reference letter - husnucan örk v2
- 1. 1 Leeds University Business School Maurice Keyworth Building The University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 113 343 6856 Email: y.e.wang@leeds.ac.uk 16 December 2014 To whom it may concern: Reference for Mr Husnucan Örk’s application of doctoral study Mr Husnucan Örk was a student on the MSc in International Business at Leeds University Business School between September 2013 and September 2014. He has graduated on 15 December 2014. As the programme director of MSc International Business, and also the dissertation supervisor, I have known Mr Örk since September 2013. His credit grade average 7.34 and this equates to a distinction classification in the UK standard. This is an excellent result and, in particular, his grade is ranked the 10th from the top in the entire graduating cohort (of 167 students). From my conversations with Mr Örk he appears to be a very pleasant, driven, and mature individual and he seems to be genuinely interested in his chosen academic subject. Mr Örk has shown particular strengths in statistics, economics, and management related modules, achieving excellent grades, for example, in LUBS5219M Quantitative Methods for International Business (80), LUBS5224M Economics for Business (75), LUBS5232M International Strategic Management (79) and LUBS5270M Chinese Business (77). Furthermore, his graduation dissertation was excellent and awarded the highest mark of the cohort, 83. His dissertation demonstrates his knowledge and ability in research and his potential to undertake more challenging research projects in the future. Mr Örk studied on the MSc International Business programme which is ranked number one in the world by Financial Times in 2014 in the international business area (“Top for International Business” league table in Masters in Management). As programme director, I am proud to see that he has benefited from his study with us and has aspired to pursue an academic career. In my observation, he is extremely passionate about research and investigation and has demonstrated the ability to do so and learn fast. I have no reason to doubt Mr Örk’s honesty or integrity based on my knowledge of him as a student and the information he has disclosed to me. I think that Mr Örk would be highly suited to study at your organization and I wish him every success in his application! Yours sincerely,
- 2. 2 Dr Elizabeth Yi Wang Lecturer in International Business Programme Director, MSc International Business