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The Kyrgyz, Moldovan and Ukrainian entrepreneurs who completed virtual MP training between February and May were all from the agricultural and food processing sectors. One particular food turned out to be a highlight. Continue reading

The 5DOBT method is one way to ensure a company makes the best possible business decisions. At an online seminar in March, MP alumni from Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine learned about this methodology and received valuable impulses for their own work. Continue reading

How can I increase my turnover in times of crisis, improve customer satisfaction and advance my business? These were just some of the questions MP alumni from Eastern Europe discussed within the scope of the Business Hacks Festival. The exchange of experiences provided the participants with numerous new insights. Continue reading

The Manager Training Programme with Ukraine enters the next round. On 8 December 2020, Anka Feldhusen, the German Ambassador to Ukraine, and Iryna Nowikowa, Deputy Minister for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine, signed a Joint Declaration on the extension of the Programme. Continue reading

A group of Ukrainian managers discovered how product and lean management work at a German medium-sized enterprise during a visit to SATA, a market leader in the painting industry.

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In October 2019, the Manager Training Programme (MP) was, for the first time ever, represented by an all-women group, consisting of 17 business women from Ukraine. The highlights of their stay in Germany included an event held together with the Club of European Business Women.
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For more than two decades, Ranok has provided the Ukrainian market with books and stationery. Business is good and processing all the orders quickly and efficiently is one of the firm’s biggest challenges. As head of logistics, this is Jurij Bugaj’s responsibility. In the course of the MP, he optimised the warehouse technology in his firm and increased his focus on employee motivation. Continue reading

Everyone in Ukraine knows and loves Rud. Their frozen dairy and sorbet treats like the “Impreza” and “Eskimos” have cooled the taste buds of the young and old alike for years. Svitlana Lysak heads up the firm’s laboratory and is responsible for quality control. Continue reading

Agriculture has been innovative, digital and fit for the future for quite some time now: precision farming, smart farming, digital farming and farming 4.0 are all terms which are being discussed a lot publicly at the moment. Innovative technologies and current agricultural trends are topics which managers from Ukraine, Continue reading

The practicalities of how a medium-sized enterprise implements Industry 4.0 was of interest to 17 managers from Ukraine and Moldova who travelled to Wörth in Bavaria, in February 2019, to visit the company GEWO Feinmechanik GmbH. Founded in 1981 as a sole proprietorship, today the family run firm has more than 360 employees working for it. “It is really ‎impressive how the company grew from a small one, to the size of today. Continue reading