Yeming - Sustainable Business and Innovation

The most enjoyable parts of the programme involve the strong focus on and involvement of real-world practice.

I chose this Master's, because I wanted to extend my social development background with more knowledge of environmental development issues, one of the main areas of focus in this programme. Moreover, during my Bachelor’s in International Development at Leiden University College, I mainly focused on public institutions and policy. However, sustainable development and the work of public organisations, like those around Foreign Affairs, increasingly involves working with businesses. This is why I wanted to complement my previous education by learning more about businesses. I chose a two-year Master’s, as I am convinced that I can learn a lot more from it.

The most enjoyable parts of the programme, and the ones I always look forward to, involve the strong focus on and involvement of real-world practice, for example visiting guest speakers, consultancy projects and business cases. These provide us with useful skills and also give us a better understanding of possible and interesting fields of work. There is also a lot of group work with people from varied educational backgrounds. I consider the latter to be very valuable, as it provides many opportunities to learn from each other while pursuing the shared goal of a more sustainable world.