Students of the Department of Economics and Business visited Coca Cola Bottling Albania today. The students were informed about the company from its beginnings in the world and Albanian markets. The various initiatives and socio-economic impact of Coca Cola in Albania were explained. Students were given the opportunity to closely observe the production process of the company's main products, which stimulated interest and discussion among students.
The students of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Club had the opportunity to watch the final night of Uplift Western Balkans up close. The presentation of various Startups motivated the students to take steps in the field of entrepreneurship and learned about the possibility that they can take the help of various investors to help grow their business.
Students also had the opportunity to meet Mrs. Daniela Lika, winner of UpliftWB 2022.
As part of the World Entrepreneurship Week, the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Club, part of the Department of Economy and Business, organized a visit to the Ministry of Defense of Entrepreneurship.
Various entrepreneurial success stories were presented at this meeting. Where topics were discussed on how they started their businesses, where they are today and how they have faced various challenges, thus encouraging students to take steps in this field and equipping them with a clearer vision of how to start and continue a business.
The Department of Economics and Business at Bedër University College established this year "Sustainability Week", a branded activity of the department which aims to contribute to the fastest possible achievement of a sustainable society. Through this activity, this department pledges to serve as an independent guide to sustainability, helping our actors and audiences to break down barriers, supporting them in achieving sustainable objectives and achieving results of sustainable current value.
This activity began with a Discussion Panel that brought together the actors of the "quadratic model", policy makers, academia, business and civil society. The activity opened with the welcoming speech of the Rector of Bedër University College, Prof. Rrahim Ombashi, who congratulated the initiative and emphasized that the quadratic model is undoubtedly the driving engine of the three interconnected pillars of sustainability, "economic pillar-social pillar-environmental pillar".
Part of the panel as a representative of policy-making bodies was Mrs. Sorina Koti, Member of Parliament of Albania and deputy. Chairman of the Economy and Finance Committee. Ms. In her speech, Koti presented the initiatives undertaken and highlighted the progress made so far at the policy level. She emphasized that Albania is a little slow in meeting the objectives of sustainable development and undoubtedly the involvement of as many actors as possible would speed it up. The most important step taken at the policy level in this context is precisely the approval of the action plan and the determination of the calendar of activities for their fulfillment.
Civil Society is undoubtedly the initiator of many positive developments in the country and undoubtedly also in issues related to sustainability. In this context, we had Mrs. as part of the panel. Lira Hakani, representative of the "Eden" Center, which is ranked as the organization with the most activities for environmental and sustainability issues and undoubtedly with the most impact in this field. In line with the speakers, Mrs. Hakani emphasized the importance of actors' cooperation as the only way for such initiatives to develop.
Business is undoubtedly the realization of all the above elements and to complete the framework, a very valuable part of the discussion panel was Mr. Drini Zusi, business development manager at AZ Group, INCA shpk. After an interactive discussion with the students Mr. Zusi highlighted how business is the catalyst of an economy and how business can ensure both the sustainability of a country and sustainability as a concept, if the latter is supported by well-designed policies and with wide recognition and acceptance in society.
An integral part of the Sustainability Week were a series of activities undertaken with the students. Among them we can list:
1. Sustainability through Art and Creation, which aims to increase awareness in various aspects of sustainability, such as reuse, recycling, redesign, etc.
2. Book Exchange, where students have to leave a book in exchange for another book, in order to recycle books, ideas and meet needs according to the concept of sustainability.
3. Your Sustainable Journey, which was conceived as a challenge through which students identified all the sustainable actions they undertake throughout a day.
Students of Economic Informatics Study Program followed the Albanian Dreamin’ 22 conference which took place on 28th of May, at Hilton Garden Inn, Tirana.
Albanian Dreamin’ 22 was a Community Powered Conference which aimed to activate, empower and strengthen the Salesforce potential through assistance, education, networking and knowledge sharing to improve the workforce and professionalism in Albania. By participating in this event the students could meet and create network with all the potential people in the Albanian and worldwide Salesforce Community.
Within the framework of International Telecommunication Day, the Faculty of Technology and Business at Beder University College, in partnership with the Department of Management and the Department of Informatics at "Fan S. Noli" Korçë University and Albanian University, participated in the Second Student Forum entitled : "Digital Transformation in the Time of Challenges". The forum started with the welcoming words of the leaders of the Faculties, who expressed their appreciation of the cooperation between the institutions and the wish that this event will continue to be organized in the coming years. In this forum, the Faculty of Technology and Business was represented by students: Jonida Hysi, Xhensil Ferhati and Ervin Bega, who presented their works related to "Attacks on HTTPS", "Dangers to Albanian children from surfing the Internet" and "E-banking". The students were awarded a certificate for their participation in this activity.
The Department of Economy and Business at the University College Bedër organized the workshop on “Fintech and Open Banking”. The workshop was held online form the Associate Professor Gianluca Mattarocci, Tor Vergata University Roma, Italy.
The topics of the workshop were related to the new trends of investment in finance and banking sector following the innovations in technology. The students were introduced to these opportunities of online investment illustrated with actual examples from Italy and international corporations. An active interaction with the students was made possible using the Mentimeter software.
Professor Mattarocci encouraged the students of the bachelor program in “Economic Informatics” to continuously explore the newest opportunities of investment in Fintech and Open Banking in accordance to their study program.
The Department of Economic and Business at Beder University College launches:
The Young Economist Essay
The aim of the essay:
To foster critical and analytical thinking of the young economists in a new area of the economy.
Participants:
Public and non-public last year high school students.
Participation requirements:
The participation is individual and the essay should be sent via email to: [email protected]
Topics:
The candidates can choose to write on one of the below mentioned topics:
Disruption in the production chain of international trade due to Covid-19. The impact of this disruption on different economic agents.
The role of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology as the engine of the economy.
Electronic money in Albania.
Essay structure:
Introduction
Main body
Conclusions
References
Be sure to support your arguments based on a research and keep the coherence (linking words)
Length of essay 800-1.200 words, Times New Roman, 12.
Be sure to write: your Name & Surname; High school name.
Important Dates:
Submission deadline: 15 April, 2022
Announcement of results: 3 May, 2022
Note: The esssay should be written in English
REWARDS
First Price: 100% study scholarship + Laptop*
Second Price: 100% study scholarship
Third Price: 75% study scholarship
*The laptop will be given to the winner at the time of enrollment in one of the study programs offered by Beder University College.