We are going to ISAGA-2014!

Company of Intellectual Technologies (KINT) and Business Simulation ViAL+ go to the international level. We are invited to take part in the international conference ISAGA-2014 which would be held from 7 to 11 July 2014 in Dornbirn (Austria).

We'll have a 30-minute speech at the panel discussion on July 9. There we will present the concept and implementation of the concept of educational interactive business area based on the business simulation ViAL +. On July 10 everyone will be able to  test the demo version of it.

This is a new opportunity not only for our team but for the whole Ukraine. Our country  will be represented only by our team. For comparison there will be more than three representatives of different Russian universities.

Let's start to change Ukraine.

Let's change the whole world.

Your sincerely, the team of KINT.

ViAL+ as a tool to evaluate the students' competences. Part І

We just have successfully completed the first phase of development of the competences assessment using ViAl+ in KNEU. Our first category is masters of the specialization «Enterprise Economics». We have developed an evaluative algorithms, the task for the students. The testing of them was held in April-May 2014.

On June 24 we had summed up the results. The participants of the first focus group was presented with certificates of completion of training / practice management company based on a business simulation ViAL +.

We have seen that:

• The simulation ViAL + has an educational effect even in a test. It was shown by the growth of self-esteem of participants in the possession competence.
• It allows us to estimate the practical skills of participants quickly and efficiently.
• Higher education in Ukraine is not aimed at the formation of practical skills and abilities.

The work on certification is continued. Soon we'll present a new product which is certification of economic and business competencies of students and employees.

The approbation of ViAL+ at European University in Kiev

From the third of March till the third of April 2014 we had tested ViAL+ at European University in Kiev – one of the largest private higher educational establishments of Ukraine with over 30 thousand students, including foreigners from 15 countries, studying in 26 specialties. Forty students of specialties "Business Economics", "Marketing" and "Management" have taken part in our experiment.

The results showed that the use of business simulations had ensured gaining of practical skills and abilities of economic management in the company. Also at the end of the program these students demonstrated much higher level of development of the soft skills of self-presentation, communication with partners and other team members, time management and self discipline and more.

We are very grateful to the administration and teachers of European University in Kiev for their comprehensive support and help in approbation of the business simulation in their educational establishment.

The businessmen grow from school, or ViAL+ creates a new Ukrainian business elite

Such words would can be a motto of the Ukrainian business tournament «Strategy of company» among pupils which was organized with the support of KPMG and Company of Intellectual Technologies (KINT). The fierce final battle for the title of the best company’s leader in the simulation «ViAL +» demonstrated the brilliant results. Young business people made effective decisions that might be the envy of adult businesses. The competition between them was so interesting that remained a mystery, who would win, to the bitter end.

Оn March 15 2014 Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman met the finalists of the tournament. The full-time competition between the best players and the ceremony of awarding were conducted there.

The first prize was won by the pupil from Krivoy Rog Igor Kostevich (Viper Company). Artem Devyatkin from Boiarka (Kiev region), the owner of a virtual company «Funny Milk Farm», was the second. Michael Siver from Konotop (Sumy region) and his firm «Siver» get the third place. All finalists were awarded with prizes and gifts by KPMG, Company of Intellectual Technologies (KINT) and KNEU.

Congratulations to the winners! We have no doubt that their accomplishments in business will not be limited by this.