Podcast in English

author: Gergana Mancheva

Best 2016 IT projects help society, health and science

A world famous software company has recently polled the attitude of tutors across Central Europe on the usage of latest virtual reality /VR/ technologies in classrooms. Almost 50% of the polled support the idea. Teachers aged below 30 show..

28.02.17 11:26 |

Ambitious Bulgarians get back from abroad, aiming to change education

Musiana is 9 years old and she lives in a town with population of some 12,000 people in Northwest Bulgaria – the region is one of the poorest in terms of economy. School was everything to the girl, but with time she was forced to put..

21.02.17 12:26 |

Bulgaria's tourism offers short and memorable trips at reasonable price

Bulgaria's capital Sofia and other important landmarks already gained popularity among tourists from Western Europe and the Balkan countries. According to data of Eurostat, the number of European citizens visiting Bulgaria has seen a..

21.02.17 11:22 |

Infinite Opportunities Association looking for young people who have chosen to live in Bulgaria

We live in times when regardless of education, race, or age we could achieve almost anything. The only condition, however, is to turn our backs on yesterday's misconceptions, prejudices, fears and worries. This is the principle, on which..

12.02.17 09:10 |

Clothing donations help Bulgarian Red Cross provide hope and warmth

Collecting donations through selling used clothes and textile is not something new for the Red Cross and has been practiced throughout the world. In the English capital city for example there are special stores, where donated clothing is sold..

11.02.17 09:05 |

Labour productivity on the rise, but will it affect incomes?

"I want 50 euro pay rise for a better 2017!" – this is what greeting cards sent to many Bulgarian employers on the occasion of Christmas by CITUB - the largest trade union in Bulgaria, read. According to the union, there was social dumping in..

03.02.17 14:51 |
The holders of the award of Sofia City Library - Reader of the Year 2016

Book reading as a delight to the senses but also as a way to win… prizes

“My home is where my library is,” these words belong to one of the most cosmopolitan figures in human history – Erasmus of Rotterdam. Because of his pursuit of knowledge, he refused to be described as a nationalist and considered Latin to be..

29.01.17 09:35 |

Blizzard scares no one at Wild Farm

Winter has once again surprised Bulgaria, freezing up its entire infrastructure. Thus people in many remote regions remained literally torn apart from civilization. Things are getting really worse when bread and food have to be provided to the..

22.01.17 09:10 |

“El Estado”, la provocación artística de Alex Manuilov

La sociedad civil no es el hecho de salir a la calle una vez para protestar, debe ser un organismo que es capaz de mantener diálogo entre sus representantes. La sociedad civil debe ser un factor que está vivo y despierto, que debe reaccionar en los..

16.01.17 15:23 |

‘The State’ –the artistic provocation of Alexander Manuiloff

‘A civil society means not only a single protest, but a whole body, capable of conducting a dialogue among its separate representatives. The civil society should be a factor which is alive and awake, reacting immediately to any injustice within..

16.01.17 14:48 |