I knew I wanted to go to business school
but I also wanted to study the Masters

in International Health and Tropical
Medicine. In the first year you can study

Public Policy, Computer Science,
Environmental Science, you can truly

personalize the two years and that's
what makes Oxford's 1+1 MBA programme so

unique. This is an amazing combination
of Public Policy and business. Within two

years I got two Oxford degrees and learned
so much from professors and my peers.

In the first year I studied contemporary
Chinese Studies, writing academic essays

and doing all the research on Chinese
history and politics, then the second

year is a lot more real life orientated,
Okay, so we have this problem, what can we

do about it? The combination of academic
space and the magic of being in such a

historical place has been really
Incredible. So I'm a medical doctor by

training and I was looking towards a
public health programme that would be able

to allow me to do some kind of social
entrepreneurship field. The 1+1,

by combining the two, was able to afford
me that. I've always been passionate

about the intersection of technology,
society and education, and when I saw the

1+1 programme I thought Ôwow I could
combine with the MSC of Social Science

At the Oxford Internet Institute and the
Oxford MBAÕ. The MSC year definitely gave

me the subject area knowledge that I
needed to go into the industries that I

wanted to, I was able to deep dive into
the area of technology, society and

education. The MBA has given me more of
the practical skills that I'll need. I

knew I wanted to expand my worldview.
while I knew I wanted to do an MBA, I was

really intrigued by the 1+1 programme
because I wanted to do my own research

as well. I'm most passionate about the
intersection of environmental

sustainability and social equity. First
year I was able to deeply reflect on

some of these ethical and philosophical
questions and the second year I was able

to apply my reflections into action. I
think when you bring together so many

ambitious people with such high energy,
that sparked something quite special. The

cohort and the community that I've been
able to build was something beyond what

I could have dreamed. My classmates are
politicians, investment bankers, engineers,

NGO founders, doctors, lawyers, you name it.
We learn from each other on daily basis.

That's one of the unique things
about Oxford that makes it so

amazing, the concentration of talented
individuals they're able to connect with

on a daily basis. You really see the
diversity that Oxford has to offer in the

business school, because I'm surrounded
by opinions from all across the world. I

can be a much more strategic and global
thinker, so I think one of the things

that the 1+1 MBA program has prepared me
for most is how to engage in such a

high-functioning, fast-paced, highly
intellectual environment, where there are

so many people who are incredibly
talented, incredibly sharp. It's been a

well-rounded experience and something
that IÕll definitely take with me for the

rest of my life.
The students, the tutors, the academics,

everyone involved in the space is really
committed to improving the student

experience and I really appreciated that
about being at Oxford. Before I start the

application process I didn't know anyone
that came here to Oxford. It surpassed

anything that I could have expected. My
Oxford experience has been by far the

great experience of my life, has been a
wonderful two years, I have loved every
second of it.