On May 14, 2025, within the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship of FBAA, ASEM, a Follow-up Workshop dedicated to improving internships and developing STEAM skills for students of the Bachelor’s program in Business and Administration was held.
The event brought together first-year students, teaching staff, as well as representatives of the business environment, in order to strengthen the connection between the academic and professional environments. During the workshop, an interactive session was organized with guests from the private sector, who shared their experience and identified the key skills necessary for future specialists to face the challenges of the modern economy.
In her opening speech, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Irina Dorogaia, Director of the STEAM Innovation Center within the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, emphasized the importance of integrating STEAM skills into the educational process, as an essential factor for the professional success of students.
The special guest of the event, Mr. Alexandr Scutari, administrator of Balkanika Finance LLC, gave a valuable presentation on alternative financing and crowdfunding platform mechanisms, offering concrete examples and current perspectives on attracting financial resources outside of traditional channels.
The event generated dynamic discussions, exchanges of ideas and relevant examples from practice, contributing to a better understanding of the realities of the contemporary entrepreneurial environment. The question and answer session concluded the workshop, giving participants the opportunity to deepen the topics discussed and receive direct recommendations from the invited expert.
This event was part of the Erasmus + EDU-2022-CBHE-STRAND-2 project, “Skills4future – Developing and improving the STEAM skills of students and teachers for curriculum innovation and sustainable development of higher education institutions and local businesses”.
