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«Already in
Belarus there is an excellent example of, what can be called,
“active business education” at the Youth Entrepreneurship Support
and Development Centre , in Minsk. The young persons aged between 14
to 21 years who participate in this centre have much to contribute
to their own educational environment as a result of their
experiences there, playing business games and developing business
ideas....”
Proceedings of the International Symposium
Business Education and Training for Transition
to a Market Economy in Belarus
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YESDC
PRESENTATION (9.5 mb)
Our organization YESDC (Youth Entrepreneurship Support and Development
Center) was started in 1996, Minsk, Belarus. One of our main goals
is promotion of economic education and civilized entrepreneurship
and development of youth initiative.
We are sure that it is important to provide young people with exciting and
imaginative practical experience that is near to real situations, enabling them to develop
their personal skills, creative thinking, knowledge and understanding of business
objectives and the wealth creation process. This process will help young people to adapt
in real world of market economy.
We would like to develop enterprise initiative, practical mind, independence of young
entrepreneur at the age of 15-22 in situation of conduct of the real business. Method “LEARNING
BY DOING” is a way of solving a problem of unemployment and is directed on the promotion
of a civilized entrepreneurship.
Main Goals
· facilitation in the development of education and in state
oriented market principles of operation of economics;
· promotion of economic education and civilized entrepreneurship and
development of youth initiative;
· help in solving of the social problems;
· help in solving youth employment problems.
Guidelines of activity
· organization of seminars, conferences, trainings and forums;
· publication of the methodical materials;
· organization of consultings and methodical help to the teachers of
economics;
· realization of the regional economic competitions for youth;
· assistance in creation youth business clubs;
· international exchanges;
· get in touch with home and foreign organizations dealing with youth
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