare and education facilities and is marginalized from the mainstream Pakistan. Coming from a remote village near the Afghan border, I graduated with honors from one the best universities in Pakistan. I have lived in 5 cities, worked 3 jobs at different cities and lived as a boarder for 10 years. I am confident, a team player, goal oriented and always look forward to learn new concepts. I have a passion to learn new languages and speak five languages namely Pashto, urdu ,Panjabi, Persian and English.
My goal is to work in the development sector in FATA and Khyber Pukhtunkhwa. I want to contribute to the development of these marginalized and backward areas. A great effort needs to be done in the fields of health, education, security and awareness to bring it at par with settled areas of the country. It can only be achieved by timely operation of different projects in this region by the government and development partners. There is shortage of professionals which adds to the hindrance in the development process. Skilled people from settled areas are not willing to work in the area, and if they do, they do not have enough understanding of the mountainous terrain and of the psyche of the people living here. If I get this scholarship, It makes me better equipped with the tools and practices of strategic management to apply to attain my goal. Further, it gives me opportunity to learn from the rich culture of Europe. I gives me opportunity to mix with the people of three countries and scholars there. I represent a rich culture, and people will come to know about my viewpoint and therefore help to bridge the cultural gap between the east and west.
Erasmus Mundus scholarship provides me with a unique opportunity to study at three prestigious universities of Europe. Studying there enables me to develop significant range of specialist skills, techniques and practices in the domain of strategic management taught by international scholars. Further,It enables me to conduct master level research and present it in the form of masters thesis. It helps me in developing communication skills and to work efficiently in a variety of tasks in a multicultural environment. It gives me access to international network of knowledge exchange, employment opportunities and partnership arrangements. It gives me opportunity to have access to beginners level Swedish and Italian and improve my understanding of English. Lectures by guest scholars, a chance for internship, case studies and discourse with students and teachers from diverse background provides me with a rare opportunity to learn the core values of strategic management. It gives me a unique exposure to different sub cultures of Europe.
Vangiespen !
greetings, thanks a lot for your review. I tried apply those changes that you suggested. kindly review this draft and i will appreciate if you point out where I have deviated from the prompt or other mistakes. I thought about first paragraph. I am having a little trouble with that. I have tried a few lines. see if they fit here. kindly, review the overall structure and paragraph formation and recommend me the changes that you feel I should apply to make it a working draft. Regards,
I was first exposed to the concepts of project management in the Undergraduate courses of Business Administration. I developed a keen interest in Project management because it clearly defines a project's deliverable and evaluates risks involved in a given timeline. it divides a given project into the phases of initiation, planning, execution, control and completion. The concepts of time management, change management, risk management and quality management furthered my interest in the subject because they helped me to evaluate risks involved, check quality and overcome the hurdles in the completion of the project in a timeline.
My interest in the subject furthered when I took a job as a research consultant in KPDN (Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Development Network). We worked on project titled 'Promoting Peace in KPK & FATA: Connecting youth and policymakers through mediation and dialogue'. It was a European Union funded project implemented by Search for Common Ground in collaboration with Paiman. Working at KPDN gave me an opportunity to apply the concepts of project management I learned in classroom such as teamwork, leadership, project goals and deliverable, short term and long term objectives and tasks at various phases of project such as planning, implementing and feedback process.
After the completion of the project, I joined the National Assembly of Pakistan under the European Union project "Improving Parliamentary Performance in Pakistan". The project's long term goal was to strengthen the democratic institutions in the country and short term objective was to build capacity of the law makers and supporting staff of the parliament. Tools used to this purpose were training classes, workshops, seminars, interview and brainstorming sessions.
Working in goal oriented projects in a specific timeline enhanced my competitive skills and enabled me to deliver in a work environment with different implementing partners in a timely fashion. I realized that there is a growing demand for project professionals who can formulate and implement strategies for complex programs. What compelled me to take project management as a career path is that it is objective in nature and you always work towards a goal. It is pragmatic and promises to bring some change towards the end. To further enhance my skills as a project manager, I decided to pursue higher studies in the field of strategic project management.
I come from a backward area of kurram agency in Federally administered tribal areas. It lacks basic healthcare and education facilities and is marginalized from the mainstream Pakistan. Coming from a remote village near the Afghan border, I graduated with honors from one the best universities in Pakistan. I have lived in 5 cities, worked 3 jobs at different cities and lived as a boarder for 10 years. I am confident, a team player, goal oriented and always look forward to learn new concepts. I have a passion to learn new languages and speak five languages namely Pashto, urdu ,Panjabi, Persian and English.
My goal is to work in the development sector in FATA and Khyber Pukhtunkhwa. I want to contribute to the development of these marginalized and backward areas. A great effort needs to be done in the fields of health, education, security and awareness to bring it at par with settled areas of the country. It can only be achieved by timely operation of different projects in this region by the government and development partners. There is shortage of professionals which adds to the hindrance in the development process. Skilled people from settled areas are not willing to work in the area, and if they do, they do not have enough understanding of the mountainous terrain and of the psyche of the people living here. If I get this scholarship, It makes me better equipped with the tools and practices of strategic management to apply to attain my goal. Further, it gives me opportunity to learn from the rich culture of Europe. I gives me opportunity to mix with the people of three countries and scholars there. I represent a rich culture, and people will come to know about my viewpoint and therefore help to bridge the cultural gap between the east and west.
Erasmus Mundus scholarship provides me with a unique opportunity to study at three prestigious universities of Europe. Studying there enables me to develop significant range of specialist skills, techniques and practices in the domain of strategic management taught by international scholars. Further,It enables me to conduct master level research and present it in the form of masters thesis. It helps me in developing communication skills and to work efficiently in a variety of tasks in a multicultural environment. It gives me access to international network of knowledge exchange, employment opportunities and partnership arrangements. It gives me opportunity to have access to beginners level Swedish and Italian and improve my understanding of English. Lectures by guest scholars, a chance for internship, case studies and discourse with students and teachers from diverse background provides me with a rare opportunity to learn the core values of strategic management. It gives me a unique exposure to different sub cultures of Europe.
