Students from European vocational high schools solved a business case in Ruse

The sweetest and last challenge "Let's take a cake to the moon" within the project "Real Challenges for Vocational Educational Training Students - RC4VETs" united students from 6 countries in working on the tasks set for them by Yulina pastry shop. The host of the 5-day training in Ruse was the Bulgarian-Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Divided into teams, the participants from vocational schools and centers from Greece, Spain, Italy and Bulgaria discussed which are the most suitable social media that Yulina pastry shop can use in the future, in what packaging it can offer its sweet and salty delights and how to rebrand to attract new customers. The culinary specialists from Portugal and Slovenia presented a variety of healthy recipes for cakes, muffins, bites, saltines and vegan pancakes.

While visiting Ruse, the participants went to English language high school "Geo Milev" and Professional highschool of economics and management "Elias Kaneti", where together with students from these schools they made advertising videos about banitza, they survived an alien invasion and played a Bulgarian folk dance. At a special meeting in the Municipality of Ruse, the Deputy Mayor for "Economics and International Cooperation", Mrs. Zlatomira Stefanova, spoke about the economic profile of the region and the opportunities for young people to study, live and work in the city. The last day ended with a general discussion and very specific ideas for expanding the company's business. Finally there was a cake, which was specially prepared for the participants of the challenge by Yulina pastry shop.