New educational cooperation in Bulgaria

The Rotary Foundation 

Matching Grants Project 

Educational Cooperation 

in Bulgaria 

2006 / 2007

Educational cooperation in Bulgaria 2006 / 2007 

Textbooks and school equipment 

Youth exchange 2 

Educational cooperation 


2006 / 2007 


Youth camps 

Report 

Kitzbühel, May 2007 

___________ 

Responsible for the contents: 

Dr. Hans Philipp 

Rotary Club Kitzbühel, Project coordinator 

hans.philipp@aon.at 

Pictorial material: 

Higher Secondary Commercial College Kitzbühel 

Higher Secondary Commercial College Montana 

k.education project office Sofia 


Duplication: 

Gebro Pharma GmbH, Fieberbrunn




To 

Dkfm. Dr. Hans-Wolfgang Tyczka, 

Rotary Club Wolfsratshausen – Isartal, Germany, 

for initiating this project




Lead the Way — "I ask all of you to join me 

as we Lead the Way to a better Rotary and 

better communities." 

William Boyd 

President Rotary International 2006/07




Since 1992 in Bulgaria Austrian projects are in progress to improve primary commercial education 

of youth. In the framework of educational co-operations 

• classes according to the Austrian curriculum were established at higher secondary commercial 

colleges, 

• a training firm network was set up and involved into the international training firm network, 

• teachers´ training was provided, 

• teachers as well as students were invited to study in Austria, 

• students´ exchanges were organized and 

• the idea of students´ training in training firms was exported into the neighbouring countries. 

At the moment 

• all Bulgarian commercial colleges are to be integrated into the existing training firm network 

supported by Austria from ECO NET funds. 

All these projects were carried out by KulturKontakt Austria. The Rotary Club Kitzbühel and its 

partners were involved in these projects since 1994. The Rotarian activities were supported by 

the Rotary District 1920 Austria West, the Rotary Foundation and sponsors – see TRF Matching 

Grants projects # 5829 “Implementing Training Firms in the Fundamental Commercial Education 

– Setting up a Training Firm Network in Bulgaria” 1996/98 and # 57945 “Promotion of Training 

Firms in the Secondary Commercial Colleges in Bulgaria”, 2005/06. 

2006/2007 

• newly developed textbooks for commercial subjects were be printed and




• teachers were familiarized with these textbooks. 

The development of these textbooks was financed within the Austrian educational project ECO 

NET: fees for authors, expenses for meetings, translations etc. 

By the means of a new Rotary Foundation Matching Grants project the Rotary Club Kitzbühel 

and its partners sponsored the publishing of these textbooks and equipped classrooms at three 

colleges. 

Compared with other international projects to support the vocational education of youth in Bulgaria 

the Rotarian activities look rather modest. But meanwhile the Rotarian educational cooperations 

are seen in Bulgaria as well as in Austria as exemplary: the co-operation of private 

and public institutions, the execution along guidelines worked out in agreement with the Ministries 

of Education in Sofia and Vienna, the integration of the Bulgarian partners into the decision-making 

processes, the support of Rotary International, the links to other educational projects 

and last but not least the Rotarian activities in Bulgaria have proved to be sustainable. 

The Bulgarian and the Austrian school authorities as well as the headmasters, teachers and 

students of the pilot-schools thanked the Rotary Club Kitzbühel and its partners for their work in 

favor of the Bulgarian youth. 

The Austrian educational projects in Bulgaria will be completed 2008/2009. Rotary Club Kitzbühel 

and its partners will be involved once more. 

Kitzbühel, May 2007 


Rotary Club Kitzbühel 

Project coordinator




Table of contents 

New educational cooperation in Bulgaria ......................................................................................9 

Goals ...................................................................................................................................... 11 

Textbooks............................................................................................................................ 11 

School equipment ............................................................................................................... 11 

Project partners ...................................................................................................................... 12 

KulturKontakt Austria, Vienna ............................................................................................. 12 

Higher Secondary Commercial College Kitzbühel .............................................................. 13 

Initiative for Teaching Entrepreneurship - IFTE, Vienna, Austria. ....................................... 13 

Project realization ................................................................................................................... 14 

Responsibilities....................................................................................................................... 14 

Host Partner............................................................................................................................ 15 

International Partner ............................................................................................................... 15 

Pilot Schools........................................................................................................................... 16 

Vocational High School “Dimitar Talev” – Gotse Delchev................................................... 16 

Finance and Economy High School “Vassil Levski” - Montana........................................... 17 

National Finance and Economy High School Sofia............................................................... 18 

Vocational High School “Gen.Vl.Zaimov”- Sopot ................................................................ 20 

Remarks ................................................................................................................................. 22 

Diary ....................................................................................................................................... 23 

Public relations ....................................................................................................................... 35 

Certificates of donation and assumption ............................................................................. 36 

Project account....................................................................................................................... 49 

Project budget......................................................................................................................... 50 

Financing ................................................................................................................................ 51 

Results and experiences ........................................................................................................ 52 

Higher secondary commercial and tourism colleges .............................................................. 54 

The concept of Training Firms ................................................................................................ 54 

Training Firm network ......................................................................................................... 55 

Central Office ...................................................................................................................... 55 

Centre for applied economics ................................................................................................. 55 

Furnishing and equipping the training firm office ................................................................ 55 

Room................................................................................................................................... 56 

Furniture and equipment ..................................................................................................... 56 

Centre for applied economics Gotse Delchev ........................................................................ 57 

Rooms - renovation to be done........................................................................................... 57 

Furniture and Equipment - Gotse Delchev.......................................................................... 59




Centre for applied economics Sopot....................................................................................... 63 

Rooms - renovation to be done........................................................................................... 63 

Furniture and Equipment - Sopot ........................................................................................ 65 

Temporary solution ............................................................................................................. 68 

Calculations ............................................................................................................................ 70 

Textbooks............................................................................................................................ 70 

Office equipment ................................................................................................................. 71 

Office furniture..................................................................................................................... 72 

Camp for Bulgarian youth in Kitzbühel ........................................................................................74 

Goals ...................................................................................................................................... 75 

