My interest in culture and innovation led me to search for more opportunites, and I found a scholarship at Kyoto Sangyo University.
I spent a semester in Kyoto and it was 5 months I will never forget. Not only did I learn a lot about management, social issues, language and history, but I also learned a lot about the culture and lifestyle of the people.
This was the most beautiful semester I could possibly imagine. I’ve seen the respect and dedication that the Japanese show each other on a daily basis, but also the problems that are deep in the society and not talked about.
It was interesting to see how divided the country is between tradition and innovation. At one place Soft bank’s Pepper robot is greeting you at the entrance and giving you guidance on what to check out. But in public administration everything was still done on a paper basis. Really slowly.
Japan touched my heart, grabbed it and hasn’t let it go ever since!