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Fighting in and out the ring – balancing my MBA, community leadership and boxing

Fighting in and out the ring – balancing my MBA, community leadership and boxing

I have always been competing in martial arts since I was 13 years old. I competed semi-professionally in Jiu-Jitsu, Mixed Martial Arts, and Boxing. However, in the last five years, I focused more on my work, career, and a vision – mainly on solving the world’s largest threat to humanity: climate change. Before my MBA, […]

Kendo at Cambridge – my personal MBA challenge

Kendo at Cambridge – my personal MBA challenge

The Cambridge MBA provides a lot of things to do for its students. They include not only opportunities to make your business successful or elevate your business skills but also the opportunity to broaden your horizons or make your life better by taking advantage of the wider University of Cambridge community and resources. In my […]

The MBA and The Varsity Match – my Cambridge rugby year

The MBA and The Varsity Match – my Cambridge rugby year

We asked our alumni to share their memories of The Varsity Matches ahead of the forthcoming 150 years of The Varsity Match celebration on Saturday 2nd April. Maggie Simpson, MBA 2020-21 Competing for Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club (CURUFC) while earning my MBA degree was the culmination of a lifetime of athletic, academic, and professional achievements. I’ve […]

Charity run challenge – Aiducation

Aiducation International is an international NGO based in Switzerland that helps to provide high school scholarships to bright and motivated youth in developing countries so that they can be future global leaders. Many students can attend school up to the high school level through government funding or other types of NGO support, but find challenging […]