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  • 24
    Jul

    Driving entrepreneurship through the JA Company Programme

    Swati Patel, Senior Vice President Community Development EMEA, Citi

    I was first introduced to Junior Achievement and Young Enterprise 10 years ago when my then 15 year old son was taking part in JA’s Company Programme. I can remember as a proud parent attending the finals and eagerly looking for a front row seat in the host company’s auditorium and loudly cheering for my son’s team - they were runners up and we still have a few of the coat hangers they made at home.

  • 13
    Jul

    A change in attitude towards education is needed

    Danuta Jazłowiecka, MEP, EE-HUB.EU Ambassador

    When I ask school-aged young people what they would like to do in the future, only a small percentage have clear ideas about their professional careers. This shows that teenagers are very often not able nor prepared to make decisions when it comes to choosing a university or even their studies. Therefore teaching them to be active, entrepreneurial, responsible, flexible and ready to adapt to changing social and economic conditions should be one of the main tasks faced by European schools in this century.

  • 07
    May

    Engineering ideas for a digital future

    Trudy Norris-Grey, Managing Director Central & Eastern Europe, Public Sector Microsoft (JA Board Member)

    The digital economy is growing at seven times the rate of the rest of the economy. In order to increase growth and create employment, Europe needs to accelerate the transformation of its business landscape through advanced digital technologies.

  • 12
    Apr

    Entrepreneurship education is a powerful tool in development aid

    Jarle Tømmerbakke, Senior Advisor to JA Europe

    One of the most effective instruments in order to create more businesses and more jobs is if students can try it before leaving school. We have seen this through several European research projects, and lately in similar research in Africa.

  • 15
    Mar

    6 Tips for Mastering the Art of Presentation Skills

    Ajay Kapur, Senior Project Manager at UBS

    I recently had the opportunity to lead a webinar on the importance of presentation skills, part of a UBS and JA Europe programme running in France, Spain, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom. The workshop was an overall success, engaging over 80 students and teachers.

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