“UniWeek” at the Faculty of Finance and Business Management at the Department of Public Administration and Business Management

On April 25, 2023, schoolchildren’s of the city of Lviv, as part of the “UniWeek” project, had the opportunity to become participants in the educational process at the Department of Public Administration and Business Management of the Faculty of Finance and Business Management of the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv and join the UFP-31c group at a practical seminar on the academic discipline “Public management of social development”. Hanna Komarnytska, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Head of the Department of Public Administration and Business Management, introduced the topic of youth policy organization to schoolchildren’s and students.

Practical skills of creating social projects in the form of a business game were developed at the practical seminar. The participants were divided into 4 teams, in which they developed ideas for their own projects, drew up an implementation plan and determined the necessary resources. At the end, the groups presented their developments to everyone present and together determined their strengths and weaknesses. During the work, both students of higher education and schoolchildren showed great erudition, initiative, creativity and ability to work in a team, which could be observed by the results of the work.

A representative of public authorities participated in the assessment of their projects. The invited guest, Natalya Paterukha, a specialist of the department of internal communications with the public of the department of communications and internal policy of the Lviv regional state administration, spoke about the main stages of the project’s implementation, as well as the criteria it must meet in order to apply for a grant.

The schoolchildren were satisfied after the class, having gained a new experience for themselves.

On April 26, 2023, the associate professor of the Department of Public Administration and Business Management, Olena Reshota conducted training on team building and soft skills development for the schoolchildren.

The subject of the training aroused considerable interest among the guests of the Faculty of Finance and Business Management, because the development of “soft” skills is today the key to successful self-development and self-realization of the individual in the field of professional development and career prospects in the future. After all, according to foreign studies, more than 90% of employers consider soft skills to be essential for successful employment and professional growth.

During the training, eleventh-graders had the opportunity to improve their communication skills, creative thinking, active listening, self-presentation and public speaking skills, argumentation of views and generating ideas, as well as the ability to successfully interact in a team. Young people showed quick inclusion in the training topics, initiative and originality when solving the tasks offered to them and left positive feedback.

We wish the schoolchildren continued success and hope to see them next year among the students of the Faculty of Finance and Business Management!