Participants............................................................................................................................. 76 

Programme ............................................................................................................................. 77 

Budget .................................................................................................................................... 78 

Final remarks.......................................................................................................................... 78 

Activities of Rotary Club Kitzbühel in Bulgaria ............................................................................79 

Projects................................................................................................................................... 79 

Financing ................................................................................................................................ 81 

Activities in favor of the Bulgarian youth 2007/08 .......................................................................82 

Matching Grants Project 2007/08 ........................................................................................... 82 

Camp for Austrian youth in Montana 2007/08 ........................................................................ 83 

Participants ......................................................................................................................... 83 

Programme ......................................................................................................................... 83 

Budget................................................................................................................................. 84 

Protection of Honor................................................................................................................. 84 

Thanks.........................................................................................................................................85 

Contacts ......................................................................................................................................87 

The Rotary Foundation Matching Grants Project ................................................................... 87 

Youth camps Kitzbühel – Montana ......................................................................................... 87




New educational cooperation in Bulgaria 

The Rotary Foundation Matching Grants Project # 61082 


for the primary commercial education of youth 


A project of 

Rotary Club Kitzbühel, Austria 

Rotary Club Lignano Sabbiadoro Tagliamento, Italy 

Rotary Club Montana, Bulgaria 

Rotary Club Wolfratshausen – Isartal, Germany 

KulturKontakt Austria, Austria 

Higher Secondary Commercial College Kitzbühel, Austria 

Initiative for Training entrepreneurship




Letter of Intent 

The partners 

Direction for Policy in the Vocational Education, 

Bulgarian Ministry for Education and Science, 

KulturKontakt Austria 

and 


will cooperate 

in the framework of a Rotary Foundation Matching Grants Project 

2006 / 2007. 

Goal of this cooperation is the support of the primary commercial education 

of youth in Bulgaria 

by 

promoting the publishing of textbooks for commercial subjects 

and 

improving the infrastructure of selected commercial schools. 

Sofia, June 6 th , 2006 

Dr. Kurt Wagner Valentina Dejkova Dr. Hans Philipp 

KulturKontakt Austria Direction for Policy Rotary Club Kitzbühel 

in the Vocational Education




Goals 

Goals of the project are 

• the support of publishing up-to-date textbooks for commercial lessons and 

• the equipment of classrooms with computer hard- and software 

which means to 

• improve quality and innovativeness of fundamental commercial education of the youth 

• promote the development of key qualifications and stimulate creativity and entrepreneurship 

in students 

• improve the preparation of the youth for their future business and private life in a free market 

economy characterized by rapid changes in society, technology and a multitude of intercultural 

influences 

• promote an international dimension of fundamental commercial education. 

Textbooks 

To finance the preparations for printing the textbooks Rotarian help is once more asked. It is 

meant to take over the expenses for preparing the printing: lay-out, illustrations, covers, etc. 

Thus the prices of the textbooks can be kept low. Only if a textbook costs about BGL 10,-- = € 

5,-- Bulgarian parents can afford to buy it for their children. 

The development of these textbooks was financed within the Austrian educational project ECO 

NET: fees for authors, expenses for meetings, translations etc. 

It is not meant to finance follow up expenses as expenses for printing the textbooks themselves. 

School equipment 

Bulgarian school authorities have too few money to equip all their schools with up-to-date 

school equipment. Therefore the commercial education of students, especially the students´ 

training in training firms, shall be supported by the means of 

• equipping 2 classrooms at the High School for Economy in Montana: 

‣ Computer hard- and software donated from the Higher Secondary Commercial College 

Kitzbühel as well as 

‣ blackboards donated from the Primary School Hopfgarten in Nordtirol 

will be shipped to Montana. 

Students of the Higher Secondary Commercial College Kitzbühel who have visited the High 

School for Economy in Montana in May 2006 will collect second hand clothes, toys etc. The 

articles will be shipped to Montana together with the school equipment. The Bulgarian part-




ners will give articles which will not be used at the High School for Economy in Montana to 

people in need. 

These activities will promote the social commitment of students taking part in the project in 

both countries. 

• equipping centres for applied economics with newly ordered computer hard- and software 

and office furniture at 

‣ the Technical High School for Economy in Gotse Delchev and. 

‣ the High School for Tourism in Sopot 

The renovation and adaptation of the classrooms are financed by the Bulgarian Ministry of 

Education and Science. 

• ordering a copier for the Austrian library at the National High School for Finance and Economy 

in Sofia. 

Project partners 

The project is based on the educational corporation of 

• Rotary Club Kitzbühel, Austria, District 1920 

• Rotary Club Lignano Sabbiadoro Tagliamento, Italy, District 2060 

• Rotary Club Montana, Bulgaria, District 2480 

• Rotary Club Wolfratshausen – Isartal, Germany, District 1840 

• KulturKontakt Austria 

• Higher Secondary Commercial College Kitzbühel, Austria 

• Initiative for Teaching Entrepreneurship, Vienna, Austria. 

KulturKontakt Austria, Vienna 

KulturKontakt Austria is one of the largest Austrian centres of competence for cultural education, 

arts & cultural education, cultural dialogue and educational cooperation with Eastern 

and South East Europe. It is a non-profit making organisation and has three programme departments: 

arts & cultural education, educational cooperation and cultural promotion & 

sponsoring. 

On behalf of the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Austrian educational coordinators 

in nine k.education Project Offices in Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe develop 

educational projects – together with KulturKontakt Austria – with their partners in 

these countries. KulturKontakt Austria thus makes an important contribution to educational 

reform and to the European integration of these countries.




