MBA candidate at Vancouver Island University Tamara Kurz, an international student in Vancouver Island University’s (CA) and University of Hertfordshire’s (UK) double degree Master of Business Administration and Master of Science International Business program. Previously studied at the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, Germany, and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration, with a research-based thesis on brand name placement in pop music. Worked at the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, Germany, as an undergraduate teaching assistant and trainer.