Prime Minister Acad. Nikolai Denkov and Minister of Education Galin Tsokov congratulated the first-graders, who on 15 September walked through the doors of school for the first time. Mr. Denkov wished the children to enjoy this day, which marks the..
This school year, in addition to renovated classrooms and corridors, schools also welcome their pupils with an innovation that would ease their preparation for class – the digital backpack. It is a free online platform that allows..
Every year, on September 15 - the first school day in Bulgaria - the curious mind asks: why exactly on this date? Why does the school year start on September 15 in Bulgaria? The answer comes from historical references about the beginning and the end..
More than 50,000 children have gone back to school in the past 6 years, the number of dropouts has gone down by 40%. This was announced by the members of the coordination mechanism for reaching, retaining and bringing children and pupils back..
A total of 987 schools have been closed in Bulgaria since 2000, according to a report by the Ministry of Education and Science. The most common reason for this is the decreasing number of pupils in them. However, there are cases when..
The Bulgarian school Ivan Vazov in Preston, the UK, has started publishing a newspaper “ Chichovtsi (uncles) – a gallery of Bulgarian characters and mores of the present day”, the school has announced in Facebook. With this initiative,..
Bulgarian students are seriously lagging behind their European peers, it became clear from a European study at the end of last year. Nearly 50% of young people in Bulgaria aged 16-19 do not have the basic skills to cope in a digital environment,..
The image and the work of Bulgaria’s Apostle of Freedom Vasil Levski arise in the mind of every Bulgarian when they need to name a Bulgarian hero. And although historians argue about certain moments of Levski’s life, he does occupy a central place in..
A bomb alert briefly closed the Sofia City Courthouse in Sofia , BTA reported. The fake threat was faxed to the prosecutor's office. The Sofia District Court building also remained closed for several hours, again due to a false alarm about an explosive..
As Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February last year, millions of Ukrainians sought refuge in different countries of the EU and around the world. A number of campaigns in their support were launched in this country, some still continue...
