The long-term impact of the main 2020 events on the global economy was discussed by GSEM students

15:27, October 8, 2020

Foreign professor Amin Sokhanvar opened the course «Introduction to International Economics and Business»

On October 6th, professor Amin Sokhanvar presented the lecture "An unprecedented decline in the global economy in the wake of the US-China trade war and the COVID crisis" to the newbies of the «International Economics and Business» programme. Professor worked for a long time as a researcher at the Faculty of Business and Economics of the Eastern Mediterranean University in Cyprus. This semester, Amin made his debut in two courses of the EPAS EFMD programme - Tax Management and Economics of Foreign Direct Investment.

That was the first English-speaking lecture at the university for 1st-year students. As noted by Amin Sokhanvar, students speak fluent English and took an active part in the discussions:

«I was honored to meet the new students of the "International Economics and Business" programme. I asked them why they chose to study this major and I liked their answer. They want to create their own business. 
I hope I can meet them again in the future events at GSEM».

The same day, one more class was prepared by assistant professors On October 6th, professor Amin Sokhanvar presented the lecture "An unprecedented decline in the global economy in the wake of the US-China trade war and the COVID crisis" to the newbies of the "International Economics and Business" programme. Professor worked for a long time as a researcher at the Faculty of Business and Economics of the Eastern Mediterranean University in Cyprus. This semester, Amin made his debut in two courses of the EPAS EFMD programme - Tax Management and Economics of Foreign Direct Investment. 

That was the first English-speaking lecture at the university for 1st-year students. As noted by Amin Sokhanvar, students speak fluent English and took an active part in the discussions:

«I was honored to meet the new students of the "International Economics and Business" programme. I asked them why they chose to study this major and I liked their answer. They want to create their own business. 
I hope I can meet them again in the future events at GSEM».

The same day, one more class was prepared by assistant professors Alexander Ishukov and Iana Lopatkova. The lesson included  intellectual quizzes and really heated debates about the positive and negative impact of actual trends to the world economy and business. Assistant programme director Alexander Ishukov shared his impressions:

«Newbie audience of the "International Economics and Business” programme left positive impressions. Students demonstrated excellent economic knowledge, asked constructive questions, worked with enthusiasm in teams, gave worthy arguments and examples in favor of defending their points of view».