site.btaBTA Signs Partnership Agreement with Varna Free University

The Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) signed a partnership agreement with Varna Free University "Chernorizets Hrabar" on Wednesday. Signatures to the document were put in the building of the University by its president Assoc. Krasimir Nedyalkov and BTA Director General Kiril Valchev.

This treaty puts a long-standing partnership on a new footing, Valchev said. He noted that so far over the years Varna Free University has been a client of BTA due to paid access in the Agency, but now that the content is free, educational institutions have the right to seek publication of information free of charge. "The contract settles the copyright of the materials and scientific production submitted by the university and the BTA will report in its specialized knowledge and culture section in Bulgarian and English", Valchev said.

The contract also provides for the possibility of internships for students at the agency in Varna and other cities in the Northeast planning region, Valchev added. He pointed out that the document is a sign that private universities are on equal footing with public ones in the eyes of BTA and the guiding principle is to promote learning and inquiry, which is the motto of Varna Free University.

Assoc. Prof. Nedyalkov pointed out that the partnership between the two institutions yields results because of the Agency's role in disseminating information. Since April 2021, more than 150 news items related to the university, which currently has 5,000 students, have been published there. Candidate students are looking for all majors, with law, psychology, architecture, design, economics, administration and management being the most preferred, the University said.