Testimonials

Director-General, West African Institute for Financial and Economics Management

Having a PhD has always been my aspiration in the sense that, I have always wanted to be part of a research team. My attachment to research is born out of the desire to keep myself engaged in thought provoking activities that break existing barriers and create new frontiers. I am always involved in sharing ideas with people from the academics, the business community and policy makers. With my research background and business leadership background, I have always come as a useful resource to policy makers and am able to bring research and practice together.

As I commenced my PhD journey with Circle International, I realized immediately that I was in the hands of an institution that will expand my horizon and support me to strengthen my academic and business pursuits simultaneously. I noticed the immense challenge I had to face as an independent researcher responsible for developing my own ideas, refining them, documenting them and defending them. However, the significant resources put at my disposal by Circle in terms of library resources, supervisory teams and subject matter experts made the challenges surmountable.

I found the Circle team (academic and administrative) to be very supportive and there was someone at any point in time to provide guidance. Going through literature review in a ‘systematic’ order helped me greatly to organize my thoughts and work according to the relevant themes in my research work. That made the actual proposal writing much easier than I anticipated. Coming out with an acceptable research methodology posed an initial challenge but with, brainstorming with the supervisory team and utilization of some industry insight, I soon came out with a methodology that amazed and excited myself and my supervisory team. In fact, my research methodology was by itself a significant addition to knowledge due it being novel. With a strong and systematically organized literature review, a sound and novel research methodology the stage was set for me to conclude my PhD from the University of Vitez. This was done within two years (submission).

My name’s Alina Pukhovskaya, I was born in Moscow and obtained a Master’s degree in Business Administration in 2010 from the University of Saarland, Germany.

Currently based in Mexico City. I finished my  bilingual PhD research on inter-organizational knowledge management in food bank networks. The topic addresses the importance of organized knowledge management in a collaborative environment as a way to increase organizational efficiency and to scale the efforts under the pressure of limited resources, which is typical in the non-profit sector.

I would like to commend the PhD with Circle International to any aspiring student. It was an excellent programme for me to follow and a qualification from a European university has added great value to my career and knowledge.

I started my PhD at Leeds but it was impossible for me to combine my studies with my work commitments. I therefore transferred to Circle International to study for a PhD from the University of Vitez.

It was an excellent course with an outstanding level of support. It is also recognised by my government in the UAE. I am therefore pleased to have found Circle International and I recommend it to anybody.

Studying for a PhD with Circle International was indeed an awesome experience. It was fulfilling as well as enriching. My knowledge horizon is broadened, and my academic writing and analytical skills has significantly improved. In addition to philosophical reasoning prowess, my research helped me to appreciate the significance of urban infrastructure development and investment in Nigeria with the hope that the knowledge of my findings will become useful for policy making in Nigeria especially in a time of dwindling economic fortunes.

At Circle, there is indeed a pragmatic approach which makes the PhD program very interesting. There is the ready availability of erudite and dedicated academia, robust but flexible and convenient training sessions that suits busy executives, serene learning environment and invaluable personal contacts with friendly and supportive supervisors.
Undertaking a PhD from a recognized University such as Vitez University is sincerely worthwhile. I am happy and grateful for the opportunity and would gladly commend the same to anyone who is truly inspired to make a change but seems inhibited by a rigorous work schedule.