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Bulgaria, India Ink Sci-tech Cooperation Program [Nov 29, 2011] Bulgaria and India agreed upon a two-year bilateral program for cooperation in science and technology on Tuesday in New Delhi. The document was signed by Bulgarian Education Minister Sergey Ignatov and his Indian counterpart Vilasrao Deshmukh, the Bulgarian Parliament's press office has announced. The newly signed program foresees a deepened cooperation between the two countries in the fields of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Aims at 36% University Graduates by 2020 [Oct 10, 2011] A total of 36% of all Bulgarians should be university graduates by 2020, according to the country's Education Minister Sergey Ignatov. Several days ago, the European Commission recommended that 40% of Bulgaria's population should have university diplomas by 2020, the Minister has revealed, as cited by the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency. However, Ignatov has admitted this goal would be impossible to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Won't Introduce Education Standards for Roma Kids [Sep 28, 2011] Bulgaria's Education Minister Sergey Ignatov has stated he is against the idea of introducing "education standards" for children from the Roma minority in the country, as a labor confederation has suggested. According to the Podkrepa Labor Confederation's education syndicate, Roma children are massively allowed to pass grades in school even when they do not cover the necessary criteria and they ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex Deputy PM: Former Tsar Is Best Presidential Candidate [Jun 13, 2011] Daniel Vulchev, Former Bulgarian Education Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, has termed Simeon Saxe-Coburg, former Bulgarian Tsar and Prime Minister, the best presidential candidate. In a Monday interview for the morning broadcast of Nova TV, Vulchev, who is part of the initiative committee supporting ex EU Commissioner Meglena Kuneva at the autumn 2011 presidential elections, added that Saxe ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Eliminate Official Recognition of Foreign Diplomas [May 31, 2011] Bulgaria is to gradually eliminate officials recognition of diplomas issued by foreign colleges and universities, Education Minister, Sergey Ignatov, told representatives of Bulgarian media in Brussels. The verification of diplomas of students who wish to continue their studies in Bulgarian universities and colleges will become the respective school's responsibility. The Minister further ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Transport Minister Surprisingly Resigns [May 18, 2011] Bulgaria's transport minister Alexander Tsvetkov has unexpectedly submitted his resignation, it emerged on Wednesday. The information was confirmed by Education Minister Sergei Ignatov and Defense Minister Anyu Anguelov, who said the announcement was made earlier in the day by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Implement Priority University Funding Mid-2011 [Nov 04, 2010] Bulgarian universities will be financed differently from mid-2011, the Education Minister, Sergey Ignatov, said while presenting the new ranking system for universities. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Implement Priority University Funding Mid-2011 [Nov 04, 2010] Sergey Ignatov, Bulgaria's Education Minister. Photo by BGNES "The financing for "good" universities will be increased with priority and will be decreased for the ones that produce permanently unemployed people. The tendency is to stop paying to those who have bad results," Ignatov said Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Presents Universities Ranking System [Nov 04, 2010] Bulgaria's Education Minister, Sergey Ignatov, will present Thursday the new online ranking system for universities. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Education Minister: Bulgaria in Dire Need of Reform [Aug 26, 2010] Bulgarias Education Minister, Sergey Ignatov, is against the idea of paid college education. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Education Minister: Bulgaria in Dire Need of Reform [Aug 26, 2010] Bulgaria urgently needs a fundamental reform in higher education and science, Education Minister, Sergey Ignatov, said Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Students Mount Bicycles, Deplore Streets [Jul 10, 2010] Bulgaria's economy and energy minister Traicho Traikov (front) and education minister Sergey Ignatov (back, yellow shirt) are seen at Saturday's bicycle trip organized by Bulgarian students. Photo by BGNES. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Revamps High-school Exit Exam [Jun 14, 2010] Bulgarias Education Minister, Sergey Ignatov, says the matriculation exam results must be analyzed and used to improve educations quality. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Unemployment Declines for 3rd Consecutive Month [Jun 01, 2010] Labor Minister Mladenov, EC Representation head Zlatanova, and Education Minister Ignatov opened an information campaign on employment. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Parliament Will Not Probe Matriculation Exam Violations [May 19, 2010] Bulgaria's Deputy Education Minister, Milka Kodzhabashieva, says the Ministry's own probe into possible violations of the high-school exit exam had not revealed anything alarming. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Academy of Sciences Under Financial Scrutiny [May 18, 2010] The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) will be subjected to a financial audit, stated Tuesday Bulgaria's Education Minister Sergey Ignatov. [via YahooNews] More >>

State Subsidy for Bulgaria Private Schools Put on Hold [May 12, 2010] Bulgaria's Education Minister Sergey Ignatov put on hold the Cabinet's decision to subsidize private schools in Bulgaria and thus reduce paid tuition taxes. [via YahooNews] More >>

Lisbon Strategy Forces Bulgaria to Provide Education for 4-Year-Olds [Apr 30, 2010] Bulgaria Education Minister, Sergey Ignatov, has said that the EU Lisbon Strategy means that the Bulgarian government must cover the education of 4-year-olds. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Govt to Draft New Children, Family Act [Apr 29, 2010] Bulgaria's Education Minister Sergey Ignatov thinks that repressive measures are not a solution to child abuse but only exacerbate the problem. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Private Schools, Nurseries to Receive State Subsidies [Apr 27, 2010] According to Bulgaria's Education Minister Sergey Ignatov, privately-run school institutions are no longer a privilege for only the children of the very rich in Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>