Khuat Minh Thu Giang (born in 1998, Hanoi) is known as the person who brought the Model United Nations Conference to Vietnam. At that time, this model was quite popular in schools around the world, but was not widely known in Vietnam. At the age of 17, Giang became the founder and Secretary General of the conference, won the Outstanding Delegate Award at Harvard's Model United Nations Conference and was a Young Asian Leader Delegate in Singapore. At the age of 18, Giang was welcomed by 6 prestigious universities in the world, including those in the US and UK. Although schools in the US were willing to offer Giang scholarships of up to 80,000 USD/school, the female student's goal at that time was to go to the UK to study law. This is a very competitive field of study even for local students. On the other hand, the number of scholarships that schools offer to international students is not much. Accepted by all 4 UK universities, Giang decided to pursue this field of study at the University of Exeter.

Khuat Minh Thu Giang (born in 1998, Hanoi) is known as the person who brought the United Nations Model Conference to Vietnam.

In fact, studying law in the UK, US, Australia or Canada is always a challenge. In the UK, after completing a 3-year school program, students must work for 2 more years to gain experience to take the law practice certificate exam. Meanwhile, there are not many opportunities for international students to work in the law industry. "Most of the people who apply to large law firms are excellent candidates. Therefore, in addition to being good at their profession, the firms also want to find enthusiastic, active, intelligent and quick-witted candidates." Understanding that, right from the first year, in addition to focusing on grades at school, Giang meticulously built her profile with professional experience and extracurricular activities, thereby cultivating the ability to connect and express herself. Thu Giang believes that a good lawyer not only needs a high IQ but also needs EQ to understand the difficult problems of clients, from which to find suitable solutions. Having grasped the key points of the profession, in her second year of university, Giang began applying for an internship position at a famous law firm and was accepted. At that time, the female student was both studying at school and working at the law firm. “Everything was very stressful, but in return, I was exposed to and worked in a number of fields, thereby gaining more experience to handle problems for clients,” Giang said. The company where Giang worked was originally a British multinational law firm, headquartered in London. In addition, the company also has offices across 17 countries in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America. Therefore, the working environment is also very professional and competitive. “Many candidates from top universities in the US, UK, China, Singapore, such as Tsinghua or the National University of Singapore want to apply to this company… Therefore, this place gathers very elite people.” Despite the competition, after completing 3 years of study at school, continuing to undergo a 2-year internship with 6 practice exams, Thu Giang was officially accepted to work at this law firm. According to statistics, the rate of admission to top law firms in the UK each year is relatively low. Normally, with a class of 400 graduates, only about 3 people are accepted into top companies. However, Thu Giang did it. In September 2023, after completing a 2-year internship, Giang officially became an International Commercial Lawyer, belonging to the Law Federation of England and Wales. The Vietnamese girl also had the opportunity to participate in a number of deals worth up to 1 billion dollars. "This is a valuable opportunity for me to learn and gain experience from large markets," Giang said. With her own experiences and passion for social activities, Giang has implemented a project to connect young people who love the law industry with famous lawyers at home and abroad. A number of workshops have been organized by Giang and her colleagues, helping Vietnamese students connect with good Vietnamese lawyers working abroad and foreign lawyers working in Vietnam, thereby helping young Vietnamese people receive advice, share experiences and give advice to develop their future careers. Giang hopes that this will support many young people to have orientation, find a suitable path for themselves and be able to work well in the law industry. With what she has done, Thu Giang said she is lucky because everything is still going in the right direction. “I always see self-development as solving a difficult problem. I need to solve it step by step and try many different ways. In fact, if I break my ambition into small steps, gradually the opportunities will open up more and more. And to know where I want to go, I also need to experience many different jobs. Sometimes, the things you like are not necessarily suitable. According to Giang, in any field, to be successful, you have to go through difficult times. Therefore, what you need to do is not be afraid to step out of your comfort zone. "When I fail, I always think of the lessons, because success creates confidence but failure is the way for me to learn the most," Giang said.

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