- June 17, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
After working in investment banking for four years in Santiago, Alvaro Darquea Figueroa was ready for a change. The disruption caused to industries and societies around the world by the pandemic convinced him it was the right time to pursue an MBA, and Canada’s open-arms immigration policy gave him the nudge to make an international move. In September, the 31-year-old will start a two-year, full-time program at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, with his wife joining him to work in the country. Both will be allowed to live in Canada for at least three years after he graduates. “The pandemic really changed the mindset of businesses and people,” he says. “I realized going two years to study and prepare myself for this new reality and this new world was a good opportunity.”
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