OREANDA-NEWS. April 28, 2008. The Belarusian Trade and Economic University of Consumer Cooperatives hosted the 1st international spring forum “Innovation technologies in business-education”.

About 150 participants from all over the world took part in the forum.

First pro-rector of the university Svetlana Deshchenia told that during the 2 days of the forum the university demonstrated a model of business-education which has been used here for five years. Apart from getting theoretical knowledge, the students of the Trade and Economic University have an opportunity to implement their projects through the students’ centre of business-education.

The following projects are currently being implemented at the university: “Employment Agency”, “Tourism in the Gomel oblast”, “Marketing studies”, “Business-education of the military” and others.

According to Svetlana Deshchenia, professors from the leading universities of Russia, Ukraine, Sweden, Germany and the US shared experience with their Belarusian counterparts. The programme of the forum also includes a plenary session and discussion panels.