Ryan Weightman
My name is Ryan Weightman and I am student at University of Montana, USA.
Attending Lucian Blaga has been an interesting and dynamic experience. In my first two days in Sibiu, I took part in Idea Jam, a pitch contest for start-up business ideas. I was the only non-Romanian in attendance. My amazingly helpful local friend translated for me through most of the event and I was chosen to present our idea in front of 100 or so other students and a panel of successful Romanian entrepreneurs.
In terms of the MBA-equivalent program here, I have been pleasantly surprised. My Finance class was the most thorough course I have taken of its kind and I really loved the professor's teaching style. My other main course was Knowledge Management, which is something that is not offered in Montana and I wasn't exactly sure what it would cover. The class was fairly demanding in terms of collaboration, presentation, and work generated and is very conceptual in nature. What I am most impressed with is the Romanian students I study alongside. All of them have 8 to 5 jobs and come straight to class from 5 to 9, four days a week and are prepared, and offer lots of critical insight to the state of the Romanian business world.
The Erasmus program also offered some Romanian-centered courses for visiting students. I was able to take a Geography course, which really showcased many of the similarities that Romania and Montana have and helped me decide which regions I absolutely needed to explore. The Romanian culture course was very informative about traditional customs, clothing, music, and food. Coming from the USA, where our cultural identity is very blurred due to our short-history and diversity, it was very cool to learn about how this culture has survived tumultuous its history.
Mă numesc Nuțu Camelia și anul acesta am sărbătorit 20 de ani de la absolvirea Facultății de Științe Economice din cadrul Universității „Lucian Blaga„ din Sibiu. Revederea cu foștii colegi și cu profesorii care ne-au călăuzit pașii a fost un prilej de bucurie enormă. Aceasta însă a devenit infinit de mică în comparație cu emoția pe care am trăit-o în momentul în care am participat la ceremonia de absolvire a fiului meu, acum un an, la aceeași facultate.
Nu i-am impus fiului meu să aleagă aceeași meserie, a fost dorința lui. Alegerea carierei reprezintă o etapă importantă în viața fiecărui om, este un proces care necesită gândire și autocunoaștere, dar și puterea exemplului se pare că funcționează. Iată că nu doar medicii, avocații sau judecătorii transmit meseria mai departe generațiilor următoare. Și noi economiștii ne putem mândri cu asta.
Prin ochii fiului meu am gustat din nou frumusețea anilor de facultate, mușcând cu poftă din fructul întâiului zbor spre o maturitate desăvârșită.
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