6th Student Competition in the English Language Presentations "Organize Your Talk"

The Department of Foreign Business Languages of the Faculty of Economics & Business, the University of Zagreb in partnership with the European Commission Representation in Croatia and the European Documentation Center of the Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Zagreb organizes the 6th Student Competition in the English Language Presentations "Organize Your Talk". It will take place on May 11, 2018 at 10 am in Hall No. 3 at the Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Zagreb.
 
This year, a dozen teams formed of four to five students of the first year of Business Economics and Economics are participating in the competition, and their task is to present a topic in the field of economics in English. The aim of the competition is to practice communication skills in English, that are key factor in today's business world.

When presenting the students have to show how well they use professional terminology and appropriate phrases, and the strength and persuasiveness of the expression will be evaluated as well. Students will also have to demonstrate how thoroughly they explore the chosen topic, using various sources. This year, they will have the task of dealing with topic in the context of the European Union, the challenges it faces and its policies. Thereby, it will be also helpfull the education on citing and using EU data sources that, together with most students of the first year, they underwent as preparation, organized by EDC-KDC.

The three best teams will be awarded by visit to  the EU institutions in Brussels, organized by the European Commission Representation in the Republic of Croatia, and other valuable awards will be provided by other partners: EFZG, EC, BBDO, Kraš and Generali Insurance. Some of them will arrange and guide their students for their students.