Contact: 

Mag. Monika Mott 

Head of Education 


Universitätsstraße 5, A - 1010 Vienna 

Tel. +43 1 523 87 65-54, Fax +43 1 523 87 65-20 

monika.mott@kulturkontakt.or.at 

www.kulturkontakt.or.at 

Mag. Eva Juliana Jambor 

Austrian Educational Coordinator 

k-education project office Sofia 

"Rozova dolina" Str.1, BG - 1421 Sofia 

Tel. +359 2 9631380, Fax +359 2 9633208 

eva.jambor@kulturkontakt.or.at 

www.k-education.at 


A Higher Secondary Commercial College is a five-year program for the 15 to 19-year-olds, 

aiming at profound economic and a broad general education. Thus it provides comprehensive 

training suitable for all branches of the economy and public services 

Contact: 

Mag. Eva Grißmann 

Headmistress 

Traunsteinerweg 11, A - 6370 Kitzbühel 

Tel. +43 5356 64412, Fax +43 5356 64412 

e.Grißmann@lst-t.gv.at 

www.hak-kitz.at 

Initiative for Teaching Entrepreneurship - IFTE, Vienna, Austria. 

With its main goal being to arouse, promote and support entrepreneurial spirit and action, 

the IFTE develops innovate teaching material & methods for broadening peoples economic 

understanding. Its didactic entrepreneurship concept, are developed in order to strengthen 

and extend young peoples entrepreneurial understanding & ambitions. 

The IFTE helps young people discover the challenging path of becoming independent. Entrepreneurship 

Education is further an instrument for equality, based on the general economic-ethical 

principles of an open-market economy which is, besides its economicallyorientated 

goals, obliged to especially focus on the weak and disadvantaged members of 

society.




Contact: 

Mag. Johannes Lindner 

Acting representative 

c/o Initiative für Training Entrepreneurship im 

Entrepreneurship centre Schraubenfabrik 

Lilienbrunngasse 18/2/10, A-1020 Vienna 

Tel. +43 69919670660 

entrepreneurship@gmx.de 

http://www.ifte.at 

Project realization 

The following measures are taken in order to realize the project 

• supporting the publication of textbooks for commercial lessons 

• informing the headmasters of the chosen schools 

• equipment for classrooms 

• training of teachers who will use the published textbooks 

• evaluation. 

Responsibilities 

• Rotary Club Kitzbühel, Austria, District 1920 

‣ project coordination 

‣ purchase of computer hardware and software and office furniture for centres for applied 

economics at the Vocational High School “Dimitar Talev” – Gotse Delchev and the Vocational 

High School “Gen.Vl.Zaimov”- Sopot 

‣ equipping 2 computer classrooms at the Finance and Economy High School “Vassil 

Levski” - Montana 

‣ purchase of a copier for the Austrian library at the National High School for Finance and 

Economy in Sofia 

‣ informing the headmasters of the chosen schools 

‣ financial support of publishing up to date textbooks for commercial lessons 

‣ evaluation 

• Rotary Club Montana, Bulgaria, District 2480 

‣ establishing contacts in Bulgaria 

‣ supporting all measures 

‣ supporting students´ training in training firms 

• Rotary Club Lignano Sabbiadoro Tagliamento, Italy, District 2060 

• Rotary Club Wolfratshausen – Isartal, Germany, District 1840 

‣ supporting all measures by bringing in experiences




• KulturKontakt Austria, Vienna. Austria 

‣ organization in Bulgaria through k-education project office Sofia 

‣ keeping in touch with Bulgarian school authorities 

‣ keeping in touch with Bulgarian schools 

‣ teachers´ training 

‣ payment of fees and travelling expenses for lecturers 

‣ evaluation 


‣ donating second hand computer hard- and software 

‣ collecting second hand articles for a second hand market in Montana, Bulgaria. 

• Initiative for Teaching Entrepreneurship, Vienna, Austria 

‣ supervising authors of the textbooks 

‣ co-writing texts 

‣ monitoring the preparations for printing the textbooks 

‣ monitoring the printing of the textbooks. 

Host Partner 

Rotary Club of Montana Club ID # 53881 

District 2480 Country Bulgaria 

Club President 

Contact persons 

Angel Velkov 

Tzvetan Tzetkov 

Zlatko Jivkov 

Evgeni Nikolov 

International Partner 

Rotary Club of Kitzbühel Club ID # 11.946 

District 1920 Country Austria 

Club President 

Contact persons 

Moßhammer Anton 

Philipp Hans, Project coordinator 

Tyczka Hans Wolfgang, RC Wolratshausen - Isartal 

Lötsch Gerhard




Pilot Schools 

Vocational High School “Dimitar Talev” – Gotse Delchev 

The Vocational High School “Dimitar Talev”, Gotse Delchev - was founded in 1965. At present 

the tuition is carried out in the splendid architectural compound of the school in three educational 

fields: techniques, economic management and manufacturing of clothes. The ambitious 

school staff has created very good conditions for general and vocational training in the following 

specialties: Industrial Electronics; Computer Techniques and Technologies; Accountancy; Business 

Administration; Designing, Modelling and Technology of Clothes. 

There are 762 students in 31 classes and 64 teachers, including 4 teachers for training firms, 

trained by teacher trainers within the framework of the Austrian-Bulgarian Economics High 

School Project. At the moment there act 4 training firms and 1 junior firm. 

The school keeps contact with the manufactures in the region to provide professional training 

and further realization of the students. 

Headmaster: Blagoi Migdin 

2900 Gotse Delchev, 36 Gotse Delchev Str. 

Tel.: ++359 0751/ 60151, 60152 

e-mail: npgdt@mail.bg, office@npg-gd.com 

www.npg-gd.com




About the region: 

Gotse Delchev is located in the south western region of Bulgaria, near the Greek border, 200km 

from Sofia. The town is situated at the southwest foots of the Middle Pirin Mountain. It has a 

population of about 37.000 people. 

The population of the region consists of Bulgarians (including a number of Muslim Bulgarians), 

Turks, Roma, and ethnic Macedonians. 

Economic branch structure: agriculture and textile industry. 

The rate of unemployment is below the average for the country, but people are poor because of 

the low income from their basic livelihood. 

Finance and Economy High School “Vassil Levski” - Montana 

The Finance and Economy High School “Vassil Levski”, Montana, (FEHS) is the first educational 

establishment in Northwest Bulgaria, which trains qualified specialists in economy and 

management, informational technologies, administrative services, tourism and restaurant management. 

The training is conducted by 52 highly qualified teachers in 25 classes of total 645 

students. 

