The Program
Student groups will arrive individually at the hotel. There will be an informal welcome by students of the Economics Faculty.
Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales Aula 02
Edificio de Bibliotecas (Entrada Este)
9:30 h Welcome by the Dean of the Economics Faculty, Luis Ravina
10:00 h Practical impressions from project work in Latin America
By Gert Flaig, GTZ, DDeutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit
(Agency for Technical Co-operation, Germany) www.gtz.de
- What is GTZ: Mission and Work
- Importance of the education sector for economic development
- Working on the project side: Impression from daily working routine in Honduras
11:15 h Prientation for Economic Development Aid in the future:
By Prof. Dr. Alban d'Entremont, Universidad de Navarra
12:30 h The efficiency of Public Aid – The illustrative case of Microfinance Projects
By Damian von Stauffenberg, Microrate, USA. www.microrate.com
- Modes of Finance for development projects
- Inefficiency of donator-funded capital allocation
- Can capitalism guarantee development: Advantage of commercially viable Microfinance and the importance of Adam Smith
14:00 h Lunch Break at the University’s canteen
16:00 h Does the Structural Condition of International Aid Policy Fit Actual Country Needs and Ambitions for Development
By Leo MacGillivray, Handicap International, France
www.handicap-international.org
- The place/role of development projects in the geo-political, economic and cultural context of developing countries
- What have been the trends
- What is the situation like today
- Prognosis for the future
- Examples form personal experience
18:00 h Conclusion of the day
Moderator: Elisabeth Delgado, University of Navarra
18:30 h Summarizing classroom tutorial
Conclusion of Day I. A small 30 min session will give students the opportunity to review the previous four presentations and will help to address all questions.
19:00 h Free time.
Students can use this time to get to know the University. The sports facilities will be open for use. Students can bring sportswear.
Alternatively, there will be a possibility to join a guided tour through Pamplona with one of our students.
21:00 h Dinner at Restaurante Erreleku
The University of Navarra invites all participants to a Dinner at a typical Navarresque restaurant
9:30 h Economics Award 2002 for fontish High Schools
Welcome of the participating schools and invited teams who won the case study competition about Cote d’Ivoire
10:00 h Final Round of the Economics Award 2002
Presentation of development projects designed by High-Schools-Teams.
Each group has 20 min; presentations can be supported audio-visually. Participants are:
- American School of Bilbao
- Kings College Madrid
- Oak House Barcelona
By Santiago Fernandez de Córdoba, UNCTAD, Geneva (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD) ? www.unctad.org
- Trade barriers in OECS countries and their impact on LD
- Regional economic unification that aims at overcoming regional barriers
- Commodity exporting: How to minder the impact of world market fluctuations
- Commodity producer cartels: A possible way out of dependence from world consumption
- International Capital flows into LDC’s: source for growth or starting point for financial dependence?
13:00 h Conclusion of the Economcis Award 2002:
Nomination of the winning group.
Ceremony and hand-over of a symbolic check for a Development Project
13:30 h Conclusion of the Forum
Moderator: Elizabeth Delgado, University of Navarra
