After the success of last year’s edition, the GPW Foundation organized the Financial Education Day (DEF) for the second time, an event addressed to a wide group of recipients interested in expanding their knowledge of personal finance and investing. More than a thousand people took part in the DEF (on-site and online), and an additional 15 classes from secondary schools from all over Poland participated in the “EduAkcja: saving and investing” lesson, which took place as part of the event. The co-organizer of the project was the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE).
The GPW Foundation organized the Financial Education Day (DEF) for the second time
“The GPW and the GPW Foundation have been aware of the special role of public financial education since the beginning of their existence, which is reflected in the educational projects they have been conducting for years. Spreading knowledge about stock exchange institutions, capital and commodity markets builds public confidence, which is why educating, promoting and informing about the market are among our common goals, said Marek Dietl, President of the Management Board of GPW. – The Financial Education Day fits perfectly into our mission, which is to build Poles’ knowledge about the capital and financial markets. The GPW Foundation has been developing its educational offer in the area of the capital market and the stock exchange for nearly 10 years. We implement training and educational projects for pupils and students, but our programs are also addressed to investors and professionals. We want to provide knowledge at every stage, for beginners and advanced users – added Piotr Krygiel, President of the Management Board of the GPW Foundation. – At the Ministry of Finance, we engage in financial education with great conviction and a sense of purpose. On our side, the most important activity that promotes this field is the creation, in cooperation with nine institutions, of the National Strategy for Financial Education – emphasized Magdalena Rzeczkowska, Minister of Finance in the recording during the official opening of the Financial Education Day. An important element of this year’s edition of the DEF was the expert debate “The role and perspectives of financial education in the era of recession” and the presentation of the report “Inflation and interest rates through the eyes of the Polish consumer”, which shows that 29 percent. Poles took action to limit the effects of inflation. The discussion focused on, among others, issues related to the psychology of investing or the problem of starting conversations with young people and children about finances, which is to be served by the new subject “Business and management”, which will replace the “Fundamentals of entrepreneurship”. – The subject “Business and management” has been raised to the rank of a matriculation subject.
What we noticed is the aspect of the final exam, but also the practical exam. The social aspect of education is important – so that we are not focused solely on our fate. Let’s complement our competences together. The final exam in this subject will take place for the first time in 2027 – said Justyna Orłowska, Government Plenipotentiary for GovTech, Head of the GovTech Center and Plenipotentiary of the Minister of Education and Science for Digital Transformation. Later in the event, there was also a speech by the Representatives of the Financial Education Council on the National Strategy for Financial Education combined with the presentation of the report “Knowledge of financial issues in Poland – meaning, data and educational offer”. – The report reviews the existing financial education initiatives in Poland, including their scope and effectiveness. The report diagnoses the needs in the field of financial knowledge, identifies gaps in financial education and the related challenges, and presents appropriate recommendations for further actions to support the development of the National Financial Education Strategy – said Renata Oszast, Chairwoman of the Financial Education Council.
The program of the Financial Education Day also included numerous workshops and lectures on e.g. issues related to investing and saving for retirement, but also more broadly – managing personal finances, shaping entrepreneurial attitudes and cybersecurity. In addition, participants present live on the WSE had the opportunity to meet the event’s Partners at the information stands and learn about their educational offer. The event was divided into modules addressed to various audiences: students and novice investors, teachers and parents, adults and seniors. A group of experts and representatives of partners and organizations dealing with the issues of broad financial education of the society, for whom activities in this field are included in the mission and statutory objectives of these organizations, were invited to substantive cooperation.
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