Since 1995-96 school year the FEHS has been approved to participate in the Austrian- 

Bulgarian Economics High School Project under which a wide vocation-related qualification is 

provided. A training centre has been set up with 4 training firms. 3 teacher trainers (2 economists 

and 1 IT engineer).




Headmaster: Temenushka Kissiova 

3400 Montana, 37 Al. Stamboliyski Str. 

tel./fax: +359 96 300435 

е-mail: fsg@abv.bg 

http://members.asystbg.com/teconomic 


Montana is located in the north western part of Bulgaria, along either banks of Ogosta River, 

between Stara Planina Mountain Range and the Danube Plain. The population amounts to 

about 60.000 people. Basic livelihood: machine-building, tailoring, agriculture. As a whole the 

region is marked of its low social and economic growth and high rate of unemployment – 18.5 

percent. 

National Finance and Economy High School Sofia 

The National Finance and Economy High School Sofia was established in 1913. 

In the course of its existence, the school has created solid traditions in the training of secondary 

education specialists. The vocational expertise of the graduates covers wide-range general 

education, foreign language proficiency, latest theoretical knowledge and practical experience in 

economy, skills for applying the computer and IT in the field of business communication and 

contacts. 

The training is carried out by 60 high-qualified teachers. The 840 students are divided in 29 

classes. 

A wide-scale education project with Austria in the specialties of Economics and Management, 

and Entrepreneurship and Management is successfully implemented and developing. 

In the framework of the Austrian-Bulgarian Economics High School Project a modern Centre for 

applied economics was established wherein 10 training firms are operating. 

With view to a multiplied outcome of the Bulgarian-Austrian Project, and especially of the training 

firm as an innovational training method complying to the latest educational requirements, a 

Model Centre was founded at the High School. The main objective of the Centre is to develop 

as a lever for the improvement of the knowledge and skills of the management staff of the training 

firm and for the further dissemination and implementation of the training firm concept around 

Bulgaria.




Headmaster: Ivan Arsov 

1 Rozova Dolina St. 

BG - 1421 Sofia 

Tel./Fax: +359 2 8661309 

E-mail: dir@nfsg.online.bg 

www.nfsg.online.bg 

Austrian Library at the National Finance and Economy High School Sofia 

The Austrian Library at the National Finance and Economy High School Sofia was founded by 

KulturKontakt Austria and its activities are coordinated by k.education Project office Sofia. 

The library fund covers thematic fields such as literature pieces in German, methodic and didactic 

studies, civilization, history, geography, economy, etc. The library avails also the full edition 

of Kleines Volk and Spatzenpost magazines for the primary school pupils and JÖ and 

TOPIC magazines for the higher-class students, each in number to suffice for a whole class.





Sofia is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Bulgaria, with a population of about 

1.250.000. It is the administrative, cultural, and economic centre of the country. 

One of the oldest capital cities in Europe, the history of Sofia dates back to the 8th century BC, 

when Thracians established a settlement there. Sofia's development as a significant settlement 

owes much to its central position in the Balkans. It is situated in western Bulgaria, at the northern 

foot of the Vitosha Mountain, in the Sofia Valley that is surrounded by mountains on all 

sides. Three mountain passes lead to the city, which have been key roads since antiquity, connecting 

the Adriatic Sea and Central Europe with the Black and Aegean Seas. 

Vocational High School “Gen.Vl.Zaimov”- Sopot 

The Vocational High School “Gen.Vl.Zaimov”, Sopot, is located at the foot of the Balkan Mountains 

in a large park on an area of 50.000 square meters covered with more than 30 species of 

coniferous and deciduous trees and flowers. 

The school has 2 buildings, a student hostel with a canteen and a recreation room, laboratories 

in Electronics , Microprocessor Techniques, Electronic and Machine Measurement, training 

workshops equipped with machine-tools and digital program control machines, computer laboratories 

at the students’ disposal, modern training centre for training students in the field of 

bread-making, catering and tourism and a library. 

There are 1,101 students in 46 classes and 98 teachers in the fields of Economic Management 

and Administration, Electronics and Automation, Metal Processing and Machine Building, Electrical 

Engineering, Production of Food and Drinks, Hotel and Restaurant Management and Catering. 

Since 2003 the school is a participant in the tour.reg project. Many teachers have been trained




under the project. Two of them are trained by teacher trainers for managers of training firms 

under the Austrian-Bulgarian Economics High School Project. 

Headmistress: Ogniana Nikolova 

4330 Sopot, 1 Ivan Vazov Str. 

Tel.: ++359 3134 2108; 2031 

e-mail: pgzaimov@yahoo.com 

www.pzaimov.com 


Sopot is a small town at the foot of Stara Planina (a mountain range crossing Bulgaria from its 

western border to the Black Sea) with 12.119 inhabitants. It is situated in the legendary Valley of 

the Roses, 136 km east of Sofia. 

Sopot is one of the poorest towns in Bulgaria. 

The rate of unemployment is above the average for the country – about 50 percent. Greatest is 

the number of people occupied in the branch of tailoring, wood-processing, and foodprocessing. 

The cultural and historical heritage and the natural endowments provide an opportunity 

for the development of tourism, recreation and balneo therapy.




Remarks 

The Project 

• is linked to ECO NET 

According to the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe KulturKontakt Austria implements 

the project ECONET-Bulgaria financed by the Austrian Development Agency (Austrian cooperation 

with Eastern Europe on behalf of the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs). 

ECONET-Bulgaria aims at the dissemination of the training firms’ concept all over Bulgaria. 

ECONET –Bulgaria is implemented by the k.education project office Sofia. 

• is coordinated with the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science 

• is clearly defined and limited 

• new school equipment will be bought in Bulgaria for the benefit of the Bulgarian gross national 

product 

• all financial transactions will be conducted as trustee by Mrs. Mag. Eva Jambor, k.education 

project office Sofia – see cooperating organisations 

• due to its experience with its Austrian and Bulgarian partners the Rotary Club Kitzbühel 

guarantees a lasting use of the project’s funds in future 

• is linked to youth camps for students of the Higher Secondary Commercial Colleges Kitzbühel, 

Austria, and the Technical High School for Economy Montana, Bulgaria 

• the computer hardware and software together with all accessories and other items will belong 

to the respective schools. They are responsible for operating costs and maintenance 

• the office equipment and other items collected in Austria are donations and can be imported 

to Bulgaria free of duty by the help of the Agency for International Aid, Sofia.




