Sife Albania holds

Financial Literacy Forum

and National Competition

On the 28th of April SIFE Albania celebrated its 10th national competition and its 11th year of operation. The competition saw over 60 judges and 300 in audience.

But before the National Competition was held, SIFE Albania had its first PSHM Financial Literacy Forum. Starting in the morning of the 27th the SIFE Teams who were awarded with a fund from the PSHM Financially Literacy Program had the opportunity to present their achievements in a exclusive circle. They received valuable feedback from Charles Ertziger and other PSHM representatives.

In the evening Genc Pollo, Minister of Education and Science officially opened the 10th National Competition with the Opening Ceremony. The next morning was filled with excitement and positive tension. 9 teams competed for the honour of becoming the National Champion. In the afternoon the decision was made and the teams from Shkodra, the University of Tirana and NYC Tirana advanced to the Final Round. After three great presentations the judges had to make their decisions.

The Award Ceremony was opened by Genc Boga, Managing Partner, KPMG. The National Champion Award was presented by His Excellency the Prime Minister Sali Berisha. He also gave a great speech about how proud he was of what SIFE is doing in his country.

But it wasn’t just the 300 people attending who were aware of the event: 7 television stations covered the closing ceremony and every one of those stations reporting on SIFE on the evening news that night. 1,600 SIFE posters were plastered all over the city. In addition, 17 beautiful lighted bus spot signs and several other huge signs were displayed at the hotel entrance and at the city square. There was even a truck travelling around town each evening with a huge lit SIFE billboard.

The national champion is University of Tirana and will attend the SIFE World Cup in New York City. NYU Tirana won the Board of Directors award and will attend the European Symposium in Warsaw Poland in September.