On December 13th and 14th,2018,at YSUIB event-hall, a 2-day seminar on “Business Skills” was held, implemented by IAB International Academy of Business, within the framework of the three-year  “Youth Empowered” program of  “Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company Armenia”.

The seminar was attended by more than 60 young people from Tavush region, including YSUIB students and graduates.

The seminar was conducted by YSUIB staff, namely, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Associate Professor of the Department of General Economics, Ph.D. Gayane Avetisyan, Assistant of the same Department Anzhela Aleksanyan, lecturers Hripsime Hayrapetyan, Arpine Yeganyan and Marietta Atabekyan, lecturer of the Department of General Mathematics and Natural Sciences Slavik Alaverdyan.

Slavik Alaverdyan made an opening speech. He thanked Erine Gharayan, coordinator of the work with graduates and External stakeholders, for the participants’ registration, presented “Youth Empowered” three-year program, the activity of IAB International Academy of Business, the modules and trainers of “Business Skills” seminar.

The seminar was accompanied by theoretical materials, questions and discussions, tests and individual assignments and group work.

The agenda of the first day was the Project Management, Time Management and Negotiations. The participants got acquainted with project specificities and restrictions, lifestyle and management processes, WBS, Gantt charts, principles of timely use, the Eisenhower matrix, time management tool, negotiation types and stages. The participants presented the structure of the New Year event program for their organization and completed the Eisenhower matrix.

During the second stage of the seminar, the achievements of the first day were discussed, followed by “Financial Management”, “Business Plan’, and “Sales Skills” Modules. The market and the internal market, the organization’s economic cycle, key accounting concepts, financial outcomes assessment, financial functions, SMART format of business purposes, business plan structure, product, motivation of customers, and the role of competitors were presented. The groups created new products using the given objects and presented their peculiarities and competitive advantages.

Acting Director of YSUIB Artak Tsutsulyan also visited the hall during the seminar.

At the end of the seminar, the trainers thanked the young for their participation and advised them to study the provided guidelines and follow the project activities to present business ideas in the future.

The same seminar will be held for another group of young people of Tavush region in 2019, at the end of January.

All the photos of the seminar are available in the gallery.

On December 14^th,2018,at YSUIB sports hall, “Azdak” Sport Event was held summarizing the series of events entitled “Equal Opportunities, Equal Rights” dedicated to the Month of Protection of the Rights of people with Disabilities (November 15 to December 15). It was organized in partnership with Ijevan branch of “Bridge of Hope” NGO, Aygehovit Community Development Volunteer Group of YSUIB, and “Arevik” Social-Educational Center of Tavush Diocese.

The event was attended by 40 participants from Gandzakar, Sevkar, Tsaghkavan Secondary School, Bridge of Hope NGO, ‘Arevik” social-educational center.

The event was attended also by YSUIB Acting Director A. V. Tsutsulyan, administrative staff, students, Director of “Arevik” Social-Educational Center M. Arakelyan, “Bridge of Hope” NGO and school teachers.

The event was conducted by YSUIB Acting Head of the Department of Emergency Situations and Sports .A.Vanesyan, lecturers of the department V. Poghosyan and P. Karapetyan.

During “Azdak” event ,various exercises (exercises with gymnastics rings, passage through the sack, the transfer of the Olympic ring, etc.) were performed.

The winners were the students of “Bridge of Hope” NGO.

At the end of the event, the participants were awarded with certificates and encouraging gifts, and the winning team also received a diploma and a cup.

All the photos of the event are available in the gallery.

On December 12^th,2018, IAB International Academy of Business organized a workshop on “Business Skills”  for YSU Ijevan Branch lecturers.

The workshop was attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Associate Professor of the Department of General Economics, Ph.D. Gayane Avetisyan, Assistant of the same Department Anzhela Aleksanyan, lecturers Hripsime Hayrapetyan, Arpine Yeganyan and Marieta Atabekyan, lecturer of the Department of General Mathematics and Natural Sciences Slavik Alaverdyan.

Director of IAB International Academy of BusinessTamara Hovhannisyan presented the structure, modules of “Business Skills” workshop (Project Management, Time Management, Negotiations, Business Plan, Financial Management, Sales Skills, etc.), the necessary didactic and distributed materials, exercises and group work, within the framework of “Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company Armenia” “Youth Empowered”Program).

Then Anna Konjoryan, HR Manager of Synergy Armenia, an employee of the same academy, conducted a seminar on “Effective Teaching Skills”.

At the end of the seminar,the participants received certificates.

On December 13-14, as well as in January 2019, the trainers will conduct seminars for young people of Tavush region within the framework of “Youth Empowered”Program.