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Statement of Purpose for Ngo Thu Trang

I wish to apply for admission to your post-graduate program in International Money and
Banking at the University of Birmingham for the September 2011 intake in order to
enhance my career prospects in field of banking.

Academic background

At present, I am doing my last year at Economics and International Business Faculty,


Foreign Trade University, Hanoi city, Vietnam. I enjoyed and excelled at Macro
Economics, Principle of Accounting, Investment and Fundamentals of Money and
Finance. Through those subjects and some academic projects, I’ve gained ability to
effectively examine, analyze and interpret data. Moreover, with the passion for finance
area, I also decided to write my dissertation about this area. My dissertation’s title is
“Inflation and the effects of inflation to the competitiveness of Vietnam export
companies”. I believe that these subjects and my dissertation are solid background for a
post-graduate study related to finance.

Extra-curricular Activities

During my time at university, I’ve been involved in various extra-curricular activities. I


am former head of organization department, Foreign Trade University Community
Forum and member of Standing Committee of Youth Union in my university. Therefore,
I had chance to work with a number of different events such as voluntary programs,
academic seminars, culture exchange events with foreign students and some game shows.
Through these activities, I successfully enhanced my planning skill, teamwork skill, and
communication skill which all helped me to develop my potentiality as well as to become
more mature and responsible.

Work experience

At present, I am following an internship program in Department of Credit Administration


in a Vietnam commercial bank, namely VP Bank – Thanglong Branch. I had to overcome
50 other candidates to join this training program. During this period, I’ve got familiar
with professional working environment, banking system and credit administration
process. Additionally, I’ve gain some pieces of experience about managing contracts,
preparing financial reports, dealing with customers as well as analyzing investment
portfolio.

Motivation
I’ve chosen to study a master degree in the UK because of its internationally recognized
education system which will enable me to further my career in Vietnam. After carefully
researching various universities in the UK, I found that the Msc International Money and
Banking at University of Birmingham is the most suitable for me. Besides, the university
offers well-equipped accommodation, good student support and modern facilities such as
libraries and sport centre which all meet my expectations. I strongly believe that with the
relevant and well-executed training program as well as friendly study environment in
University of Birmingham I will definitely master valuable knowledge and skills in field
of money and banking. In Vietnam, there is a high demand for qualified bankers and I see
great potentiality in this area.

Future career plan

Vietnam is a developing country and since joining the WTO in 2006, there are more and
more financial institutions coming to Vietnam to establish themselves or to invest in local
commercial banks. After graduating with a master degree I can significantly improve my
future employment prospects in financial area. I do hope that the invaluable knowledge
that I gather can be applied to Vietnam financial market to help my country become a
more prospective destination for foreign investment.

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