Project team members of Faculty of economics Niš actively participated in the conference on Financial literacy that took place in Metropol Palace Hotel, Belgrade on October 28th. One-day conference agenda tackled many issues that relate to financial literacy and education, starting from its importance, concepts and assessment, main challenges, and ending with innovative tools and training methods (e.g. educational video games).
The conference was organized by GfK (Growth from Knowledge), a prestigious global research agency. It gathered a number of lecturers of outstanding reputation, academics, representatives of financial services providers, research agencies, educational organization etc. A vibrant closing round table discussion was influenced by the insightful presentations given by Prof. Dr. Erich Kirchler (University of Vienna), Anna Mostetschnig (Three Coins), Bernadett Povazsai-Roemhild (Erste Group), Sonja Buchinger (GfK Austria) and many others.
With a prime goal to raise awareness of an burning issue of financial literacy, particularly for vulnerable social groups, like Romani people, this conference offered an opportunity to gather, share experiences, and discuss the tools and measures able to improve outcomes for societies at large.
