Motivation letter Dear Sir/Madam, As a third-year bachelor student in Management at National Research University Higher School of Economics, I am writing to express my interest in participation in exchange program in the next spring semester at Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. To start with, I determined that this program provides a great opportunity for me to work and grow as I look to gain international experience in studying the Belgium business sphere. I have been interested in business and administration since I had studied at school. For this reason, I participated in three case championships, where I gained one of the most useful experiences: work in a team and conduct in-depth data analysis. Moreover, in the last year I wrote a coursework on the topic “Experience of Infrastructure Megaprojects Management”, which has improved my research skills. In my opinion, the exchange program gives an opportunity to communicate with international professionals with different mindsets through the studying process and to look at education from another perspective. Second, another reason for me to take part in exchange program is connected with my cultural and language interests. I have been studying French for 9 years; therefore the opportunity to live in partly francophone country seems as a great language practice and, moreover, as a deepening in the Belgium culture. As for me, I find it incredibly important to feel other cultures, to be a cosmopolitan because of understanding people and from all over the world. The final reason is to improve myself as a personality. At Moscow I learned to achieve my goals such as entering one of the best Russian universities and participating in a few research projects. Besides, I learned to be accurate and attentive to details due to work with professors from different fields of study. Additionally, I have an experience of working as an assistant at the government of Moscow, where I got know Russian administration style. I believe that 5 month abroad will become a new stage in my life and will get me a new view to management styles. It will expand my mind and improve my soft skills to a new level. If I get an opportunity to study at Université libre de Bruxelles for one semester, it would mean a lot to me. I would like to thank you for considering my application. Sincerely, Varvara Larina