On July 20 the Central Bank of Azerbaijan and Junior Achievement Azerbaijan hosted the Career Day for 20 undergraduate students – the alumni of JAA programs. The event is the first joint initiative by CBAR and JAA to facilitate financial literacy and work-readiness among youth by introducing them on-site to the Central Bank institution.During the event, 20 undergraduate students from the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy and the Azerbaijan State Economic University learned CBAR’s role in the economy and its essential functions, met with the heads of departments and learned about ...
Bakcell, the first mobile operator of Azerbaijan, awarded 15 students studying at the technical universities of Azerbaijan with certificates of completion the training course on “Introduction to Mobile Telecommunications Business” on 30 June, 2010.In August 2009, Bakcell in partnership with Junior Achievement Azerbaijani (JAA), one of the world-wide leading organizations dedicated to educating youth about work-readiness and entrepreneurship, initiated a new project aiming at providing Azerbaijani undergraduate students to learn the complex world of ...
On May 26 2010, 80 participants of the Junior Achievement’s Student Companies program, the youth entrepreneurship initiative, came together in Baku for the 2010 Student Business Day.The activity implemented by Junior Achievement Azerbaijan (JAA) was conducted within the School Economics Education Program (SEE), supported by the coalition of companies – Statoil Absheron, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and Chevron Khazar Ltd. as main donors, and the Ministry of Youth and Sports, American Chamber of Commerce, Baker & McKenzie ...
JA Azerbaijan’s School Economics Education (SEE) was highlighted during the U.S. Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship on April 26-27, 2010. The Summit was designed to highlight and celebrate the work and talents of many great entrepreneurs from Muslim communities around the world. “Throughout history, the market has been the most powerful force the world has ever known for creating opportunity and lifting people out of poverty,” said President Obama about choosing entrepreneurship as a theme for the Summit. Participants included successful ...
Bakcell and Junior Achievement Azerbaijan introduced the unique educational resource on the mobile telecommunications business for the undergraduate students. The training program provides hands-on and academically enriching activities on the essentials of the mobile telecommunications business, its structure, products and services, career opportunities, inter-department work-flow and the corporate social responsibility. The materials consisting of the textbook, workbook and online supplements were created within the Introduction to Mobile Telecommunication Business ...
JAA completed the Student Career Survey 2010 with the support of its Lead Teacher Network. The survey is conducted annually among high school students in Baku and the regions to identify their career and educational priorities. The 2010 survey assessed the students' career preferences and their specific plans to obtain an ideal job, identify what important aspects are for the students in choosing a career, and evaluate ethical decision-making in choosing a career. Download Survey Results
In February 2010, JA Worldwide launched the 2010 Global JA Titan Challenge that annually engages 1,000 student teams from 69 countries. During the online contest built on the business simulation software, the students act as CEOs of imaginary businesses and make decisions on key factors that affect overall business performance: price, production, capital investment, marketing, research and development, and charitable giving.The international contest is a part of the 2008-2010 School Economics Education Program, which is funded by Statoil Absheron, the United ...
In total 200 students learned workplace ethics within the JA Business Ethics initiative during October-December, 2009. Throughout the project, the participants learned how to explore their own ethical values and philosophy, establish ethical priorities, recognize key ethical issues, learn to evaluate their decision-making process, and the role of corporate social responsibility in business conduct.In February 2010, the project participants joined the national essay competition, the winner of which will be determined in May. In June, the winning essay will participate in ...
In January, JAA formed the Alumni Club to involve its program graduates in business education and career development activities. The club is administered by five elected student-members, forty regular members, and more than 500 affiliates – all graduates of JAA programs. From January till March, the Alumni Club conducted four meetings in universities and colleges to attract affiliates. In March, the Club in cooperation with J. Ray McDermott Caspian Contractors started out its first activity, called Career Day. During the full-day field visit, the students learned about various ...
Junior Achievement uses hands-on experiences to help young people understand the economics of life. In partnership with business and educators, Junior Achievement brings the real world to students, opening their minds to their potential. Junior Achievement's unique approach integrates program materials, training, and support. Junior Achievement is the success bridge between education and business.
Junior Achievement provides teachers, and schools with concrete programmes, and allows students to learn how to put theory into practice and to understand what entrepreneurship is about. In this way students gain self-confidence and motivation, become proactive and learn how to work in a team. This is an important investment in Europe's future.
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Junior Achievement provides teachers, and schools with concrete programmes, and allows students to learn how to put theory into practice and to understand what entrepreneurship is about. In this way students gain self-confidence and motivation, become proactive and learn how to work in a team. This is an important investment in Europe's future.