“The International Trade & Investment programme offered me a new career opportunity where other Master’s lacked the flexibility to do so. After finishing my language studies I ran into quite a wall moving forward, being limited to either proceeding with various forms of translation or retraining with an additional study in communication. The Brussels Diplomatic Academy, as a part of the VUB, was the only institute to offer the level of flexibility where I was encouraged to move into the International Trade & Investment programme with a language background, instead of disheartened or turned down because of it.
Due to the intense nature of the course, and hard work, I quickly caught up with the in’s and out’s of International Trade, and coming from a non-economic study became an advantage, being able to offer different insights and working together with postgraduate students originating from a large variety of backgrounds.
All in all, the International Trade & Investment programme offered me the chance to move into a field I’m really passionate about despite my previous choice of study, where other institutes/programmes didn’t.”