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EIT Provides Pathway to An International Career

May 11, 2015
After completing his master’s degree, Michael Balvuri left India to study at EIT

After completing his master’s degree, Michael Balvuri left India to study at EIT

As a young boy growing up in the city of Hyderabad in India, Michael John Balvuri fancied a future as an accountant and a cricketer. Later, studying for his bachelor and master degrees, he added another ambition to his wishlist – to study overseas.

Michael has achieved all three of these dreams, moving to New Zealand for further study at EIT Hawke’s Bay and working now for a company in Christchurch where he also enjoys playing cricket in his spare time.

The 25-year-old appreciates the value of good business skills as much as he does an effective leg-break bowl.

His father, a builder with his own construction company, has worked in the Middle East for more than 12 years and Michael says he has a wide-ranging knowledge and understanding of international business. His mother is an early childhood teacher in a city historically known as a pearl and diamond trading centre and India’s second largest movie producer.

Michael moved to New Zealand two years ago to study for EIT’s Graduate Diploma in Business (Accounting).

He now has a full-time position with a tax refunds company and plays for Lancaster Park Woolston Cricket Club in Christchurch.

Aiming to build an international career, the young man weighed up many options for his graduate studies.   He first heard about EIT while working towards his Bachelor of Commerce (Computers).

Having then gained his Master in Business Administration from Osmania University in Hyderabad, specialising in finance and human resources, he pinpointed the graduate programme he felt would build his profile.

EIT proved “a very good learning experience,” he says of his choice, and New Zealand offered good job opportunities.

“I had some good lecturers, who not only shared their knowledge and expertise from the business world but also their life experiences.”

At the end of his first semester, Michael undertook a business project which scoped potential demand and diversification opportunities for Slotraceshop, a business supplying scale slot cars to hobbyists throughout New Zealand.

“I learnt several things during my project,” he says, “and was able to contribute to the company in many ways.”

Michael identified the need for technological enhancements targeted at young hobbyists. He also recommended that the company promote new products and latest events on social media and build a new app.

During his year at EIT, Michael continued to pursue his passion for cricket – “it runs in my veins,” he says – playing two seasons as an all-rounder for the Taradale Cricket Club.

Through all of this, he says his main source of support and encouragement was his partner Rajani Manne.

A senior bio-medical engineer, Rajani has been his “strong support in bad times and good times”, particularly during his last two years away from home.

Looking back on that time, Michael is feeling very proud that he has pulled off a hat trick.