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Master's studies require many initiatives from yourself in finding information about campus activities, activities outside the study, research materials, and initiatives to always improve research.

I am impressed with the phrase "Never give up" and that is also what I try do to everyday. Life is full of challenges, problems, uncertainty and unexpected events. There are a lot of times I think of giving up to not go no more on that painful road but then I always have this one belief to recall the reason why I want to do this or why this matters to me.

When I was studying for my final exams, I set specific goals on what to study that day and how much. Every night I reflected on how I did, and set improved plans for the next day to study more efficiently.

I though to do more as I had failed to meet a certain standard and I decided that I had worked better when I put my mind on a spesific goal.

I am a self financial student, that means that I donˋt have any scholarship. My parents are my guarantors, still, because I have the opportunity of work a part time job here, I am working here to reduce the economically burden for them. Still, because I work here, I have to find the balance between school, work, and a healthy lifestyle. At the start I realized that I was doing things wrongly because I was doing a wrong schedule of foods and sleeping, making me more tired. But after my first vacations I could realized how I should organize in order to fulfill all my goals, now I am doing much better enjoying all the small or big moments that this new experience had give me.

After getting my master degree from Faulty of computers and Artificall Intellgence - Cairo University . My dream to complete my post studies overseas so I applied for JICA- ABE and also fulbright . The rule in my job is , they must recommend the scholare so I didnt get the recommendation in the year 2022 and also I didnt get accepetence from fulbright . but in the 2023 I reapplied and I got accepetcnce from JICA and also accepetence from university in Gulf countries. but my dream was Japan so I choose to travel to Japan desit of it is Master scholarship and I already had master degree.

I never studied economics before. But now when i got enrolled in Economics, I had to cover a lot of basic concepts. Most of the course was totally new for me. I didn't give up and challanged myself to keep working hard. I wasn't quite satisfied with my grades in 1st semester but I took it as goal to get better grades in 2nd semester. I set goals and timelines to achieve those goals. And I did pretty well in 2nd semester. This is how I think I gained competence in taking initiative and fulfilling them.

During my nearly two years at the Graduate School of International Relations at Ritsumeikan University, I have developed resilience through the rigorous research work assigned by my supervisor. These projects were often challenging, requiring me to deeply engage with complex academic materials and manage tight deadlines. Initially, balancing multiple responsibilities while maintaining the quality of my work felt overwhelming. However, I gradually learned to break tasks into manageable parts, prioritize effectively, and seek clarification from my supervisor when needed. This approach not only enhanced my understanding of the research topics but also significantly improved my time management skills. By staying disciplined and adapting to feedback, I successfully completed each assignment on time. These experiences have strengthened my ability to recover from difficulties and approach future challenges with greater confidence and efficiency.

When I first got into AISLab, I had to decide which research topic I would work on. That includes learning about my preferences, my abilities, and my future goals. I made the plan and proposed it to the professor, and received some feedback; the whole process involved me being very proactive in defining the tasks and goals. I reflect on that goal constantly to keep everything on track. I achieved 2 papers published after one year in the master's program; I think it mainly reflects how I took the initiative.