This is the tenth blog-post from Nicolin Mamuya, the first ESOMAR Foundation scholarship in South Africa. Nicolin thinks back at her graduation day.
This Honours programme has officially taken over my life. However, I am not complaining because, it isn’t as though I have anything better to do. It’s like my mom always said, “When you’re busy, you don’t have time to be worrying about other peoples’ business”.
On the 4th of April I had my graduation ceremony. It was alright. I think I celebrated enough after I received my final results last year in December. I must admit, I wish I had my family with me on the day. Maybe the pressure of getting the outfit and transport would have been less intense. Nonetheless, I appreciate my friends for being there.
If there’s one thing I have learnt in this life, it is not to expect things from people. I mean, people are human and disappointments are inevitable. Trust and believe in yourself.
The scholarship awarded to Nicolin was sponsored by SSI and in collaboration with SAMRA.
This is the first blog-post from Esther Tot who received the ESOMAR Foundation Scholarship to study at the English based Bachelor Degree program in International Business at the National University of Management (NUM) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
I was so excited when I received the news that I was awarded the ESOMAR Foundation scholarship as a Marketing Research student at National University of Management (NUM). I cried of joy for this special blessing. It means so much to me!
It was December 12th, 2016 when I started my first class at IBBA (International Business). It was an unforgettable day! The subject of my first class was Khmer History taught by Teacher Khuon Vichheka. She taught me to know more about my country history especially about the Khmer Kingdoms Organization which was divided into 13 kingdoms such as Prehistory, Funan, Chenla, Angkor, Chatomuk, Longvek, Oudong, French Protectorate, Sangkum Reastr Niyum, The Khmer Republic, Democratic Kampuchea, People’s Republic of Kampuchea (PRK), and the very last one was The Kingdom of Cambodia. As a marketing researcher it’s very important to have a clear understanding about your own country and others countries’ history and economics. It helps create a business idea of people demands all around the world. This course was so beneficial because I could learn many new things happening all over the world, update my ideas and be more creative and more future oriented.
However, this course also included some hard subjects such as Mathematics, but I promise myself I won’t give up until I reach my goal and graduate with an IBBA degree and get a good job in marketing research. I am willing to take the risk in order to find my success. Nevertheless, there are others subjects which I enjoy a lot such as Economics, English for Business, and Introduction to Business. It was all fun and beneficial. I love to study in this course so much.
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Meet Paola, who has been awardedthe ESOMAR Foundation scholarship to pursue her Master’s Degree in Marketing at Universidad Rafael Landívar, Guatemala.
Hi, my name is Paola Loy, I am 26 years old and I am from Guatemala, situated in Central America. Our main tourist attractions are the Mayan ruins, such as Tikal and the numerous colonial churches in Antigua Guatemala surrounded by beautiful volcanoes. The country traditionally produces many agricultural products for export, including coffee, sugar, cardamom, bananas, and cotton. In recent years flowers and vegetables have become important.
Church in Antigua
I live with my mom in the South Central part of the country and I have a Marketing degree. After going through a complicated health situation last year I couldn’t continue with my Master studies, but today I have a new beginning and I am so grateful to ESOMAR Foundation for this opportunity.
Me on my graduation day!
My family: my mom (in red), my aunt, my sister and nephews
Currently, I am receiving two preparatory courses in Math and Accounting in Rafael Landívar University, that are required before the beginning of the Master studies. The purpose is to help students to remember all the basic knowledge learned during all education. So, I have been a little busy doing a lot of homework and studying for the exams during the last weeks.
During my free time I like to spend time with my family and friends doing sports, watching movies and mostly participating in programs that help women and children with limited resources. This is because although excellent modern medical care is available in the capital city for those who can afford it, millions of people in the rural areas lack adequate health care and health education.
Supporting Avon’s career against breast cancer
And I think that as a responsible citizen I have to help others by applying my knowledge in initiatives that improve society and create new opportunities for children who can become future leaders of the country.
I think that with this new adventure in my life, I will meet people with different experiences in the field of marketing and I will be able to expand my knowledge about other industries.
The Marketing research field will help me understand the needs of consumers in this country, and who knows maybe someday I will be able to create my own company.
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The ESOMAR Foundation is pleased to announce the awarding of a scholarship to Nutsa Kvitashvili, a 3rd year student at Caucasus University – Caucasus School of Humanities and Social Sciences following the BA Program of Sociology. This scholarship has been made possible through the generous sponsorship by Inizio.
This initiative falls within the scope of the ESOMAR Foundation’s education program whose purpose is to give financial support to individual students from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds with an interest in pursuing a career in market research. The scholarship has been awarded after a careful evaluation of the motivational and socio-economic background of the applicants from an independent jury composed of experts from the market research industry.
The sponsor – Inizio
Inizio is a research company with digital focus, with its headquarter in Sweden. Inizio is a company that believes in the importance of education and have decided that this scholarship is a great way for them to support young talents like Nutsa in pursuing their career. The company has lots of industry experience and people who are eager to share their knowledge.
