Letter of Motivation
Letter of Motivation
Letter of Motivation
LetterofMotivation
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IaminterestedinapplyingfortheMasterofInternationalLawandEconomics(MILE)in
WorldTradeInstitutestartingin2014.
Mygreatinterestininternationallawandinternationaltradehasbeennurturedbymy
workingexperienceinthefieldoftransferpricingwithErnst&Young.Iworkedwith
Ernst&YoungformorethanthreeyearsinbothVietnamandAustralia.Globalisation
has created increasing opportunities for companies to reconsider their supply chain
restructuring,i.e.matchingwheretoprocurematerials,producemanufacturedproducts,
distributefinishedgoodsandotherfunctionstothebestsuitedlocations.Whileadvising
on those matters from a tax/transfer pricing perspective, I have gained substantial
knowledgeandexperienceininternationaltaxandotherinternationalbusinessandtrade
implications.Ihavewitnessed,learnedandappliedthechangesinVietnamstradepolicy
andlegislativesystem(especiallythetaxandtariffsystem)andhavebeenabletooffer
advicetomultinationalcompaniesregardingtheirinternationaltransactionsandbusiness
structure.Asataxadvisor,Ifoundthisprocessremarkablyinterestingandsatisfying.It
was particularly satisfying to see the misconception of some vague or illdefined
national interest being slowly removed and replaced bya commitment to a highly
integratedglobaleconomywithvastpotentialtoproducegreaterwealthandhigherliving
standards. It has been a very complex process that has required Vietnam to take
advantage of globalisation while at the same time, minimising the
disadvantages. To handle these challenges, Vietnam needs more insightful
policymakers who combine a knowledge of law, economics and the
political economics of international trade in order to understand all the
implications in all their decisions on national trade policies from both
global commercial relations and a Vietnamese perspective.
Besides the practical knowledge I have gained during my employment,
the undergraduate program in Business and Administrations and the MBA
program focusing on International Business have formed the basis of my
perseverance towards achieving an in-depth knowledge in the field of
international business and economics. As a part of my four year
undergraduate program I studied subjects relating to diverse aspects of
law, economics and foreign trade including General Principles of Law,
Business Law, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Econometrics and
Probability Theory with Economic Applications. The MBA program has
equipped me with a deep knowledge of the global environment and its
constant changes and impacts on organisations.
My decision to pursue the MILE program is also underscored by my desire
to work in a consulting organisation providing advice to the Vietnamese