Today was officially the last day of my MBA. The ten months (net) of the program have been intense – in terms of learning, socializing, traveling, partying, and so many other ways. The MBA finished with a ceremony at the University Cultural Centre of the National University of Singapore (the INSEAD campus doesn’t have a big enough room to hold all people plus guests). Over 260 of the 510 students attended – the rest will be graduating in Fontainebleau in two days. In addition to speeches by an alumn, the INSEAD dean and the deputy dean of degree programs, the ceremony consisted mainly of awarding every student their diploma. The ceremony was followed by a cocktail reception on campus.
I did get a bid melancholic during the ceremony. It really seems like yesterday that the program was opened with similar speeches by similar people – and it also seems like yesterday that I was still working, looking forward to this year of doing my MBA, and now it is over. But then again: New challenges, new experiences, new adventures lie ahead!
Tonight will be one last party, even though some of the class have already left. We are flying out tomorrow to Kuala Lumpur. Even though we will shortly return to Singapore around Christmas, this day today definitely marks the end of the MBA for me.
Pictures will follow when I have them.