The University of Veliko Turnovo St. Cyril and St. Methodius is the first Bulgarian university to open a branch in North Macedonia. The negotiations for this lasted three years, BNR’s correspondent in Veliko Turnovo Zdravka Maslyankova reports...
For the first time, the European Space Agency (ESA) supports the development in Bulgaria of university courses in space technology and its applications. In February 2021, the implementation of the Space Education for Bulgaria (SpaceEdu4BG)..
The Law on the State Budget, which is voted by the parliament, provides funds for equalization of the minimum salaries of university lecturers. The minimum salary for an assistant professor will become BGN 1,300 /EUR 665/, for an associate professor -..
The number of Bulgarian students studying at universities abroad is likely to drop by 40% because of Covid-19, Monitor newspaper writes, citing forecasts by education consultancies. Ministry of Education figures show that 2,669 secondary..
The Bulgarian Ministry of Education has launched a platform allowing online applications to be sent to Bulgarian state universities. This is useful for Bulgarians abroad and citizens of North Macedonia who want to continue their education in..
The state matriculation exams for high school graduates give a much more accurate assessment of the level of university applicants than the entrance exams in higher education institutions, said Education Minister Krassimir Valchev. For example, he..
Almost 85 percent of people who graduated university last year in Bulgaria have found a job and are successfully implementing the knowledge gained, indicates a Eurostat analysis on the employment rate of recent graduates from higher educational..
Students Day was first celebrated in this country on December 8, 1903, as the day of the only university in the Principality of Bulgaria – the High School. The celebrations were abolished after 1944 and the date was replaced by 17..
“The system of financing of higher educational establishments is to change and the state subsidy will depend not so much on the number of students, as on the quality of the education and the way the labour market evaluates it,” said Minister of..