Diary 

• April 13 th , 2006 

Hans-Wolfgang Tyczka, Rotary Club Wolfratshausen – Isartal, donates € 3.400,-- to support 

the activities of the Rotary Club Kitzbühel in favour of the Bulgarian youth. 

The board of Rotary Club Kitzbühel decides spontaneously to work out a draft for a new Rotary 

Foundation Matching Grants Project. 

• Working out a draft for this project in co-operation with k-education project office Sofia. 

Seeking partners and presenting the ideas. 

• June 5 th , 2006 

Meeting the Bulgarian project partners in Sofia to discuss the future project. 

• June 6 th , 2006 

Signing a letter of intent by 

‣ Valentina Dejkova, Director for Policy in the Vocational Education, Bulgarian Ministry for 

Education and Science, 

‣ Dr. Kurt Wagner, KulturKontakt Austria and 

‣ Dr. Hans Philipp, Rotary Club Kitzbühel. 

The partners will cooperate in the framework of a Rotary Foundation Matching Grants Project 

2006 / 2007. Goal of this cooperation is the support of the primary commercial education 

of youth in Bulgaria by promoting the publishing of textbooks for commercial subjects 

and improving the infrastructure of selected commercial schools. 

• Working out the Rotary Foundation Matching Grants Project Application. 

• August 30 th . 2006 

Sending the Matching Grants Project Application to the Rotary Foundation. 

• Finding the Rotary Club Lignano Sabbiadoro Tagliamento, Italy, as a further partner. 

Reworking the application. 

• September 7 th , 2006 

Sending the reworked Matching Grants Application to the Rotary Foundation. 

• Correcting the project’s budget in answer to questions of the humanitarian staff of the Rotary 

Foundation.





Presentation of the newly edited Training Firms´ Manual in Sofia in presence of Daniel Valtschev, 

Bulgarian Minister for Education and Science. The textbook will be delivered to 

schools free of charge. 


Elisabeth Gehrer, Austrian Minister for Education, Science and Culture, honours Mag. Eva 

Grißmann, headmistress of the Higher Secondary Commercial College Kitzbühel, and 

Dr. Hans Philipp, Rotary Club Kitzbühel, for their activities in favor of the Bulgarian youth. 

Mag. Grißmann accepts the decoration of the Republic Austria in the name of her staff 

members and students, Dr. Philipp in the name of his Rotarian friends and the partners of 

the educational co-operations in Bulgaria.




• October 5 th , 2006 

Approval of the project by the Rotary Foundation. 

• October 5 th , 2006 

Opening a project account at the Sparkasse Kitzbühel. 

The project partners pay their contributions into the project account. 

• October 23 rd , 2006 

Signing the Matching Grant Agreement between Rotary Club Kitzbühel, Rotary Club Montana 

and the Rotary Foundation. 

• Beginning of November, 2006 

Publication of “Business Management I”. The textbook will be sold for Bgl LEVA 9,-- = 

EURO 4,50 = US$ 5,70. 

• November 9 th , 2006 

Transfer of the Rotary Foundation’s allowance to the project account. 


Meeting the Bulgarian project partners in Sofia to discuss the realisation of the project. 


Visiting the Technical High School for Economy in Gotse Delchev: 

informing headmaster, checking rooms for a centre for applied economics, discussing restoration, 

equipment and furniture, fixing responsibilities 


Visiting the High School for Tourism in Sopot: 

informing headmistress, checking rooms for a centre for applied economics, discussing restoration, 

equipment and furniture, fixing responsibilities 


Meeting with Valentina Dejkova, Director for Policy in the Vocational Education, Bulgarian 

Ministry for Education and Science, Sofia: 

reporting status of project, discussing realisation, discussing possibilities of a future cooperation.





To do 


• Coordination 

• Financing textbooks 

• Designing centres for applied economics 

• Checking offers for office equipment and furniture 

• Ordering and financing office equipment 

• Financing office furniture as far as possible. 

Colleges 

• Asking for offers for renovation and adaptation of centres for applied economics 

Coordinating work with Ministry for Education and Science, Sofia 

Ordering work to be done after approval of Ministry for Education and Science, Sofia 

Reporting prices to k-education project office Sofia 

• Asking for offers for office furniture 

Coordinating offers with k-education project office Sofia 

Ordering office furniture after approval by Rotary Club Kitzbühel 

Checking and certifying invoice and sending it to k-education project office Sofia 

• Office equipment will be delivered to colleges 

Colleges get certificates of donation as document for accounting the items 

Headmaster/headmistress certifies take over of items and sends the document to k- 

education project office Sofia 

Headmaster/headmistress certifies confirmation of assumption and sends it to k- 

education project office Sofia 

• Reporting progress of work to k-education project office Sofia. 

College Gotse Delchev: 

office furniture will be produced partly by the carpenter of the school. 

College Sopot 

office furniture will be financed by the Ministry for Education and Science, Sofia, by 

the means of an EU-PHARE project.




k-education project office Sofia 

• Coordination in Bulgaria 

Keeping in touch with Rotary Club Kitzbühel, colleges and Ministry for Education and 

Science 

• Asking for offers for office equipment 

Ordering office equipment in coordination with Rotary Club Kitzbühel 

Working out a rotary sticker for every item of office equipment 

Checking delivery of office equipment to colleges 

Checking invoices and faxing them to Rotary Club Kitzbühel 

• Taking care of colleges 

Checking progress of work 

Working out certificates of donation and confirmations of assumption 

Collecting documents from colleges. 

Ministry of Education and Science, Sofia 

• Checking offers of colleges for restoration and adaptation of rooms for centres for 

applied economics 

Approving work to be done 

Financing work to be done. 

Money transfers to Bulgaria 

Up to the end of 2006 Austrian banks charge 1 % for money transfers to Bulgaria. 

