The first place team will represent Ukraine at the GEN-E European Youth Entrepreneurship Competition in Istanbul.
Today, May 26, the national contest “JA Company of the Year” was held in Lviv Oblast. 40 student companies from 36 specialized colleges and vocational and technical educational institutions of the Lviv and Chernivtsi regions joined the initiative. During the day, they presented the concepts of their own business initiatives related to various areas – ecology, education, engineering, etc.
“The best investment is an investment in the education and improvement of skills of talented and hardworking youth. The “JA Company of the Year” competition brought together a large number of interested people – students, managers, sponsors, who are really ready to develop interesting business ideas and share them with the whole of Ukraine and the world. I believe that our youth should receive not only theoretical, but also practical knowledge. And it is precisely such initiatives that help them realize their practical potential – to create their own company, which in the future can work on a par with other well-known projects. Thank you to each of the participants for their courage and originality, thank you for the fresh ideas,” emphasized Maksym Kozytskyi, head of Lviv OVA.
Among all the applicants, the winning team was chosen, which during the year demonstrated the greatest progress in studying at the entrepreneurship course “Company” from the NGO “Junior Achievement Ukraine”. She will be able to represent Ukraine at the GEN-E European Youth Entrepreneurship Competition in Istanbul. So, the team “Warm Ukraine” won the competition, which created portable furnaces. The team members are students of the Chernivtsi Vocational Lyceum of Automobile Service.
In second place were the representatives of the NOVIA team, who are studying at the Interregional Center for Vocational and Technical Education of Artistic Modeling and Design in the city of Lviv. The third place was taken by the Tea&GO team of the Chernivtsi Vocational Lyceum of the Service Sector. All other participants received thanks and prizes from the sponsors of the competition.
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JA Ukraine (“Junior Achievement Ukraine”) is a non-profit public organization, a member of the JA Worldwide network, which offers free educational programs on entrepreneurship and economics for young people. The programs contain information and practical tasks about financial literacy, entrepreneurial activity and choosing a future profession.
The “Company” program 2022-2023 continues in vocational and technical education institutions of the Lviv region. It first started in 2019 and continues to this day. Her students around the world get practical experience: the ability to work in a team, leadership and presentation skills, experience in planning and financial control. This is excellent preparation for the start of a successful career.
During training, young people are helped by volunteer consultants who are representatives of businesses. They coordinate student companies and provide mentoring support in the work process.