AIS GRADUATE PROFILE Chandan Ohri
Nationality: INDIA Studied: master of Business administration Chandan left New Delhi, India, for New Zealand to give his family a brighter future. He soon enrolled at AIS to study the MBA, a move that later proved instrumental in his success. “I looked at Australia, Canada and New Zealand, and I picked New Zealand for the quality of life. “I chose AIS because it offered a full-time programme, but on Saturdays and Sundays which allowed me to work during the week. There was no one else who did that in New Zealand.”
If you want flexibility in your studies, AIS is the perfect place and the faculty are very good.
Chandan sought the MBA as a means to expand his knowledge across a range of disciplines which would later enable him to grow. “The 20 modules combined give you the overall experience. Together they help you with HR, finance, logistics, culture, cross-cultural behaviours, economics, etc., and that’s what you want, an overall experience. When you specialise in IT or accounting, you are restricted, which is good at a bachelor’s level, but when you’re going into postgraduate/masters, you want to bring all the different disciplines in an organisation into one.” Not long into the programme, feeling the need to advance and support his family, Chandan sought the help of the AIS student placement service; another key move. “I got a full-time position with New Zealand Trade and Enterprise as an online services consultant. I found that job through the AIS student placement service.”
QUALITY EDUCATION
Chandan completed his MBA and received an Enterprise Award for all round excellence.
INDIVIDUAL FOCUS
“I was very happy and excited when I received that award. I had a great sense of achievement.”
SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT
We asked Chandan how the MBA relates to his work at KPMG.
REAL WORLD SUCCESS
“It relates to the international clients that we have. Then it is all about business-led transformation and you get exposure to frameworks and case studies.” Would Chandan recommend AIS? “Absolutely. If you want flexibility in your studies, AIS would be the perfect place. The faculty here are very good. They are a select group of university lecturers, consultants and industry executives. The classes for MBA are on the weekends, and you can actually get a lot of benefit from it as you can get some part-time work experience Monday to Friday.” For Chandan’s full story, visit: www.ais.ac.nz/success-stories
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