January 1 st , 2007 Bulgaria will become an EU- member state. Then using IBAN and swift 

code money can be transferred to Bulgaria under the same conditions as money transfers 

within Austria. 

To save money the invoice of Dionis Sofia for editing the Training Firms´ Manual was paid 

by k-education project office Sofia out of funds of KulturKontakt Austria. The equivalent of 

€ 10.769,23 

has to be refunded from Rotary Club Kitzbühel to KulturKontakt Austria. 

After January 1 st , 2007, all invoices will be paid directly from Rotary Club Kitzbühel to the 

bank accounts of the Bulgarian suppliers in EURO or BG LEVA.




Basis of payment will be the certification of taking over the delivered items and the respective 

invoices by headmaster/headmistress of colleges respectively by members of the k- 

education project office Sofia. 

• November, 2006 

Students of the Higher Secondary Commercial College Kitzbühel collect second hand articles 

for a second hand market in Montana, Bulgaria. 

• November, 2006 

Designing the centres for applied economics of the Higher Secondary Commercial colleges 

in Gotse Delchev and Sopot. 


Ordering office equipment at STEMO Ltd. Sofia. 

• December 6 th , 2006 

Shipping school equipment and second hand articles from Kitzbühel, Austria, to Montana, 

Bulgaria. 

• December 2006 

Improving the infrastructure of the Higher Secondary Commercial College in Montana with 

school equipment shipped from Kitzbühel. Among other things a classroom was equipped 

with computer hardware.




• December 19 th , 2006 

Delivery of a copier from STEMO Ltd. to the library at the National High School for Finance 

and Economy in Sofia. 

• December 21 st , 2006 

Donating second hand articles shipped from Kitzbühel to people in need in the framework of 

a charity event at the Higher Secondary Commercial College in Montana. Members of the 

Rotary Club Montana and the local media were present.




• January 3 rd , 2007 

Delivery of office equipment from STEMO Ltd. to the Vocational High School “Dimitar 

Talev”, Gotse Delchev and the Vocational High School “Gen.Vl.Zaimov”, Sopot. 

• January, 2007 

The Bulgarian Ministry for Education and Science has not jet approved to finance the renovation 

of the rooms for the centres for applied economics at the colleges in Gotse Delchev 

and Sopot. Thus both schools have to find temporary solutions. 

The Vocational High School “Dimitar Talev”, Gotse Delchev, started the renovation. At the 

moment the costs were taken over from the Parents´ Council “VHS D.Talev”. The money will 

be refunded to the school’s account after the transfer of the ministry’s allowance. 

The Vocational High School “Gen.Vl.Zaimov”, Sopot, will equip two other rooms with the office 

equipment and furniture donated by Rotary. Thus they can start the training of their students 

without further delay. The items will be moved to the originally chosen rooms after 

their renovation. 

Both colleges have ordered the needed office furniture by local suppliers. The Vocational 

High School “Dimitar Talev”, Gotse Delchev, will make the furniture as far as possible by the 

help of its own staff. 

The items will be financed out of the means of the project. On the one hand money could be 

spared financing the editing of the textbooks, on the other hand additional contributions 

were made by Rotary Club Kitzbühel and sponsors. 

• February, 2007 – April, 2007 

Vocational High School “Dimitar Talev”, Gotse Delchev, and Vocational High School 

“Gen.Vl.Zaimov”, Sopot: 

Renovating, furnishing and equipping rooms for centers for applied economics. 

Centre for applied economics 

Gotse Delchev - Sopot




• March 12 th , 2007 

Informing the members of Rotary Club Wolfratshausen-Isartal about the progress of the 

common project in favor of the Bulgarian youth. 

• March 19 th , 2007 

Informing the members of Rotary Club Lignano Sabbiadoro Tagliamento about the progress 

of the common project in favor of the Bulgarian youth. 

• April 16 th , 2007 

Informing his Excellence Radi Naidenov, ambassador of the Republic Bulgaria in Austria, 

about the initiatives of the Rotary Club Kitzbühel, the Higher Secondary Commercial College 

Kitzbühel and their partners to improve the primary commercial education of youth in Bulgaria. 

Ambassador Radi Naidenov thanked in the name of the Republic Bulgaria. To improve the 

quality and innovativeness of fundamental commercial education is a valuable preparation 

of the youth for their future business and private life in a free market. 

Ambassador Radi Naidenkov will take over the protection of honor of the next projects in favor 

of the Bulgarian youth. 

Ambassador Naidenkov; 

Headmistress Grißmann; 

Rotarian Philipp 

• April 18 th , 2007 

Closing the project account at Sparkasse Kitzbühel 

• April, 2007 

The Ministry for Education and Science, Sofia, transfers an allowance of BGL 9.000,-- = 

EURO 4.615,-- to the Vocational High School “Dimiter Talev” Gotse Delchev. The money is 

used to refund a part of the allowance of the parents´ council.




• May 11 th , 2007 

Blagoi Migdin, headmaster of the Vocational High School “Dimiter Talev”, Gotse Delchev, 

presents the newly established centre for applied economics in the presence of local officials, 

school authorities and members of the school community as well as Dr. Hans Philipp, 

Rotary Club Kitzbühel, and Mag. Petja Zonkova MBA, k-education office Sofia, as representatives 

of the project partners. 

Students of the school and of neighboring schools gave an insight into their own work in 

training firms. 

The event was made public in the local media. 

• May 14 th , 2007 

Informing Valentina Deikova, Director for Policy within the Vocational Education, Ministry for 

Education and Science, Sofia. about the project´s results. Valentina Deikova thanked the 

project partners in the name of the Republic Bulgaria for their humanitarian work in Bulgaria. 

Designing the structure of a new Rotary Foundation Matching Grants project. 

• May 14 th , 2007 

Meeting Dr. Liudmil Antov, President elect, and Dr. Nadja Mironova, Rotary Club Montana, 

to discuss the results of the project and to prepare a cooperation in the framework of a new 

Rotary Foundation Matching Grants project 

• May 15 th , 2007 

Ogniana Nikolova, headmistress Vocational High School “Gen.Vl.Zaimov”, Sopot presents 

the newly established centre for applied economics in the presence of local officials, school 

authorities, Nasko Nachev, governor elect Rotary District 2482, Dr. Ivan Donchev, president 

of Rotary Club Karlovo, members of the school community as well as Dr. Hans Philipp, Rotary 

Club Kitzbühel, and Mag. Petja Zonkova MBA, k-education office Sofia, as representatives 

of the project partners. 

