site.btaHead of Regional Education Authority: Concept for Integrated Territorial Investments Could Develop Dual Education in Dobrich

 In recent years, instead of expanding the dual education system of learning while working, schools in Dobrich Region have been forced to limit it, Svetlana Vasileva, Head of the Regional Department of Education in Dobrich, said during a local conference as part of BTA's Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project. The conference took place at the BTA National Press Club here on Tuesday.

"I hope that the concept for Integrated Territorial Investments (ITI) of the Dobrich Municipality will find the best implementation in order to enable the development of dual education in our region as a whole", she emphasised, adding that the limitation of dual education is related to many conditions and factors, but mostly to the ability of employers to accept students in this form of education in their companies.

"Although the dual form has not yet sufficiently entered our education in Dobrich Region, the teaching practices on the other hand allow for the development of students in this direction," Vasileva pointed out. She noted that Dobrich Municipality did not divide schools into state and municipal schools when developing the ITI concepts.

Vasileva stressed that the work of the Regional Department of Education is extremely important and dependent on the work of the municipalities. She is grateful for the good cooperation in every respect when it comes to the field of education, regardless of whether it is related to improving the material and technical base, or to the education of students and their visits to school.

BTA's Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project aims to raise public awareness and foster open dialogue about cohesion policy, local achievements, and the implementation of the EU's policy priorities. The project kicked off with a conference in Veliki Preslav in November 2024. The schedule of conferences until the end of September 2025 includes events in the following cities: Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo, Vidin, Vratsa, Gabrovo, Dobrich, Kazanlak, Kardzhali, Kyustendil, Lovech, Montana, Pazardzhik, Pernik, Pleven, Razgrad, Ruse, Samokov, Svishtov, Sliven, Smolyan, Sofia, Stara Zagora, Troyan, Targovishte, Haskovo, Shumen, and Yambol. Cross-border conferences will be held in Belgrade, Bosilegrad, Bucharest, Edirne, Skopje, and Thessaloniki. The project builds on the Europe in the Balkans: A Common Future and Europe in Bulgaria: A Common Future projects, implemented by BTA in 2023 and 2024, respectively.