从小村庄到世界顶级学府，教育，是摆脱贫困的最有效的途径
Gracia Billy Yosaphat Y Mambrasar is a postgraduate student at Oxford, one of the world’s most prestigious universities. But Billy, as he’s known, is no ordinary business student.
Gracia Billy Yosaphat Y Mambrasar在大名鼎鼎的剑桥大学读研，而他在大家眼中，也是个出类拔萃的商科学生。
Hailing from Papua, Indonesia, where an estimated 28 percent of the population live in poverty and nearly one in three Papuan children under 15 years of age are illiterate, his remarkable journey from small village boy to where he is today makes him one of international education’s greatest triumphs.
他来自印度尼西亚的巴布亚，那里约28%的人口生活贫困，15岁以下的孩子约三个里就有一个不识字。他从这个落后的小村庄一路走到世界顶级学府，可以说是国际教育的骄傲。
Growing up, his family was poor and sold cookies at the market to survive. The Indigenous Black Papuans, the ethnic group he belongs to, has the nation’s second-lowest Human Development Index – a measure of human happiness based on life expectancy, educational standards and individual purchasing power.
从小他家就很穷，在市场卖曲奇为生。他是巴布亚土著，他们的人类发展指数在印尼倒数第二，这个指数以预期寿命、教育标准和个人购买力来衡量人群幸福度。
SI: How has your international education benefited your career and personal life?
Managing a social enterprise is about creating impact in an entrepreneurial way – something I learned from my MBA. Furthermore, my experience with various social enterprises in Australia and overseas taught me the different approaches to use in social contexts in various parts of the world. I also became more open-minded and more sensitive towards differences, especially towards the people we help through my social enterprise.
SI NEWS：国际教育对你的职业和个人生活有什么积极影响？
经营社会企业就是要创造实质性的影响——这是MBA教会我的。另外，我在澳大利亚和海外社企的工作经历教会我各种方法，让我可以应对不同文化下的社交环境。我变得更加开明，对文化差异的感知也更加灵敏，特别是我们在社企里帮助过的那些人。
SI: What advice would you give to those who may be afraid or hesitant to study abroad?
Most of us in my community wouldn’t complete school, let alone making it to university abroad. Many tried to discourage me, saying it’s impossible for someone of my background. I had limited English so I had to prepare for years before going abroad to study. I applied for scholarships seven times, failing the first six times. I’ve proven that dreaming big and making it happen is possible. When we try to achieve our dreams, we shouldn’t give up until we make it. Studying abroad broadens our horizons and expands our future opportunities. Despite any challenges you face now, if you dream of pursuing your studies, do it abroad. It will provide multiple benefits compared to studying locally. You can do it. All you need to do is just try, work hard and don’t give up until you make it.
SI NEWS：你有什么建议要给为留学感到担忧或犹豫不决的人？
我村子里大部分人连基础教育都不会读完，更别说去国外上大学了。很多人给我泼过冷水，说我这样的家庭背景根本就不可能。那时我英语不好，留学前要花好多年做准备。我申请了七次奖学金，前六次都落选了。我证明了远大的梦想并非遥不可及，我们追梦时，一定要坚持到底。留学可以让我们开阔眼界，拓展未来的机遇。不管现在挑战有多大，如果你梦想深造学习，就留学吧。与在当地学习相比，留学有不少益处。你能行，你只需迈出第一步，努力学习，坚持到底。
MBA简说：
MBA英语全称为Master of Business Administration，即工商管理硕士，又称企业管理硕士，最初由美国哈佛大学商学院创立，是培养工商企业管理人才的专业学位，课程又可分为全日制、在职进修、远程教育和高级管理人员工商管理硕士（EMBA），它们在招生对象、培养目标、教学模式和学费等方面具有差异。近几十年来，MBA教育发展迅速，美国、欧洲以及亚太地区的众多高校都有设置MBA学位，国内外高校之间亦有合作教育项目，选择颇多。
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