Masters Of Their Fate
Yogeswaran S. P. Muniandi And Pavithra Saraswathy
High school sweethearts, Yogeswaran S. P. Muniandi and Pavithra Saraswathy, both 32, were among the 5,000 graduates who received their scrolls at OUM’s 26th Convocation in October 2022.
“We believe that even a single investment in knowledge returns the best interest in future. So, we did our bachelor’s degree together at OUM, followed by our master’s. We got married a year into our master’s programme, but that didn’t stop us from achieving our goals,” said Yogeswaran.
While he pursued Master of Instructional Design and Technology (MIDT), Pavithra studied in the Master of Counselling programme.
Previously an international school educator, Yogeswaran is an aspiring young edupreneur who sought to acquire strong instructional design skills. Taking up MIDT enabled him to launch his own business, which delivers e-learning solutions for different industries.
Said Yogeswaran, “The MIDT programme strengthened my e-learning project design and development skills. Together with my technical skills, it enabled me to establish a business model for a new market.”
Meanwhile, Pavithra gained deeper understanding of human behaviour through the Master of Counselling programme. “It has benefited my job as a Head of Human Resource Services in the healthcare industry, especially in communication strategies and training needs,” she said.
Having mastered the full spectrum of being a HR practitioner, Pavithra founded Partners in Counselling (PIC) together with her coursemates. It is a registered non-governmental organisation which provides pro bono counselling services, peer consultation, and mentoring for counselling students.
On their learning experience, the couple said, “Studying part time while working full time was challenging, but we supported each other, which is one of the secrets of our success.”
