My name is Laura María Hernández Cuervo and I’m from Bogotá, Colombia. I got the chance and the luck to be a part of the 10th batch in the Dream Together Master program in Seoul National University.
Before joining the program, I was a journalist in a web page and also a bilingual media officer for the Colombian Skating Federation and World Skate America. After my masters I plan to achieve a position as Media officer either in a sports club or federation.
My thesis journey was related to the DTM itself; I had the idea to analyze the concepts and aspects that the program gave to their students that made them more prepared to the challenges in the job market, how the classes, modules, experiences in the field and actually living abroad had an impact on the students.
Having the chance to analyze aspects from the academic side like lectures to the emotional and rational side was really something different, it not only provided me the chance to study deeper but also to analyze and get to know students from other batches and places in the world.
DTM impacted my career from being a student and still a journalist back home, and it provided me with a deeper knowledge in other fields, even my thesis made me able to analyze and conceptualize in a deeper way.
Getting the chance to be recognized as one of the best thesis on my promotion was also a proof on how important and impactful was the program for me, one of the things I will miss the most is going to be my batch itself, the opportunity to interact and learn from people from all over the world is something you can’t compare with other type of experiences.
Doing a thesis or research is not an easy path, it requires a lot of hard work and interest, but at the end, no matter what the plans are for the future, for sure having the knowledge will prepare you for bigger things.
By Laura María Hernández Cuervo (10th Batch)
