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“Bulgaria’s Long-term Strategies” – Education and Labour Market
The panel “Bulgaria’s Long-term strategies” was the accent during the last day of the course in the National Program. The topic was education and labour market. Special guests were the Chair of the Bulgarian Industrial Association – Mr. Bozhidar Danev, the Chair of the Chancellor’s Council for Higher Education in Bulgaria – Prof. Dr. Vanyo […]
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Politics Through the Prism Of a Municipality Budget
The budget as a political instrument or how the political parties realize their policies through the prism of municipality budgets is what the participants discussed during the National Program in the fourth day of the course, dedicated to the local self-government. The structure and the principals of the council budget and financial policies were presented […]
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Yordanka Fandukova: “We are determined to develop Sofia through culture and spirituality”
Mayor of Sofia Mrs. Yordanka Fandukova, presented to the participants in the National Program “Governing Skills” the efforts that Sofia municipality administration is investing in order Sofia to become European city of culture. Fandukova was a special guest lector in the rubric “30 minutes in the company of…” She answered various questions connected to the […]
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Elvin Guri: “There is only one solution for the future – to educate our children as soon as possible and as better as we can”
“Bulgaria has a single chance for a change and it is now, not in the future. It is education.” This is what the philanthropist Elvin Guri said to the participants in the National Program “Managing skills”. He was a special guest in the rubric “30 minutes in the company of…” Guri and his wife Ralica […]
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The Second Course of the National Program Has Started
The second course of the National Program “Managing Skills”, dedicated to regional development and local self-government, was opened today at RIU Pravets hotel. The course will end on the 8th December. The syllabus began with the participants’ presentations who had to give suggestions on how will the energy mix in Bulgaria look like in near […]
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Bulgarian School of Politics signed an agreement for cooperation with Civic School of Political Studies in Morocco
An agreement for strategic cooperation between the Bulgarian School of Politics “Dimitry Panitza” and the Civic School of Political Studies (CSPS) in Morocco was signed by the Executive Director of BSoP Irina Alexieva and the Director of CSPS Youssef Laaraj. With it, the Schools unite their efforts for developing new joint programs and initiatives, which […]
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Tania Luna: How a penny made me feel like a millionaire
As a young child, Tania Luna left her home in post-Chernobyl Ukraine to take asylum in the US. And one day, on the floor of the New York homeless shelter where she and her family lived, she found a penny. She has never again felt so rich. A meditation on the bittersweet joys of childhood […]
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May El-Khalil: Making peace is a marathon
In Lebanon there is one gunshot a year that isn’t part of a scene of routine violence: The opening sound of the Beirut International Marathon. In a moving talk, marathon founder May El-Khalil explains why she believed a 26.2-mile running event could bring together a country divided for decades by politics and religion, even if […]
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Sasha Bezuhanova Launches the Entrepregirl Award for Girls-Entrepreneurs
The Chairperson of the Board of the Bulgarian School of Politics “Dimitry Panitza” Sasha Bezuhanova launches the Entrepregirl Award for girls with interest and high results in the spheres of entrepreneurship and innovation. The award is financed by her personally and was inspired by the Digital Woman of Europe 2013 Award, which Sasha Bezuhanova received […]
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Representatives of Different Classes of BSoP Participated in a New Series of Trainings for Alumni
The second series of trainings organized for the Alumni of the Bulgarian School of Politics “Dimitry Panitza” was assessed as very successful. The trainings were held on 16 and 17 November and 20 Alumni took part in them. The lecturer of the training entitled “Communication of Philanthropic Causes in Social Media “ was Ms. Justin […]