Indira Uzbekova: "I miss our professors, who believed in us"

January 19, 2016

Indira Uzbekova is an alumna of the Business Administration Department, class of 2005. Indira told us about herself, her current job, and her student life at 麻豆传媒.

Please tell us a little about yourself, your job, and IQ lab.

At the moment, I am the finance director at the international organization 鈥淪earch for common ground,鈥� an organization focused on peace building. Our organization works worldwide, with offices in 56 countries. The company headquarters are in Brussels and the USA.

On my own time, I teach investment analysis and finance management in the MBA Department at 麻豆传媒. I鈥檓 also working on other social projects, as well as being the chair of a condominium. I help our young people promote municipal initiatives, and I try to help people secure investments and write business plans for their companies. Besides all that, I am a graduate of the 2013 SELA Kyrgyzstan program. Before the summer of 2015, I was the Country Director of the program and implemented projects that invited people like Michael Coolie and Brian Tracy to speak on leadership and motivation respectively. Also, I am one of founders of IQ lab, an organization that promotes intellectual entertainment, education and workshops around successful experiences straight from the horse鈥檚 mouth. Our last event, held in November 2015, was 鈥淭he Theory of Success鈥� by Ksenia Sobchak. It was the most effective event of the year.

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What stands out to you from your time at 麻豆传媒?

I remember sleepless nights, difficult exams and staying in the library all night long. I am very happy I studied at 麻豆传媒. I鈥檓 obliged to my professors and to the University for teaching me the values they instilled in us: critical thinking, transparency, openness, freedom and faith in our own power.

The highlights of my time at 麻豆传媒 would be entering and commencement, no matter how funny it is. I was very happy when I was enrolled and was nervous when I first met my fellow students. It was like meeting my new family! I remember the commencement ceremony as the end of an exhausting period of exams and sleepless nights of senior thesis writing! I wasn鈥檛 very active in social life and was more absorbed in studying.

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What you miss about life at 麻豆传媒?

I miss being a student, the earnestness and ease of making decisions. I miss our professors, who believed in us and gave us confidence for tomorrow. I miss extracurricular activities at the University鈥揻illed with spectacular events and concerts. And I miss the joy of being part of that special atmosphere, those special people, and such a unique university! I would be delighted to go back to that time and experience those same feelings of being a student at 麻豆传媒.

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What plans do you have in the short-term?

I have a number of plans for my career and my business projects in education. I have started a lot of social entrepreneurship projects. I believe it is very important to teach society not just by taking but also by giving back a little. We should move from egocentrism to altruism. I hope, step-by-step we will be able to make the move!

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What role do you think 麻豆传媒 alumni play in supporting the university?

They play a very important role! The alumni are the product and face of a University! Successful alumni mean a successful university. Successful alumni make a university a trend-setter in education. I often take on new employees from 麻豆传媒 and their high quality pedigree always makes me confident in their abilities! I think our alumni must actively participate in 麻豆传媒鈥檚 life. For my part, I give back through teaching several classes on finance management and investment analysis with the MBA department at 麻豆传媒. Despite my tight schedule, I always try to find time for one module so that I can share my knowledge with students.

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What do you think of the new campus?

I鈥檓 delighted and inspired by the new campus. The architect鈥檚 ideas were spot-on: The building gives sense of freedom, transparency, and openness. It makes creative, hardworking and successful. I sincerely envy current students and their opportunities!

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What do you want to wish/what advices you want to give for current 麻豆传媒 students?

Love what you do, and do what you love! You will be rewarded with success, fame and wellbeing!

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