Oyebola Ogunfowokan is one of our Postgraduate Scholarship winners for the May 2020 intake, after submitting an entry he was chosen as one of two winners of a 50% tuition fee scholarship. We caught up with Oyebola and this is what he had to say:
“My career journey has up until now brought me to a crossroads between a vocational impasse and progressive professional development.
Before my enrolment onto the MBA (Health & Social Care) Programme, my highest qualification had been a BSC in medical science from the University of Leeds; a Russell Group University reputed for its academic and research excellence. This I augmented with a Pearson-regulated Harvard style certificate in software testing in an attempt to make a radical transition into the Information Technology sector via one of the government’s entrepreneurial schemes. Unfortunately, the information technology sector had become so advanced that, at my entry-level, only more technical and high-level fluency was sought-after by big organizations with the resources to invest in progressive human capacity. I invested much time talking to new and emerging job brokers and business IT apprenticeships through repeated but irregular interviews, without a single appointment opportunity; the apprenticeship schemes had been a global rush with little space for ‘technology newbies’.
While further certification in this area was possible, it was becoming apparent that a non-commensurate work experience in the IT sector was as good as an engineering mechanic without the know-how to unscrew a bolt using a simple wrench. I immediately knew it was time to return to my first love, the healthcare industry. I applied to ARU London for an MBA in Health & Social Care with a global mindset to focus on furthering my career in healthcare business management. I was determined to succeed. I did not underestimate my chances of a scholarship application entry when the opportunity presented itself, and so I put in a decent application that was selected as one of the successful entries under the postgraduate program. I felt joy at my first recorded success on my desired career journey. I was motivated to go the extra mile academically, as a result of my scholarly success.
I am currently at the start of my postgraduate program, thoroughly enjoying my studies and hopeful for an upper-class achievement at the end of my program.
My successes motivated me to achieve further success, and I hope my story is inspirational to other students”.
If you are thinking of studying a Postgraduate degree at ARU London why not submit an entry for our Masters Scholarship Programme, more information can be found here - https://lca.anglia.ac.uk/admissions/scholarships