Elitsa Marinova

A 4-year Master of Arts degree in Politics and Business and Management. These four years prepared me to make commercially sound decisions in my work and sparked up my curiosity for international affairs.

A non-traditional Master's degree, Year Here is an immersive, action-oriented and grounded in the daily experience of those at the frontline of inequality.

I am part of the 2021 Cohort of Fellows, which represents 23 young professionals from diverse backgrounds. Fellows build creative responses to social problems, supported by industry mentoring and a rigorous social innovation curriculum.

A short course which explores different business models that companies use to drive change. Emphasis on why purpose driven businesses are in the best position to tackle the world’s biggest problems and how they can make a difference - practical insights for how to influence management and other key stakeholders, integrating values into strategy without sacrificing profit, etc.

Contemporary issues in international management illustrating unique challenges faced in International Business, including legal and political foundations of international management, cross-cultural awareness, global mindset, global leadership, building effective international workforce and operations.

I spent a year abroad as part of my degree at The University of Glasgow. During my time at CUHK I took courses with a particular focus on Asian business environments and political landscape of Asia. In addition, I took courses in Chinese language (Simplified Mandarin).

I completed a 3-week programme in China's 4th best university. The programme explored the most important concepts and actors in Chinese domestic and foreign policy as well as China's relations with the world. During the course, many controversial topics came to the fore. My final project was on Chinese projection of soft power as seen through the lenses of a case study on the Confucius institute.

Summer course on disaster management and resilience organised by Fukushima University and supported by the Japanese government. Programme included site visits, information sessions on radiation and disaster prevention related to the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Activities also included community rebuilding and volunteering.