Johanna Olsson:
“Inizio are very happy for the newly started cooperation with ESOMAR Foundation and the opportunity to support Nutsa in her education and way towards her degree. It was important for us in our CSR engagement to support something close to both our business and our hearts. We feel that this cooperation truly satisfies both our wishes. This is going to be an interesting and inspiring journey for us as company and for us working at Inizio. “
The ESOMAR Foundation – Gunilla Broadbent, President:
“The ESOMAR Foundation is happy to support Nutsa in her studies and hopes that this scholarship will make a difference to her life and to her career efforts. We are grateful to Inizio for sponsoring this scholarship. It is an important contribution that stimulates the Foundation to continue in its endeavour to sustain young talents who need sustenance.”
The beneficiary – Nutsa Kvitashvili
“I’m so grateful to the ESOMAR Foundation and Inizio for your generous support. Thank you very much for awarding me with your scholarship and thank you again for giving me this opportunity. This scholarship was a motivation for me, to keep myself pushing forward and you helped me to believe in myself and be more confident.”
Nutsa is 3rd year student at Caucasus School of Humanities and Social Sciences in Georgia following the BA Program of Sociology.
Nutsa’s aspirations are to keep pushing herself into changes, new environments, new techniques. It’s important to keep moving forward. It’s also very important to never stop learning. There are always new skills to learn and new techniques for us to adopt. Learning helps us continually look for ways to improve. It is important to set new goals in life to motivate ourselves.
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The ESOMAR Foundation is pleased to announce the awarding of a scholarship to Maria Paola Loy Villagran, a youngstudent at the Master’s Degree in Marketing at Universidad Rafael Landívar, Guatemala.
This initiative falls within the scope of the ESOMAR Foundation’s education program whose purpose is to give financial support to individual students from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds with an interest in pursuing a career in market research. The scholarship has been awarded after a careful evaluation of the motivational and socio-economic background of the applicants from an independent jury composed of experts from the market research industry.
The ESOMAR Foundation is happy to support Maria Paola in her studies and hopes that this scholarship will make a difference her life and her career efforts.
The beneficiary – Maria Paola Loy Villagran
“I am very grateful and blessed for having this new opportunity to continue with my Master studies. I will do my best to become a better professional. Thank you ESOMAR Foundation, for making my dreams come true”
Maria Paola is a student at the Master’s Degree in Marketing at Universidad Rafael Landívar in Guatemala.
Maria Paola has several aspirations . The first one is, never stop growing in the professional field of marketing, keep learning, searching for new trends to stay up dated, in order to understand her customers, learn about their needs and help to implement either at work or in her own company the best strategy to increase sales.
In financial terms, she would like to earn enough to reach a stage where she can start her own business without feeling any financial pressures so that she can simply concentrate on her work, do what she loves and give a comfortable life to her mom in the future.
In personal terms, being flexible and adaptable to changing conditions in her life. By just getting through each day, one day at a time and fighting for her dreams. Living each experience of her life like it is the last one. And hopefully help others in her country to succeed and grow.
How you can support Maria Paola
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This is the ninth blog-post from Nicolin Mamuya, the first ESOMAR Foundation scholarship in South Africa. Nicolin tells us about her experience at the Africa Forum.
I was invited to the first ever African Market Research Association (AMRA) conference held in Johannesburg, South Africa. The conference, like the SAMRA conference I attended last year, proved once again that market research pretty much has a life of its own. Someone may decide to open up a business and decide not to engage in any marketing efforts however, some form of market research is needed whether it is as basic as finding out if there is a need for your product. In other words, Market Research is the foundation of ANY business (I would like to assume). The AMRA conference was filled with incredibly modest people who appreciated our efforts as student guides. I had the opportunity to meet with two of ESOMAR’s members, Finn Raben and Phyllis Macfarlane, who were an absolute delight to meet. We took great pictures!
I also had the chance to meet with one of my previous lecturers Nontutuzelo Mashaba. She had always been my favourite lecturer and I am not just saying this because she nominated me as one of the students to attend 2016’s SAMRA conference. This woman oozes confidence and is strong in her stance yet she still remains humble with so many achievements under her belt. She really inspires me and is unquestionably my definition of a strong woman.
Attending the conference with a great number of established people impelled me to delve deeper into what exactly success is to me. Success is many things in life. People tend to equate success with financial worth. However, I will introduce my own theory. I say success is however you choose to define it. In my definition, success is achieving your goals, building and maintaining good relationships with great people and spreading happiness with your blessings. Success is having great strength to carry you through difficult times and lastly, living in peace and happiness.
The scholarship awarded to Nicolin was sponsored by SSI and in collaboration with SAMRA.
This is the eigth blog-post from Nicolin Mamuya, the first ESOMAR Foundation scholarship in South Africa. It’s great to be among the best!
I made it, I am an honours student. Out of 360 applications the top 60 were chosen and I am happy to say that I am one of them! A celebration is in order, at least after everything is settled. We had an orientation on the 26th of January, which gave us an idea of what to expect as well as guidelines on how to cope with the work. Market Research seems to be the one to watch out for.
