02.04.2024
Coca-Cola HBC conducted a 3-day financial academy at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration from March 5 to March 18. It involved undergraduate students from the programs "Accounting, Finance, and Digital Applications" in English, "Business Administration" and "Economics and Finance" as well as master's students from the programs "Finance, Investments and Fintech", "Business Administration - Strategic Management" in English, "Business Administration - Human Resource Management" in English, and "Artificial Intelligence for Business and Finance".
The culmination of the lecture series was the Coca-Cola Business Challenge competition, where teams of students presented solutions to real business cases from Coca-Cola HBC. On March 26, the teams presented their developments to Krum Stoimenov, the Financial Director of Coca-Cola HBC Bulgaria, an alumnus of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Sofia University.
Two teams were recognized for their outstanding performance. The first place was awarded to the team of students from the "Accounting, Finance, and Digital Applications" program in English, 2nd year, composed of Alek Zanev, Emiliyan Andreev, Nikolay Bagdatov, and Radoslav Bratovanov. The second place was secured by the team of students Mariela Busheva and Hristina Tihova, also from the "Accounting, Finance, and Digital Applications" program in English, 4th year.