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STUDENT<br />
ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM<br />
June <strong>2008</strong> - November <strong>2008</strong> – During a seven-day training course at the second Student Entrepreneurship<br />
Summer Camp in Sutomore, secondary school students from Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Norway<br />
learned how to manage future employment processes more easily and quickly.<br />
The camp was organized as part of the Student Entrepreneurship project, run by the Norwegian non-governmental<br />
organization Business Innovation Programs. By donating laptops and financial funds to the Camp, the <strong>Telenor</strong><br />
Foundation provided participants with quality conditions <strong>for</strong> learning and socializing, as well as use of the Internet.<br />
The Student Entrepreneurship is a program <strong>for</strong> the inclusion of students in the development of companies, and it is<br />
based on learning through experience. The main idea of this educational program is to galvanize entrepreneurial<br />
spirit, with the main objective being the creation of opportunities <strong>for</strong> self-employment, as well as establishment of<br />
cooperation between secondary schools and the business community.<br />
Supervised by trained teachers/mentors, 112 secondary school students studied the overall business cycle of<br />
companies and learned how to deal with problems, obstacles and achievements. They had the opportunity to set up,<br />
develop and shut down their own fictional company, within one year.<br />
“The main objective of this program is to facilitate the development of an entrepreneurial environment, aimed<br />
at motivating young people to build their future. The cooperation with the <strong>Telenor</strong> Foundation helps us continue<br />
developing the potentials of young people in the countries where we are active,” said Jon Steinar Ostgard, the<br />
General Manager of the Program.<br />
On October 28, <strong>2008</strong> the students who participated in the Student Entrepreneurship Camp in Sutomore visited the<br />
<strong>Telenor</strong> offices and had the opportunity to meet with our employees, learn about how we operate and about our<br />
CR activities.<br />
The <strong>Telenor</strong> Foundation also supported the 6th regional SE Fair, as the part of the International Entrepreneurship<br />
Fair. This SE Fair was organized by Business Innovation Programs (BIP), as a conclusion of the BIP SE activities <strong>for</strong><br />
the academic year 2007/08. Fairs were jointly organized by the BIP and the Serbian Ministry of Youth and Sport.<br />
Student–entrepreneurs competed in the following categories: best business idea, most innovative product/service,<br />
and best stand/logo/image. The Belgrade regional SE Fair represents the conclusion of this year’s involvement in<br />
the Student Entrepreneurship program, realized in secondary schools in Belgrade, Lazarevac, Obrenovac, Šabac,<br />
Smederevo, Velika Plana, Smederevska Palanka and Prokuplje.<br />
This program aims to engage secondary school students in real company development processes, with actual<br />
products, finances, and it is the result of the experience in such programs realized in Scandinavian countries.<br />
Through teamwork, together with the lecturers and mentors, students are introduced to the entire development<br />
process – from choosing the name and the industry, to marketing and distribution strategies.<br />
38 Corporate Responsibility