I consider myself an internationally minded person and an ardent observer of global issues and trends. I'm talking about this because; The first truly international issue I explored that sparked my interest in international finance was the Asian financial crisis of 1997. Naive at the time, I couldn't fully understand this world-shaking issue. However, it never left my mind that indeed a seismic upheaval in monetary circles had occurred, and it became a global concern. A year later, after extensive fact-finding through personal research, I gained a child-like perception of global economic and monetary concerns. . I was 12 years old then. Around this time, the issue of Russia's defaulted GKO bonds attracted global attention: the Russian financial crisis. After reviewing, analyzing and observing cut newspaper articles, several articles from "The Economist" and news commentaries regarding these economic upheavals, I realized that there were common subtexts to these "crises". I could easily find the meaning of some of the words used in these articles, including "bonds", "interest rates", "debt default" and "sovereign". Contextually I found these words intuitive and erroneously drew a conclusion that all these upheavals called “financial crisis” were caused by misjudgments or miscalculations by financial policy makers. 10 years later, in 2008, I was a second year at a university called United States International University (USIU) in Nairobi studying economics and finance. focusing on information systems and technology. As a world-class business school, USIU has cultivated my analytical skills and improved my understanding and problem-solving ability, as well as broadened my international mindset Des...... middle of paper .... ..., this research will be relevant to improve my mastery of the concept so that I can apply the knowledge gained in solving problems involving it. Courses such as "Econometric Modeling and Forecasting", "Monetary Economics and Policy Analysis", I They will provide you with quantitative and analytical knowledge. Cross-enrolling in the courses "Financial Risk Modeling", "Debt Markets" will provide me with cutting-edge business knowledge and theoretical skills to make logical deductions and conclusive decisions in my career, as well as additional expertise to tackle my thesis. I look forward to becoming an IUJ alumnus with solid career goals, innovative thinking with a broad internationalized intellectual perspective. As an aspiring global leader, I will use my knowledge and experience to guide potential candidates, who will impact the world while flying the IUJ flag high!