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Tuesday 20 March 2018

Open House at University of Aruba, 24th of March:
Let’s meet Organization, Governance & Management

By Linda Reijnders
ORANJESTAD – The date
of 24th of March is a spe-
cial one for the University
of Aruba. Not only is it their
Open House Day, but last
year on this exact day the
NVAO (Dutch-Flemish Ac-
creditation Organization)
gave their positive advice
on the quality of the WO-
bachelor program Orga-
nization, Governance and
Management (OGM) at the
Faculty of Arts & Sciences.
4th year student Thais Fran-
ken is a remarkable young
lady with a dream: “I would
love to work for the United
Nations in the future. I am
22 years old and I am very
much connected to hu-
man rights and passionate
about relationships be-
tween people.”

Thais loves to talk and
speaks passionately. “It
was not always like this as I
was born without the ability
to speak. That is the reason
I stutter and that kept me
timid for a long time. Until I
decided that I just love talk-
ing about my passion and
my stuttering has me stand is up to you.” Her theses is a structure based on the the possibility to do summer is essential within manage-
out.” She makes a deter- upon CCI’s, meaning Cul- United Nations model and school which I did in Den ment functions. If you can-
mined impression, her mo- tural and Creative Indus- within each hub I find a rep- Hague in The Netherlands. not reach people, nothing
tivation is easy to catch up tries. Anything that has to resentative. Besides that I It was an awesome experi- will change. You can cre-
and she is taking you away do with arts, software, writ- approach the government ence!” When she graduat- ate your own journey!”
with her dynamic way of ing, museums, dance…it is itself. The idea is that they ed on high school she was
expression. not really encouraged on need to invest in order for only 16 years old, so her Thais her journey will take
the island. Thais is doing stake holders to be able to mom did not see her go- her to Maastricht in the
Cultural and Creative In- research how the govern- live on a business, often too ing abroad. “This is a very south of the Netherlands.
dustries ment can implement this many rules and obstacles good university and with She applied for her mas-
Thais is in her last year, so al- industry as an economic avoid this.” this study you can go many ters at the University of
most graduating, and that source in order not to de- ways. You can be a man- Maastricht, Public Policy
is pretty stressful. “You have pend only on tourism which Create your Own Journey ager, researcher, adviser, & Human Development.
your theses to prepare. The counts for 80 % of the econ- OGM is a scientific studies and consultant, there are It is a double degree mas-
actual process to do the omy income now. “It’s very within a four year program. a lot of options. The results ters of 1 year, a collabo-
research takes longer than alarming as it gives us a Thais: “The first two years with the students that grad- ration between University
you have in your head and vulnerable position. Smaller are more general: you fo- uated and are already of Aruba and University of
this is the year that you are economies to develop can cus on teamwork, a very working are great, most Maastricht. “I am so ex-
doing everything alone, it stabilize this. I have created broad spectrum is offered work in the private sector. cited and look forward to
to learn on organizations This study is not focusing my future. If you would like
like sociology, philosophy, merely on government that to know more about the
science, law, finance and is a misunderstanding. You OGM study, step by March
more. The third year you can work in any field. After 24 and I am here to answer
may go abroad, and I the four years you know your questions.”
went to Gent, to the Inter- how to analyze and solve For more information please
national Business School. It a problem. We also learn check the website http://
is very good to have this ex- a lot of social skills and how www.ua.aw/ or Facebook
perience and UA also offers to approach people which University of Aruba.q