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Through arts education, we can provoke interest in learning, communication, teamwork, creativity. With these words, Deputy Minister Emilia Lazarova welcomed the participants in the annual meeting of the Section of Schools with Profiled and Extended Study of Music, a member of the European Association of Music Schools in which music is taught. The forum was […]

The challenges of the digital and green transition and young people’s skills for them were among the topics that Deputy Minister of Education and Science Natalia Miteva discussed together with representatives of 39 countries in Brussels. She took part in the Global Forum on Skills for the Future, organized by the OECD. It was attended […]

In the academic year 2023/2024, over 156 thousand students are studying in professional fields, and their number is increasing with each passing year. This became clear from the words of the Minister of Education and Science, Prof. Galin Tsokov during the opening of the annual school fair of the National Commercial and Banking High School. […]

The government approved BGN 93,163,066 for the purchase of educational books, textbooks, e-readable textbooks, study sets and study aids for children and students from I to XII grades in municipal kindergartens and schools for the year 2024. For the first time, free textbooks are also provided for the students of grade VIII to XII. Until […]

The strengthening of cooperation between higher schools and scientific organizations, as well as the inclusion in priority initiatives for the EU, such as the European university alliances. These were some of the topics discussed during the meeting between the Minister of Education and Science Prof. Galin Tsokov and the ambassador of the Republic of North […]

During this academic year, 577 classrooms in the field of humanities were renovated under the National Programme “Ensuring a Modern, Safe and Accessible Educational Environment”. In the specialized classrooms, children are trained to acquire key competencies in this field. With funding from the programme, schools have purchased textbooks for learning foreign languages, fiction, collections and […]

The Minister of Education and Science Prof. Galin Tsokov and the mayor of Karlovo, Dr. Emil Kabaivanov, discussed the possibilities for modernizing the vocational high schools in the municipality and building a more direct connection with the local industry. The meeting in the Municipality of Karlovo was also attended by the deputy mayor Anton Minev […]

The Ministry of Education and Science will support with targeted policies and programmes the schools with the lowest results of the national external evaluations. “We believe endlessly in the potential of every child and know that we must close the gap in educational achievement. This should be done by raising those who are at the […]

Nearly BGN 17.5 million will be invested under the “Education” programme for the effective functioning of the Mechanism for coverage, inclusion and prevention of children and students dropping out of the education system. This was announced by the Minister of Education and Science Prof. Galin Tsokov at a meeting in the parliament with over 70 […]

Until March 29, 2024, Bulgarian teachers can apply for scholarships under the Fulbright Bulgaria programme to improve media literacy. The Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (FTEA) programme is aimed at Bulgarian middle and high school teachers in: English language, Bulgarian and foreign languages, social sciences, history, media studies/journalism, psychology, social sciences, ethics and philosophy. Up […]