ABOUT AME
The Academy of the Young Economist (AME) is a nationwide economic education program run by the Foundation for the Promotion and Accreditation of Economic Directions in Warsaw in cooperation with the Wroclaw University of Economics and other economic universities.
The goal of AME is to promote entrepreneurship among young people, encourage their interest in economic issues and develop teamwork skills.
The offer is aimed at students:
- grades 7. and 8. elementary school
- grades 1. and 2. secondary schools
Why should you enroll your child in AME?
- Classes are held in a semester cycle
- There are 6 meetings per semester on selected Mondays from 18:00-19:30 at the Wrocław University of Economics
- Participation in AME is free!
- Each AME student receives an index
- Attendance at a minimum of 4 meetings is required (confirmation by diploma)
- Participants who take the knowledge test at the last class have a chance to win attractive prizes.
Class schedule for the summer semester 2023/2024
| DATE | Thematic block | Theme of the meeting | Leading |
| 11.03.2024 | Marketing | How to create a comprehensive and tailor-made survey questionnaire? Workshop on designing survey questionnaires | PhD., habil. Eng. Arkadiusz Piwowar, prof. WUEB |
| 25.03.2024 | Management | Use of computer process simulation in business decision support | PhD., habil. Krzysztof Nowosielski, prof. WUEB |
| 08.04.2024 | Effective improvement | Critical thinking as a competence of the future. Does my search engine tell the truth? | M. Agnieszka Pietrus-Rajman, Ph. WUEB |
| 22.04.2024 | Finance | Managing the household budget and preventing financial exclusion | PhD., habil. Boguslaw Półtorak, prof. UWE |
| 06.05.2024 | Effective improvement | Psychomanipulation techniques – from theory to practice | Dr. Luke Jurek |
| 20.05.2024 | Management | One for all, all for one – or how to build effective teams | Żaneta Teklak specialist in the field. employee development |
Additional information for high school students
High school students pursue the subject of Business and Management at school. Participation in AME classes will develop skills in communication, project management, market economy.
AME classes can be included in the evaluation process by FDI subject teachers as participation in extracurricular forms of economic education.
Additional information for grade 8 students
Students in the summer semester will have the opportunity to participate in a 20-hour math workshop to prepare for the eighth-grade exam led by an experienced math teacher. Scheduled dates 06.04; 13.04; 20.04, and 11.05 at. 8.30-12.30.
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