Cover Letter As a recent university graduate in engineering, thirsty for professional and personal development, along with my passion for multicultural environments and international business, I state great enthusiasm and excitement in participating in a program that certainly will get me closer to my life goals. Since 2013/14, when I earned a funded scholarship at a university in Canada, my fascination for cross-cultural relations and international business environments grows stronger unceasingly. Therefore, when I discovered the Dubai Business Associates programme I felt intense joy and eagerness about the possibility of being part of something truly aligned with my interests and goals. As a high-school student, a great admiration and curiosity for Dubai stemmed from the abrupt and incredible development of the city. It amazed me how Dubai had had transformed and innovated. Years later, in Canada, I had my admiration for Dubai renewed and boosted. A professor shared his incredible opportunity of working in a project in Dubai. By telling us about his experience he addressed how extraordinary it was to be part of a multicultural, dynamic and high-level environment. That was the moment when it became clear to me what I wanted to achieve in my professional life. Thus, that became my goal: to be part of a multinational company where I will be able to create bridges between countries and cultures. Since that day, I cannot think of a better place than Dubai to achieve that goal. A top ranked business hub and a global hub for innovation and development, with values of respect, inclusion and sustainability makes this prosperous city the best place to personal and professional development. It becomes even more appealing by the fact that Dubai is home of a global leader enterprise, specialized in creating bridges and connecting the planet. The Emirates Group impress the whole world for its amazing ability to transport people and cargo with extreme efficacy and efficiency around the whole globe. It is even more stunning considering that it is only part of the first-class services provided by the Group. A company that is aligned with the city values of prosperity, along with its continuous investments in people, infrastructure and technology makes a strong and positive impact in the successfully development of Dubai.

Background In 2011 I entered the university, the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco in the civil engineering major. In the year 2013, after a selection process, I had the opportunity to travel to Canada, to study at the University of Toronto, one of the most reputable universities in the world. That was achieved through the Science without Borders program, a scholarship program funded by the Brazilian government. There, I had three months of intensive English classes before I entered the University. At the university I had classes on the civil engineering department and also in business for a year. And that was the most incredible experience I have ever had, both within and outside the university. A short period after I arrived back in Brazil, I was hired in my first internship program at a consultancy and project development company with engineering expertise. There, I was part of a team responsible for the development of engineering projects, especially in irrigation projects. As an intern I had the opportunity to work on different aspects of the projects we had. I was responsible for report writing, doing technical drawings, leading with budget, analysis, and many other activities that was part of the projects. My boss was the Project Management at the time, so I had the opportunity to accompany different stages. After the end of my internship program, I was hired and reallocated at the firm because my former team was being dismissed due to lack of demand. Currently, I’m working in the management of a water supply construction. At my new position I’m responsible for accompanying the execution of the construction as well as the measurement of the progress of the work. I’m also responsible for changes in budget to adequate the contract.

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