UWED hosted an online lecture by a professor at Saitama University (Japan)

Hidekatsu Asada, Professor of Saitama University, Japan, gave a lecture for the students of the faculty of International economics and management of UWED. In it, the professor made a presentation on a topic "Outlook for the Global Economy under the Covid-19 pandemic". Saitama University is one of the leading universities in Japan and trains specialists in economics, education, science and engineering. It has agreements on cooperation with universities in more than 40 countries.

A workshop for UWED students to analyze the prospects of the global economy in a pandemic situation first addressed issues such as the impact of Covid-19 on GDP, global economic indicators, pandemic-induced unemployment and rising debt. After that, aspects such as the restoration of international prices and the provision of vaccines to the population of the countries were also analyzed.

Such a series of dialogues will help students to get acquainted with the knowledge and experience of foreign experts and use them effectively in future activities.