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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 >>

Bulgaria Education Reform Bases Universities' Financing on Ratings [Apr 19, 2010] Financing of Bulgaria's universities will depend on the quality of offered services and professional realization of the students, Education Minister, Sergey Ignatov, announced. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Gives Universities Academic Title Rights [Apr 15, 2010] Bulgaria's Higher Attestation Commission will be closed down and Bulgarian universities will be allowed to give academic titles. This was announced on Thursday when the Higher Education Act was finally adopted. The Act will replace the existing law for academic degrees and titles. [via YahooNews] More >>

Oxbridge Educational Recruiters Make First Bulgaria Visit (Novinite.com) [Mar 19, 2010] Representatives of some of the world's largest universities are coming to Bulgaria to present their institutions, with Oxford and Cambridge making their debut visit. [via YahooNews] More >>

Education Minister Accuses Bulgaria Universities of Corruption (Novinite.com) [Mar 01, 2010] Bulgaria Education Minister Sergey Ignatov has described many universities as having 'abnormalities' that he expects will soon be revealed by prosecutors. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Minister Moves to Boost University Competition (Novinite.com) [Feb 26, 2010] A new set of measures including mergers of higher education institutions has been designed to increase the competition among Bulgarian universities. Bulgaria?s Education Minister, Sergey Ignatov announced Friday that these changes would be included in the new Higher Education Act. [via YahooNews] More >>

Banned Turkmen Students to Attend US University in Bulgaria (Novinite.com) [Jan 28, 2010] Turkmen students banned from studying at universities abroad are being allowed by the government to resume their studies at the American University in Bulgaria (AUBG), RFE/RL's Turkmen Service reports. [via YahooNews] More >>

BANNED TURKMEN STUDENTS TO ATTEND U.S. UNIVERSITY IN BULGARIA (EurasiaNet) [Jan 27, 2010] Turkmen students banned from studying at universities abroad are being allowed by the government to resume their studies at the American University in Bulgaria (AUBG), RFE/RL?s Turkmen Service reports. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Education Minister Calls for University Cooperation Agreements (Novinite.com) [Jan 20, 2010] Sergey Ignatov, Bulgaria's Education Minister, has proposed that the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) should negotiate framework agreements for cooperation with Bulgarian universities. [via YahooNews] More >>