The event was made public in the local media. 

• Remark 

Without the initiatives of both school communities it would not have been possible to renovate 

the rooms for the centers for applied economics. Staff members had to sand floors, 

panel and paint walls, lay cables etc. Parents and other donators had to spend money.




May 11 th , 2007 

Gotse Delchev




May 15 th , 2007 

Sopot




Public relations 

The project was made public in the local media and via internet. 

All newly ordered pieces of equipment got the Rotary logo: 

Donated by 

Rotary 

with the support of 


Tables of honour 

Gotse Delchev – Sopot 

“Donated by Rotary with the support of KulturKontakt Austria”




All textbooks contain thanks for supporting the publication: 

Публикацията се издава в рамките на проект ECO NET. 

Проектът ECO NET се осъществява от 

КултурКонтакт Австрия и 

k.education Бюро за проекти София 

www.kulturkontakt.or.at 

по поръчение на Федералното министерство на 

образованието, науката и културата на Република Австрия 

www.k-education.at 

Финансира се от 

Austrian Development Agency – сътрудничество на Австрия с 

Източна Европа в рамките на Работна група “Образование и 

младеж” към Пакта за стабилност за Югоизточна Европа. 

по поръчение на Федералното министерство на външните 

работи на Република Австрия. 

We thank for supporting the publication: 



Rotary Club Lignano Sabbiadora Tagliamento, Italy 

Rotary Club Wolfratshausen - Isartal, Germany 

Rotary District 1920 – Austria West 

Rotary District 1840 – Bavaria, Germany 

Rotary Foundation 

and 

Initiative for Teaching Entrepreneurship, Austria 

Certificates of donation and assumption 

Each recipient got a Certificate of donation as voucher for accounting the newly ordered pieces 

of equipment in the respective inventory lists and had to confirm the takeover.




We, the 

donate to the 

CERTIFICATE OF DONATION 

Federal Secondary Commercial College Kitzbühel, 

Agency for International Aid, 

1 Vrabca Str., 1000-Sofia, Bulgaria, 

registered charity at Oborište Municipality, 

taxation No 1223024757, Boulstat 000698410U, 

• school furniture and school equipment 

• second hand clothes, toys etc. 

in conformity with the attached pro forma-invoices. 

The donation is determined to 

Technical High School for Economy in Montana “Vassil Levski” Montana 

ul. Alexander Stambolijski 37, BG - 3400 Montana 

Tel./Fax: +359 96 300435, Headmistress: Temenuschka Kissjova 

e-mail:fsg@abv.bg, http://members.asystbg.com/teconomic 

The expected arrival of the donation is within the period from November 30 th , 2006 to December 

8 th , 2008 through 

in Montana. 

Bundeshandelsakademie und Bundeshandelsschule Kitzbühel 

EURO-BUL Speditions GmbH, Sonnwendgasse 21, A-1100 Wien, 

We are informed about the established practices for donation of the Agency for International Aid 

witch regulate the import of Humanitarian Aid in Bulgaria and we agree with them. 

Kitzbühel, November 22 nd , 2006 


Headmistress 

Telefon: +43 5356 64412; Fax: +43 5356 64412 16 

e-mail: kitz.hak-has@lsr-t.gv.at 

URL 1: www.hak-kitz.at; URL 2: www.has-kitz.at




Bundeshandelsakademie und Bundeshandelsschule Kitzbühel 

Kitzbühel, November 22 nd , 2006 

Agency for International Aid 

1 Vrabca Str. 

BG-1000 Sofia 

Pro forma-invoice 

Specification Quantity Utility value 

EURO 

Utility value 

EURO 

Computer: 

Pentium III, 450 MHz, CD, network card 

Monitor 15” 26 160,-- 4 160,-- 

Keyboard 40 5,-- 200,-- 

Mouse 33 3,-- 99,-- 

Laser Jet 3 80,-- 240,-- 

Inkjet A3 1 80,-- 80,-- 

Blackboard with wings 2000 x 1250 3 700,-- 2.100,-- 

Blackboard 2500 x 1250 1 600,-- 600,-- 

Swivel chairs 26 40,-- 1.040,-- 

Second hand articles: 

A - clothes, boots, bags 

B - Other textiles 

C - Books, CDs 

D - Toys 

E - Electrical appliances 

F - Hardware 

G - Sports equipment 

H - Household appliances 

I - Other articles 

2.800,-- 

250,-- 

100,-- 

500,-- 

400,-- 

700,-- 

50,-- 

200,-- 

500,-- 5 500,-- 

Total 14 019,-- 


Headmistress





In the frame of the 

Rotary Foundation Matching Grants Project #61082, 

a project of 

Rotary Club Kitzbühel / Austria, Rotary Club Lignano-Sabbiadoro / Italy, 

Rotary Club Montana / Bulgaria, Rotary Club Wolfratshausen – Isartal /Germany, 

Rotary Foundation of Rotary International and KulturKontakt Austria, 

the Vocational High School “Dimitar Talev” 

(36 Gotse Delchev Str., 2900 Gotse Delchev) 

obtained 

the following donation: 

