A meeting at an education fair in Kolkata, India, not only gave Subhankar Chakraborty a new direction, but an entirely new career. Studying in the UK was always at the top of Subhankar’s list of priorities. A chemical engineer, who was working for an oil refinery, he gained his GMAT & TOEFL qualifications and met the team from the University of Gloucestershire at the education fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBeing a little away from the city of London, the University of Gloucestershire was fitting into my scheme of things as I not only wanted to gather knowledge, I also wanted to learn ethics and professionalism from the British culture. And obviously I wanted to avoid the rush of London,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Subhankar started his Master of Business Administration in January 2010 and loved the new experiences university brought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI enjoyed almost everything there, starting from the classroom lectures which were quite interactive and multi-cultural, to the fun at SU bar. It was indeed a great experience to share a classroom with my fellow colleagues from seven different countries across five different continents. Apart from a great learning experience we developed a great comradery within that short span. We were extremely competitive yet ready to share our knowledge with each other and have the joy of learning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When he started his MBA, he wanted to specialise in operation management and return to the refinery industry. But his plans began to change shortly after arriving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWithin a month of joining the university, I got a job in Endsleigh Insurance as a part-time sales consultant in their insurance sales department. This changed my entire approach towards the programme. I ended up specialising in Strategic Management, which I wrote my dissertation on and learnt the business of financial services. Right after finishing my programme, I came back to India to start my own firm in financial services and have been running it successfully for past 10 years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today, Subhankar is a certified financial planner, specialising in wealth management. He provides investment consultancy to individual and corporate clients in India and abroad, as well as training in financial services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added: \u201cI would say, it is a great place to learn and evolve into a professional. There are many universities which may hand you in with fancy job offers, but this university will prepare you for life. I didn\u2019t get a fancy job offer after finishing my course and I am glad I didn\u2019t. I was prepared to walk the path of uncertainty and I can only thank this University and my professors for the courage they gave me to do it and the knowledge they equipped me with to make a career out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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