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2006

American University in Kosovo (AUK)

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Bringing The New Paradigm Of Business Education To The Balkans- The Case Of The American College Of Management & Technology (Acmt) And The American University In Kosovo (Auk), Rick Lagiewski, Clare Lagiewski Jan 2006

Bringing The New Paradigm Of Business Education To The Balkans- The Case Of The American College Of Management & Technology (Acmt) And The American University In Kosovo (Auk), Rick Lagiewski, Clare Lagiewski

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This paper examinesthe start-up of two educational institutions in a region of the world that has gone through violent strife and been involved in different levels of nation building. How different educational models and views of economic systems form the need for and success of such educational institutions are explored. This discussion identifiesthe benefitsand challengesof bringing formal education in entrepreneurshipto a region, against the backdrop of constant political, economic,and global changes.By using the case study approach, a record of events that led to the establishment of these educational institutions should serve as an example to policy makers, citizens, and the …