This motivation statement explains why the author wants to pursue a Master's degree in statistics. They have always been interested in mathematics and believe it is important for many fields. As an undergraduate, they studied statistics and now work as a statistics lecturer. However, they feel they need more advanced training to be a professional lecturer. Their institution is also developing national statistics systems and needs experts in various statistical fields. A Master's degree would improve their skills and knowledge to fill gaps in statistics education and research in their home country of Indonesia. They believe the degree will benefit their career and country.

1. MOTIVATION STATEMENT
Since I was in Senior High School, I have believed that mathematics is an important
factor in a life. All human activities in several fields such as information technology, economics,
physics, social and others will run well if they are cited in a good mathematics framework. This
circumstance stimulated me to attend faculty of mathematics and natural science. I choose
statistics as my specialization even though at this time, there weren’t many people know about
statistics and few students choose statistics as their specialization. I saw in several developed
countries such as The Netherlands and Belgium, the mathematics degree-holders not only have
many opportunities but also were cited as important scholar in their societies.
As a student at XXXX Department faculty of XXX of XXX University, I had numerous
opportunities to do many activities. From XXX to XXX I had chances to become a lecturer
assistant in mathematics and statistics laboratory. My resposibilities are taught and supervised
students in the following subjects; Basic Programming, Computational Statistics, Statistical
Methods and XXX.
Besides studying, I was active in the student senate and became the head of research and
development division. In XXX I, in a team, became the third winner of Indonesian student
research competition. Overall I am pleased with my academic record and I believe that it has
prepared me very well for graduate school.
Presently, I work as a XXX for XXX. My responsibilities are teaching, conducting research
individually or in a team and etc (mention your responsibilities)…… Working as a statistics
lecturer needs deep knowledge of fundamental mathematics and experiences in advanced
research of applied statistics. Even though my undergraduate programme has given me a strong
background in the fundamentals of various mathematics especially statistics, this is not enough
for me to be a professional lecturer. I have to continue my study to enrich my skills and broaden my knowledge.
Currently, our institution which one of the functions is to XXXX to the government of
Indonesia, has formulated its Long Term Plan known as the XXX PLAN, which directed toward
the establishment of the Integrated National XXX System. This plan is including the
development of statistics in various fields such as economy, demography, agriculture, and health.
It leads the need of statistician who expert in those fields. Today, there is no Master of Science in
XXX in our institution. These circumstances persuade me to apply Master of Science in XXX
under XXX Scholarship programme.
Master of Science in XXX is needed in Indonesia because of the following reasons:
1. It will improve education in XXX and Indonesia in general, and strenghten the
establishment of the Integrated National System
2. I will fill the masters of XXX scarcity and strengthen the sustainable development of
Indonesia.
Considering all factors above. I believe that the chosen study will benefit Indonesia in general

2. I consider myself to be a good candidate for XXX Scholarship because I am young,
energetic, hardworking, visionary, and motivated person who believes that I can do something
for the benefit of my country to whom I have been working. I did my best with all maximum
efforts I could give for my institution. But this is not enough. Frankly, I am not satisfied yet with
what I did. I believe that I can do much better if I am trained and developed through a master of
science in Belgium.
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