Primedia, my previous sponsor, recently invited its alumni for a celebration on the 26th and the 27th of January. The 26th began with picture-taking for the profiles the company is creating for each of us. Then we had a tour around the radio stations and ended the day with a group dinner. It was great! The 27th focused on advising us about structuring our curriculum vitae, managing money and essentially, remembering to always pay it forward.
The scholarship awarded to Nicolin was sponsored by SSI and in collaboration with SAMRA.
The ESOMAR Foundation is pleased to announce the awarding of a scholarship to Esther Tot, a young student at the English based Bachelor Degree program in International Business at the National University of Management (NUM) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
This initiative falls within the scope of the ESOMAR Foundation’s education program whose purpose is to give financial support to individual students from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds with an interest in pursuing a career in market research. The scholarship has been awarded after a careful evaluation of the motivational and socio-economic background of the applicants from an independent jury composed of experts from the market research industry.
The ESOMAR Foundation is happy to support Esther in her studies and hopes that this scholarship will make a difference to the life of a deserving young student in Cambodia.
The beneficiary – Esther Tot
“ Winning this scholarship mean so much to me. I am very grateful and happy for your generosity to support my study in order for me to learn and gain more knowledge for a better future, a better life, a better job and especially for becoming a better marketing researcher”.
Esther is a 1st year student at the English based Bachelor Degree program in International Business at the National University of Management (NUM) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Esther’s objective is to become a successful business researcher. Her aspiration is to contribute to making the company she will work with successful and help contributing to its international growth.
How you can support
If you are a market researcher, a national market research association, an NGO involved in research or a university interested in a scholarship in your country please contact us at info@esomarfoundation.org
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This is the seventh blog-post from Nicolin Mamuya, the first ESOMAR Foundation scholarship in South Africa.
Congratulations Nicolin from all of us at the ESOMAR Foundation!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! It is such a blessing to make it to another year. I wish everyone a joyful and prosperous year.
I haven’t made any resolutions for 2017 because a) I never stick to them and b) there’s so much uncertainty this year. I pray for a good year. I’m still waiting for a response from school about my honours application. I’ll probably get something this week and I received all my results mid-December and I am happy to announce that I am a Marketing graduate. I am truly proud of myself. Everyone keeps asking when the graduation ceremony is but, I’m not even sure of the dates myself. It would be great to have most of my family here however, I am not good at playing the host, a position that my mom would have played if she was still around. I would honestly prefer to just have my mother and one of my aunts but, I would never reject anyone who wishes to attend.
I ended up going to Tanzania on the 21st of December. It was, according to my cousin, imperative that I go to Tanzania this particular December. I would be lying if I said I enjoyed my stay there. The aunt responsible for my mom expressed that she was under great pressure and that I should relocate to Tanzania to care for my mom soon after I complete my honours degree. I tried suggesting other alternatives such as having someone take care of my mom while I work and send money back home however; there is always the concern of what would happen if the helper wanted to visit her family. Who would remain with my mother? It’s too much for a 20 year old to handle but, I guess this is the cross I have to carry. Hopefully a solution will come up as the year progresses.
The scholarship awarded to Nicolin was sponsored by SSI and in collaboration with SAMRA.
This is the sixth blog-post from Nicolin Mamuya, the first ESOMAR Foundation scholarship in South Africa.
Happy birthday Nicolin from all of us at the ESOMAR Foundation!
I started with my final exams on the 21st of this month. I must admit, I did not enjoy any of them so far. They were all equally challenging. To add to the already existing frustration, I am told that my honours application has been removed from the system, because my academic record does not appear. I have tried so hard to rectify this, but it seems no one is taking my concern seriously. Nonetheless, I will keep trying. I am really afraid of disappointing my mother and the family members that have gone out of their way to ensure I complete my degree.
Unlike , many African homes I am not the first and only one to go to university in my family, which means the standard has already been set and I will be compared to my cousins. However, one thing I love about my family is that we always look out for each other. If someone does not possess the capacity to take their children to school, another family member will step in to assist. The main idea is to create growth within the family and to ensure poverty does not follow us. I appreciate that.
On another note, I celebrated my 20th birthday on the 25th of November. It was definitely memorable. Some friends of mine cooked dinner for me and we spent the whole night laughing and playing in the rain. It was amazing although, they couldn’t get off my back about the fact that I was still the baby in the friendship. We’ll see who has the last laugh when the effects of old age kick in.
I am actually thinking of remaining in South Africa in December. I want to get a job, preferably in retail. I want to gain work experience. In addition to getting a job, I want to wait for my results to come out and sort out any problems with the honours application process. The last thing I want is for a problem to arise and I’m unable to do anything about it because, I am not in the country. Hopefully my next blog post will come with great news. I’m crossing my fingers.
The scholarship awarded to Nicolin was sponsored by SSI and in collaboration with SAMRA.
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