“Leadership is critical to the success of every organisation, and we want to support courageous learners who are motivated to take their skills to the next level and have a positive impact on their community.” The foundation’s philosophy was to take the best of Canterbury to the world and bring the best of the world to Canterbury, he said. The foundation would introduce the successful scholars to its network of contacts. University of Canterbury MBA programme director associate professor Michaela Balzarova thanked the foundation for setting up the scheme, and helping budding leaders develop skills to help them and the organisations they later work for succeed.
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“Hopefully that will inspire hundreds of girls at that school.” Originally from Shaktinagar, a small town in India, Gautam knew little about Christchurch so went online to learn more about the city that would become her home in 2004. “All these years later and I’ve still never been in a hot air balloon.” Apart from her husband, she had no friends or family in Christchurch but, having been raised Catholic, she took comfort in moving to a place with strong Christian connections.
STACY SQUIRES/Stuff Gautam and her husband quickly settled into married life and had two children. She began working as an early childhood teacher but was destined for a career in academia.