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在北京大学光华管理学院2021年开学典礼上，高级管理人员工商管理硕士新生代表Nicolas Depoorter分享了对燕园生活的憧憬和对求学之旅的规划，以下为发言全文。

Today is a memorable day for me: I am entering a new family. I feel very honored, proud and excited to have been selected to enter the Guanghua School of Management.

Entering the Guanghua-Kellogg EMBA is an honor and it might surprise you, but not every person thinks that way!

今天对我而言是很有纪念意义的一天，即将踏入光华管理学院的全新大家庭，我深感荣幸，内心既感到自豪又满怀憧憬。

成为北大光华-凯洛格国际EMBA的新生是充满惊喜的旅程，并非人人都能获此殊荣。

Being French with a PhD in mechanics, having worked 20 years in several countries for the Bosch Group, the biggest automotive supplier in the world, some believe I really don’t need an EMBA. They told me: “You are experienced enough”, or “Have you ever thought all you could buy for the cost?”

By looking into our business environment, I would like to share why I believe on the contrary that I need an EMBA and why I chose that program.

我是法国人，机械学博士，就职于全球最大的汽车供应商——博世集团，迄今已有20年的跨国工作经验。有人认为我根本不需要读EMBA，他们会说“你有足够的经验”，或者“你有没有想过花费这些成本你能买到什么？”

我想与大家分享一下，我对商业环境的理解、为什么偏要攻读EMBA以及选择这个项目的心路历程。

1. Firstly, the business world is dominated by 2 superpowers: the US and China.

The US is still the biggest economy and leads in the academic business field.

Personally, I am currently lacking global business knowhow, and if I want to understand business at its core, I need to understand the American view on it.

Kellogg, recently nominated the best business school in the US, is one of the reasons why I chose this program.

1、首先，中美两国是主导当今世界经济的两股重要力量。

美国仍然是全球最大的经济体，且在学术商业领域稳据领先地位。

就我本人而言，我的全球商业知识有待补充。若要深入探知商业世界，我需要从美国的视角切入洞察。

凯洛格商学院最近被提名为美国最佳商学院，这也是促使我选择这个项目的原因之一。

With its unprecedented economic growth in human history, China is on the way to becoming the biggest economy in the world. A leader cannot ignore China, and after 4 years, I still don‘t really grasp how the business works here.

What place would be better to understand the complexity of China than the Guanghua School of Management?

Having the possibility to learn from distinguished professors, who are even helping to shape China’s newest policies: this is definitely a unique chance, which is unmatched by other programs. This is the main reason why I was so motivated to enter Guanghua.

当今世界的经济增长速度空前，中国正日益成为全球最大的经济体。任何领导者都无法忽视中国，我花了4年时间，依然没有真正参透中国的商业运行逻辑。

除了光华管理学院，我想不到更适合学习中国复杂多元背景的学府。

光华管理学院的教授们甚至参与过中国最新国家政策的制定。能够向他们学习可谓是机遇难得，这是其他项目所无法比拟的，也是我有信心加入光华的重要原因。

2. Secondly, our world is changing at an accelerated speed, driven by several mega trends, like: Globalization, Trade wars, disruptive technologies, new business models, digitalization, …

Clearly, the world is having more and more Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. We call it VUCA. In such a chaotic environment, a person alone cannot be smart enough to understand it, no matter how deep his experience is.

The only way is to keep open and exchanging regularly with different people from different backgrounds. Learning and networking are crucial nowadays.

2、其次，受全球化、贸易战、颠覆性技术、新商业模式、数字化等主流趋势的驱动，当今世界正加速迎来一场大变局。

显然，我们迈入了VUCA时代，这是一个愈发易变、不确定、复杂、模糊的世界。在这样混沌的环境中，任何人的经验和智慧都不足以透彻地领悟。

我们必须以开放的心态，与来自多元文化背景的人保持交流互鉴，这是必由之路。学习进步和建立关系网络在当今社会格外重要。

This program offers opportunities for lifelong learning and connects us to a huge network spread over various industries and expertise.

In our VUCA world, this is an outstanding and priceless advantage.

Looking back now, do I really need an EMBA?

Clearly yes, but not any EMBA. I needed the Guanghua-Kellogg EMBA, as this unique program will provide us the key enablers to be global leaders, fit for the future.

这是一个有机会参与终身学习的项目，更是云集各行各业专业人才的舞台。

身处VUCA时代，这无疑是一项无价的突出优势。

再回过头思考一下，我需要读EMBA吗？

当然需要，但不是随便任何EMBA。北大光华-凯洛格国际EMBA项目是我的理想选择，它能够打造面向未来的全球领导者。

If being admitted to this EMBA is a great honor, as responsible leaders, we must be aware of the chance that we have and be ready to give back to society.

We have to contribute to a better world by our ideas and actions, by caring about people and bridging different cultures.

被录取为光华EMBA新生是我莫大的荣耀。有责任心的领导者，应当抓住机遇，时刻准备回馈社会。

每个人都应当贡献思路与行动，以人为本，在不同文化之间架起沟通的桥梁，为创造一个更美好的世界做出贡献。

As an example, I wish we could create together meaningful projects, to impact positively people’s life and fight against bias, while using our new learnings.

Charlie Munger once said, “Those who keep learning will keep rising in life”.Being here today is definitely the right choice, and I am looking forward to meeting and learning from you all, so that we can together keep rising in life.

Thank you!

我希望人们共同创造有意义的项目，运用新知识，给人类生活带来积极影响，逐渐消除偏见。

查理·芒格曾言道：“学而不辍，未来可期”。加入光华毫无疑问是正确的选择，我期待与同学们交流学习，共同创造一个更美好的世界。

感谢大家！

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