Imagine you meet somebody on the street and they say: “You are a Venn diagram, not a spreadsheet”. Weird, right? This is exactly how 40 Aspire Alumni felt like on a normal rainy Wednesday, but in a cozy Zoom.  Louka Parry, a traveler at heart (with over 50 countries visited) and a hyperlearner that speaks 5 languages, is the CEO of The Learning Future, a centre that focuses on (re)inventing the education. He was our special guest for a one hour call, entitled ‘Shaping our Future’, integrating exciting concepts for every learning human being. He successfully motivated and brought new …

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Letting Alumni tell their version of the Aspire story We are very pleased to continue our Humans of Aspire series with a fresh Alumnus from our 2022 edition, Jorge Servert. He comes from Madrid, studies in Manchester and aspires to have impact in the world of biotechnology. Find out what answers he give to our burning questions.  1. What are you working on right now (both on a personal and professional level)? “I am currently working on the development of a diagnostic tool for the detection of neurodegenerative diseases, a project to which I have been dedicating my heart and …

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… it actually contributes to the problem.

We are proud to inaugurate this year’s Aspire blog with a special message from Alain Heureux – a dear professor from Aspire.    Alain is a serial entrepreneur, starting his first company in 1984 and still creating companies at the current age of 56. In 2010, he opened one of the first Incubators in Brussels hosting more than 60 start-ups from creative industries, as well as hosting events for corporations and institutions. Today, Alain Heureux is the CEO of Virtuology Academy Brussels-Paris and co-Founder of Intego Academy Kigali but also Professor in several Universities and Business Schools, adding Innovation, Creativity …

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“If this is possible, what else is possible?” Sorana Pascariu When leadership potential meets inspiring mentors, well, we know we’ve got the perfect match! It is no wonder that the Aspirers achieve such greatness when their perspective is nurtured during the summer programs in such meaningful ways as those expressed by our dearest Sorana Pascariu.   You might think “How can my perspective on life be changed in such a short time?”. We do understand you- after all, we have all been there. But Aspire is honestly not the one doing this job- it is you all along! Nonetheless, Aspire is a …

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The beauty of being alive is having a multitude of choices to make. This variety explains why every one of us has a different lifestyle. What are our commonalities, though? What should we pay attention to in order to create a good life for ourselves? At the last Aspire High School 2021 session, Dan Oros, Head of the Marketing Department at Google Romania and Aspire Academy alumnus from the 2011 generation presented us the five most important elements that make for a good life and how they affect us throughout our lives: health, relationships, career, community impact and last but …

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Now that “the most wonderful time of the year” went by, what about a close retrospective look upon Aspire Community’s most recent Christmas spent together? As you all have been used to, the longed-for Aspire Christmas Ball is our deeply-rooted winter tradition. What a time to be alive surrounded by your favorite people, showing your best dancing moves, eating candy bread and drinking sparkling champagne, all these while laughing your heart out! (We know you did… Our photos show us your gorgeous smile). Quick recap, you all? Our annual Christmas event is a glamorous party where our dear alumni and …

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