Evans Maendeh, Bacheolor of Project Management

I would like to first express my gratitude for the opportunity accorded to me by Atlantic International University to be able to advance my studies and thus improve my understanding in both academic and contemporary world. I must say the eighteen (18) months spent during my studies and AIU has been one of the most educative times of my life. I had the opportunity to interrogate circumstances surrounding today’s world not only to realize my academic advancement but also the exposure to different subjects given by my tutors through assignments gave me the room to research in many aspects both on project management, effects of poverty, climate change, SDGs and other aspects of our life today.The method used in AIU’s Andragogy education model has potential to help many people realize their academic goals while working and even taking care of families. I feel like a successful example of the model. Even with challenges I have been able to finish my degree program as I also find time to work and take care of my family. During my study at AIU I was also privileged to interact with a number of academic personnel presenting different subjects through videos lectures and in the process learnt a lot from them. I also must say that through a number of books recommended by my academic supervisor and tutors I was able to learn from some of the authors the practicability of some of the projects that has always sounded more like theories in the past. I draw such case study learnt form the book by Muhammad Yunus -‘Building Social Business’. Through this book I projected myself living through the experience of the author, relating the experiences of the people his ideologies was directed to uplift and pull out of poverty with my own community. Indeed the leaning process has given me many dimensions to problem solving in today’s world. In conclusion, I would like to say that I believe the knowledge acquired during my Project Management degree program at AIU is just the beginning of the best times ahead. I further would like to commend the tutors, academic supervisors, the lecturers and all the university staff who did not spare anything in assisting me realize my dream. I hope the same help I received at AIU can be extended to all students in AIU and those willing to join in future.Yours faithfullyEvans Maendeh