Applied Economics Education

Program Coordinator: Anvar Hasanov

OSI's Applied Economics Education program is in conjunction with Junior Achievement (JA)

Mission statement

The mission of JA-Azerbaijan is to improve the overall quality of economics education in the country.

Achievements

• OSI and Exxon supported 8 university teams from Azerbaijan in the Hewlett Packard Global Business Challenge (HPGBC).
• The HPGBC is an annual business simulation competition sponsored by Hewlett Packard and JA. The HPGBC simulation gives incentive for young people around the world to start thinking as managers.
• The HPGBC project is one of the first steps in establishing a Junior Achievement program in Azerbaijan.

Partner organizations
Junior Achievement (JA) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization.

• JA offers sequential business education programs for students beginning at age six through to university level.
• The programs are funded by corporate, individual, public and international development agency contributions, and grants from OSI-Azerbaijan.
• JA activities in Azerbaijan started in 1999 and are expected to grow.