Education and Career

In simplest terms, a Ph.D. is a commitment. You cannot relegate it to the position of a mere ‘task’ that you must fulfill to gain a degree. No. It is about making a pact with yourself that you shall engage in quality research and contribute to the scholarship to the...

You will often hear people tell you that a doctoral degree is a huge commitment. They will make their apprehensions clear through verbal or non-verbal expressions. I will be honest, I was pretty unhappy with the way people would tell me that I shouldn’t do a Ph.D. unless I lack...

Getting a graduate degree is always a good option. After all, there is nothing wrong with securing an advanced degree that serves as a certificate of better learning and understanding. Moreover, it adds to your credentials and improves your job prospects. However, all of these are the outcomes of a...

One of the key relationships for a CEO is the one with their board. The CEO can be proactive in ensuring this is a functional and effective relationship, but this task is immeasurably harder when the board itself is dysfunctional. A dysfunctional board has driven many a CEO to despair,...

Canada is home to some of the best universities in the world. Its universities have been the centers of excellent education that has produced capable professionals working across the globe. Research, too, is a stronghold of these universities making Canadian research scholars among the most cited in the world. Moreover,...

In the world of good education, the name of Ivy League often pops up. We often hear students wanting to go to universities such as Harvard. Yale, and Cornell - because they are so good! To those who are hearing this term for the first time, I am talking about...

Luxembourg may be a small country on the map but its world is as vast as it could get. Over here, you are blessed with an environment culturally beautiful and distinct, a lifestyle utterly urbane, and bountiful of natural giveaways. Due to it being sandwiched between Belgium, France, and Germany,...

Beyond fable Vampires and exquisite castles, Romania has plenty of varied giveaways to those interested. One is higher education. Yes, while like many European countries, its universities have been overshadowed by mainstream choices. Nevertheless, there is so much potential to be tapped over here. Gradually, international applicants have shown interest...

We often hear people say that knowledge is free, but is it really the truth? The reality is different. Yes, you can learn from wherever you want, but those who wish to be part of the formal education system know that there is money involved - lots of money involved....

Every year the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network publishes the World Happiness Report in which Finland consistently ranks as the number one country in terms of overall happiness in the last four years. The report takes into account a range of factors to determine its results and includes levels...