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Risks ahead of the Regional Security
The topic of regional security was widely covered during of the National Program. Two of the speakers were leading Bulgarian experts on the topic – the chair of the Sofia Security Forum Jordan Bozhilov and the professor in Arabian Studies – Simeon Evstatiev explained to the participants the reasons behind the conflicts in Ukraine and […]
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Politics Through The Prism Of The Municipality Budget
The budget as a political instrument or how the parties implement their policies through the prism of the municipality budget was the discussed topic during the fourth day of the National Program. The structure and the principles of the state budget and municipalities’ financial policy were presented by Zdravko Sechkov, chair of the Foundation for […]
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Europe of the Regions
Accent during the second day of the National Program was the panel “Europe of the Regions”. The day started with a lecture by Yavor Aleksiev from the Institute for Market Economy. He presented the annual research of the organization – “Regional Profiles: Indicators of Development”. After that the executive director of the National Association of […]
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The Second Course of the National Program Has Started
The second course of the National Program “Governing Skills” dedicated to the regional development and local self-government, started today at the Diplomat Plaza Hotel in the city of Lukovit. It will last until 14th December. The Program started with presentations from the participants, who presented measures for a better link between the education and the […]
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Six experts from the Ukrainian School of Political Studies successfully completed a Training of Trainers
From 1 to 7 December a Training of Trainers for experts of the Ukrainian School of Political Studies took place. It was a joint initiative of the Bulgarian School of Politics “Dimitry Panitza” and the Ukrainian School, and was implemented with the support of the Association of Schools of Political Studies under the auspices of […]
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What the people of the Amazon know that you don’t
“The greatest and most endangered species in the Amazon rainforest is not the jaguar or the harpy eagle,” says Mark Plotkin, “It’s the isolated and uncontacted tribes.” In an energetic and sobering talk, the ethnobotanist brings us into the world of the forest’s indigenous tribes and the incredible medicinal plants that their shamans use to […]
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Where’s Google going next?
Onstage at TED2014, Charlie Rose interviews Google CEO Larry Page about his far-off vision for the company. It includes aerial bikeways and internet balloons … and then it gets even more interesting, as Page talks through the company’s recent acquisition of Deep Mind, an AI that is learning some surprising things.
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Supporting the Creation of a Multiparty Dialogue in Times of Transition: Experience Sharing between Bulgaria and Morocco (2014-2015)
The project “Supporting the Creation of a Multiparty Dialogue in Times of Transition: Experience Sharing between Bulgaria and Morocco” is funded by Robert Bosch Stiftung. Its purpose is to support the establishment of an active dialogue between the political parties and the civil society in Morocco, the implementation period being 2014-2015. The Citizen School of […]
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Why good leaders make you feel safe
What makes a great leader? Management theorist Simon Sinek suggests, it’s someone who makes their employees feel secure, who draws staffers into a circle of trust. But creating trust and safety — especially in an uneven economy — means taking on big responsibility.
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Bulgaria’s Long-term strategies – Education and Employment Market
During the last day of the first course of the National Program, the key panel was “Bulgaria’s Long-term Strategies”. The topic of the link between the education and the employment market was presented by the chair of the board of the New Bulgarian University – Mr. Antony Slavinski and the manager of the National Competence […]