Don’t be afraid of change. Have you decided to go back to school in your 30s? Great! LIGS suggests why this is the best time to start, earn your college degree, and move forward in your career. They say it’s never too late to start with something new. It doesn’t matter if you’re in your...
One fundamental importance of secondary education to the economy is the demand for better educated and skilled youth entering the world of work to meet the complexities of a fast-evolving world. What skills and knowledge the secondary school graduates leave school with determines how successful they would be at the workplace. Countries assume that entrepreneurship is...
Malawi has experienced an increase in youth unemployment and poverty levels despite the introduction of community secondary education. Several studies attribute it to a myriad of factors ranging from socio-economic to a weak secondary curriculum. The curriculum encompasses theoretical academic knowledge compared to practical skills that can skill up the youth. The study aimed at investigating if...
With exceptional growth in Artificial intelligence, chatbots have begun to rule various industries. One major contribution of a chatbot is in healthcare. Communication and organization became easier with the know-it-all chatbots. The key focus is that these chatbots are available whenever and wherever one requires them. The idea is quite simple, a system generating automated responses based...
Digitalization and Data are currently surrounding our society. They are present everywhere we look. As our University approaches this world of Digital Data and its upcoming online conference Digital Data-Driven Economy is coming up, we decided to talk to one of the best Data Scientists and innovators in this field. He was gracious enough to...
Medical tourism is the way toward going to the countries abroad to get clinical or dental treatment. The primary reasons why patients are searching for treatment in other countries are: lower cost of medicines and services or patients are not happy with the clinical/dental treatment in their country. Concerns and risk factors for patients consolidate...
Business ethics – many of you already know this is a critical topic. It brings up many challenges in the working environment that you and your employees have to face daily. How can you use it as a tool to act responsibly in your organization or business? Let’s take a look at that. There are many definitions of...
Roman Lindauer, Dipl. Mgmt. Currently working as Senior Risk Manager at SAP. Also a proud member of LIGS University faculty staff. During our interview, we discussed the digital phenomena in economics. And how the current pandemic situation uncovers the whole preparedness of economics and its process of digitalization. How did you become fond of digitalization studies...
This paper accesses the Ethiopian coffee export trade policy’s challenges in the field of pricing strategy. The situation is analyzed and accessed with the help of a survey consisting of an interview, questionnaire survey and document analysis. The main problems of pricing strategy are analyzed and at the end, the recommendations are given. The paper is...
Ethiopia is one of the fastest economic developing countries in East Africa. Ethiopia has significant potential in exporting agricultural products such as fruit, sea bean, coffee, strawberry, etc. The further economic development of the country depends on these sources. Today, it is economically dependent on the agricultural industry and some manufacturing product revenues. However, a majority...
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