I worked as an Accountant at Ernst & Young in Jakarta, Indonesia as my first career after graduating from my University. When there was a vacancy at one of oil and gas company, I applied and I was an accountant for 3 years there. I soon realised that I really enjoyed this industry, and would like to understand better from the economic perspectives rather than only from Accounting perspectives. Back to when I was child, I always dreamed of studying abroad ( I am Indonesian); not knowing what subject I would have pursued.
But then, having some experience working in the oil and gas industry, has made me consider to pursue a higher degree in oil and gas field. In 2012, I started my MSc in Oil and Gas Management at Coventry University, UK. A research I was doing in my master has led me into an idea to pursue a PhD. I received a scholarship, and I did my PhD in 2016 and finished in November 2019, will be graduating later this month (June) 2020. My PhD is about fiscal regimes, but doing a PhD is not only about the research topic, but also all the experiences beyond the PhD itself. I become more and more understand about global energy issues, and now it has become my interest, especially because it has also been one of the challenges that my country (Indonesia) is facing. I did think on my first and early second year of my PhD, that I was only being in Dundee for my PhD. I did not think I was competent enough to compete with men and other people from all over the world. But then, I started to open my self by applying different opportunities internationally, and I was transformed from a person who only knew about accounting to a person who has a passion on global energy issues.