Zhomart Dairov

School/Division	Robert P. Stiller School of Business
Class	2018
Pronouns	He/Him/His
Hometown	Almaty, Kazakhstan
Study Abroad	Shanghai, China

Double Major

Business Administration and Finance

Internship

Finance & Marketing Intern at meXBT in Shanghai, China

Post-Grad Job

MBA Candidate at the University of Connecticut School of Business in Hartford, CT

Have you worked on any particularly exciting projects in the Business Administration program?

In my Business & the Entrepreneurial Mindset class, we ran a six-week simulated coffee shop competition, called BizCafe. We made weekly decisions surrounding coffee orders, hiring servers, setting employee wages, and promoting the business. We placed first out of six virtual coffee shops in our course.

You were part of the Freeman Foundation Grant internship program in Shanghai, China. What was that experience like?

The Freeman Foundation Grant allowed me to spend two months in Shanghai, China, interning at meXBT, a FinTech company that operates in a payment service provider industry, all while experiencing authentic Chinese culture. My internship experience proved to be valuable in terms of exposure and knowledge, and provided me with a cumulative opportunity to integrate all I have learned at Champlain and apply it in a practical setting.

What do you like about going to college in Burlington?

One of the great things about going to college in a small town is the way the community caters to students. Eateries stay open late, public transportation is convenient, and local businesses welcome their student customers. College is also a great time to be living so close to the great outdoors. Champlain has active outing clubs that sponsor free or highly subsidized trips, so students living in the city can still enjoy the natural beauty of Vermont.