On 11th November 2022, students from the Faculty of Business (FOB) attended a guest lecture titled ‘Economic Growth’ by Dr Lukas Mayr at the IBIZ Lab 1, Melaka campus. Dr. Lukas is currently attached to the Department of Economics, University of Essex as an Assistant Professor. The guest lecture was organised by FOB together with the International Collaboration and Engagement (ICE) Unit.
As part of his presentation, Dr. Lukas discussed the economic growth around the world in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. He has also introduced the students to the Solow Growth Model which focuses on long-run economic growth as well as the reasons for the differences across countries. Overall, the students found the session to be insightful.
The guest lecture and a collaboration meeting thereafter were also attended by Prof. Dr. Elsadig Musa Ahmed, Datin Dr. Hasmida Binti Jamaluddin, Dr. Subhacini Subramaniam, Ms. Faezah Othman, Ms. Afifah Binti Abd Wahid and Ms. Kausar Binti Yaakup. Also present was Mr. Desmond Kho Teck Kiang from ICE, MMU.
