Podcast in English

author: Gergana Mancheva

Chavdar Chotov: my wooden bicycle helps children improve their motor skills and live healthier life

Do you remember the story about the Little Prince who learned from the fox that tame means to establish ties. To me you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand little boys. And I have no need of you. To you I..

15.10.18 14:15 |

Creativity is becoming basis of success in Bulgarian education

"Despite existing perceptions that education in Bulgaria has been working using outdated methods, Bulgarian pre-school and school education has been rapidly developing. For just 2 years 294 innovative schools have opened in 103 towns, 90..

13.10.18 08:15 |

University admissions in tune with the needs of economy will be regulated via financial incentives

The Minister of Education and Science Krasimir Valchev recently announced that the Ministry of Education and Science (MES) had been working on an amendment to the Higher Education Act which will introduce changes to the model of academic..

10.10.18 14:01 |

El Estado regulará las admisiones en las universidades a través de incentivos financieros, según las necesidades de la economía

El ministro de Educación y Ciencia, Krasimir Valchev, ha anunciado recientemente que el Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia ya trabaja en un cambio en la Ley de Educación Superior que también afectará al modelo de autogestión académica. Según los expertos..

10.10.18 12:36 |

The National Museum of the Textile Industry in Sliven displays machinery attesting the 19th c. industrial upsurge

There is a page in the history of the Bulgarian National Revival era which expresses very succinctly the desire of Bulgarians for economic and spiritual prosperity. It might come as a surprise but the industrialization of Bulgaria began long..

28.09.18 11:10 |

Baba Residence project bridges diverse village life with urban technological resources

"The hope for change towards something better is never scratched off like a lottery ticket – it is built step-by-step” – dozens of young people subscribe to this maxim driven by the desire to contribute to the society they are part of. Convinced..

23.09.18 08:00 |

Teachers can be great innovators with the help of the school board

The school year in Bulgaria starts on 15 September and the date is not a coincidence. Students used to start classes on 1 September till the early 1920s. The Bulgarian Agrarian People’s Union came into power in 1919 and being the professional..

17.09.18 15:36 |

Spirko Lazarovski: I come from Skopje and I am proud of Bulgarian language and history

Spirko Lazarovski comes from the city of Skopje in the Republic of Macedonia, but he is really enthusiastic and willing to study the history of proto-Bulgarian khans and tsars, of the establishment of the Bulgarian state and of all the battles..

16.09.18 08:00 |

Kalofer lace symbolizes strength of Bulgarians to survive in difficult times

When it comes to lace work, many people think of one-hook crochet work. However, there are few masters of the craft of creating traditional Kalofer lace. The craft emerged in Bulgaria’s Kalofer at the end of the 19th century. The knitting..

29.08.18 15:47 |

141 years since the Shipka Campaign: Bulgarians keen to learn from their unadulterated history

The Monument of Freedom (known as the Monument of Shipka) represents a structure standing at St. Nicholas peak in the Balkan Range. In the summer of 1877 this place was the scene of the Shipka battle, one of the clashes that were decisive for the..

20.08.18 18:05 |