The Ninth AESB National Meeting with the Directors of the Economic Schools Was Held at the UNWE Facilities in Ravda

Prof. Dr. Daniela Feschian presented the Annual Report for the AESB Activities in the period 2022-2023. She noted that during the past reporting period, all the initiatives of AESB set out in the Action Plan were implemented. In addition to these, visits of secondary school pupils from AESB to the UNWE have been carried out, the National Competitions organized by the AESB have been held with great interest by the pupils, and a Competition on Innovative Entrepreneurship for secondary school pupils within the European university network ENGAGE.EU has been held. Visits to lecture courses by pupils from the AESB member schools have been carried out to promote the academic traditions of UNWE and to support the secondary school pupils in making a smoother transition between the secondary and higher education. Prof. Feschian emphasized on great interest of the business community in the AESB National Competitions by providing internships, scholarships and cash prizes. "For business, a winner of an AESB National Competition is a guarantee of quality", outlined Prof. Dr. Daniela Feschian. She pointed out that for the first time in the current year the Association have also organized a National Table Tennis Tournament for the AESB Cup for high school pupils which was held in high interest with the participation of 100 high school pupils from three AESB member schools.