The European Union is helping to develop education in Shumen Region, Kremena Marinova from the Regional Department of Education in Shumen said during a local conference held here on Wednesday. The event was part of BTA’s Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project.
Among the projects implemented by educational institutions in Shumen region during the programming period 2014-2020, she pointed out the one for the qualification of pedagogical specialists, in which 95 kindergartens and 64 schools participated. 56 kindergartens were covered by the project for active inclusion in the preschool education system, and 31 schools worked under the project Support for Success.
"During the new programming period, educational institutions in the region are participating in several projects. One of them is for the modernization of vocational education and training, funded by the Education Programme 2021-2027. The total budget of the programme is BGN70 million," Marinova noted, adding that at the moment 13 schools have applied, of which five are state-owned and eight are municipal-owned.
"Under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, a Center for Excellence in Vocational Education and Training has been opened in Shumen, built at the Hristo Botev Vocational High School of Mechanical Engineering, Electronics, Telecommunications and Transport. This is the first and only centre of its kind in Shumen Region," Marinova stressed.
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.
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