No Description of the products and services Qty 

1 

DX2200 mt P4-524 (3.06GHz) 160GB 512MB DVD+/-RW CRD 

FreeDOS 

Unit price 

EUR 

currency 

Price 

EUR 

currency 

5 611,57 3057,85 

2 HP L1506 15" 2Tone TCO99 Flat Panel Monitor 5 170,80 854,00 

3 HP LaserJet 3055 printer/fax/scanner/copier 1 435,29 435,29 

4 

HP ultraprecise standard capacity print cartridge, black, HP 

LJ1010,1020 series 

1 51,07 51,07 

5 HP Deskjet 5440 Photo Printer 1 81,10 81,10 

6 

7 

HP 336 Black Inkjet Print Cartridge (5 ml), HP DJ 5440, HP 

PSC 1510 

HP 342 Tri-colour Inkjet Print Cartridge (5 ml), HP DJ 5440, HP 

PSC 1510 

1 15,61 15,61 

1 17,30 17,30 

8 D-Link 8-Port 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Unmanaged Switch 1 24,59 24,59 

9 

D-Link IP Router for DSL/Cable Modems with 7-Port Switch & 

Single Port Print Server 

1 71,35 71,35 

10 Panasonic telephone central 3 external and 8 internal lines 1 362,46 362,46 

11 Panasonic communication phone 1 103,16 103,16 

12 Panasonic Standard Telephone 5 12,99 64,95 

13 Apacer Handy Steno AH123 - USB 2.0 interface, 512MB 1 25,20 25,20 

14 White Board 122 x 244 1 125,20 125,20 

15 Sponge 1 2,54 2,54 

16 Cork board 90 x 120 1 32,48 32,48 

17 

1.44 MB NEC/BLACK Floppy disk and cable 3.5", 3x 3.5" & 1x 

5.25" 50cm 

5 8,20 41,00 

Total, without 

VAT 

VAT 20% 

Total 

5 365,15 

1 073,03 

6 438,18




Purpose of the donation is the integration of above articles in the school inventory and their use in the “Training firms" 

subject. 

The devices are to be used exclusively in the school. 

The given articles are by no means to be resold and lend to third parties. 

The given articles are to be handled in such a way that against premature wear it is taken precautions and to keep 

them in such a way as to avoid their premature wear and are to be kept in such a way as to be secured against theft 

and damage. 

In the case of inappropriate use, the donor has the valid right to remove above the articles from the school and submit 

them to another school or institution. 

Kitzbühel, 10.1.2007 

_____________________ 



Project co-ordinator




CONFIRMATION OF ASSUMPTION 



a project of 





the Vocational High School “Dimitar Talev” in Gotse Delchev 

(Gotse Delchev Str. 36, 2900 Gotse Delchev) 


No Description of the products and services Qty 

1 

DX2200 mt P4-524 (3.06GHz) 160GB 512MB DVD+/-RW CRD 

FreeDOS 

Unit price 

EUR 

currency 

Price 

EUR 

currency 

5 611,57 3057,85 



4 



1 51,07 51,07 

5 HP Deskjet 5440 Photo Printer 1 81,10 81,10 

6 

7 

HP 336 Black Inkjet Print Cartridge (5 ml), HP DJ 5440, HP 

PSC 1510 

HP 342 Tri-colour Inkjet Print Cartridge (5 ml), HP DJ 5440, HP 

PSC 1510 

1 15,61 15,61 

1 17,30 17,30 

8 D-Link 8-Port 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Unmanaged Switch 1 24,59 24,59 

9 

D-Link IP Router for DSL/Cable Modems with 7-Port Switch & 

Single Port Print Server 

1 71,35 71,35 





14 White Board 122 x 244 1 125,20 125,20 

15 Sponge 1 2,54 2,54 

16 Cork board 90 x 120 1 32,48 32,48 

17 

1.44 MB NEC/BLACK Floppy disk and cable 3.5", 3x 3.5" & 1x 

5.25" 50cm 

5 8,20 


VAT 

VAT 20% 

Total 

41,00 

5 365,15 

1 073,03 

6 438,18




With my signature I confirm that above articles were integrated into the school inventory and are used in the “Training 

firms" subject. 

Further I confirm that the devices are used exclusively in the school, are not resold and lend to third parties. 

The given articles are handled in such a way that against premature wear it is taken precautions and are kept in such 

a way that they are secured against theft and damage. 

Gotse Delchev, 10.1.2007 

The assumption was confirmed by: 

__________________ 

Blagoi Migdin 

Headmaster







a project of 




the National Finance and Economy High School Sofia 

(Rosova Dolina Str. 1, 1421 Sofia) 



No Description of the products and services Qty Unit price 

Price 

1 

Canon iR 2016 + FREE Toner C-EXV 14,Canon 

DADF-P1 (for iR 2016 series) 

EUR 

currency 

EUR 

currency 

1 1312,99 1312,99 

2 Canon Toner C-EXV 14 iR 2016 series 1 20,50 20,50 

Total, without VAT 

VAT 20% 

Total 

1 333,49 

266,70 

1 600,19 


subject. 





and damage. 




_____________________ 










a project of 





the National Finance and Economy High School Sofia 

(Rosova Dolina Str. 1, 1421 Sofia) 



Price 

1 



EUR 

currency 

EUR 

currency 

1 1312,99 1312,99 

2 Canon Toner C-EXV 14 iR 2016 series 1 20,50 20,50 

Total, without VAT 

VAT 20% 

Total 

1 333,49 

266,70 

1 600,19 






Sofia, 10.1.2007 


__________________ 

Ivan Arsov 

Headmaster







a project of 




the Vocational High School „Gen. Vl. Zaimov“ Sopot 

(Ivan Vasov Str. 1, 4330 Sopot) 




EUR 

currency 

1 

DX2200 mt P4-524 (3.06GHz) 160GB 512MB DVD+/-RW 

CRD FreeDOS 

Price 

EUR 

currency 

5 611,57 3057,85 



4 

5 

6 



D-Link 8-Port 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Unmanaged 

Switch 

D-Link IP Router for DSL/Cable Modems with 7-Port Switch 

& Single Port Print Server 

1 51,07 51,07 

1 24,59 24,59 

1 71,35 71,35 





11 White Board 122 x 244 1 125,20 125,20 

12 Sponge 1 2,54 2,54 

13 Cork board 90 x 120 1 32,48 32,48 

14 

1.44 MB NEC/BLACK Floppy disk and cable 3.5", 3x 3.5" & 

1x 5.25" 50cm 

5 8,20 41,00 


VAT 

VAT 20% 

Total 

5 251,14 

1 050,23 

6 301,37





subject. 





and damage. 




_____________________ 










a project of 





the Vocational High School „Gen. Vl. Zaimov“ Sopot 

(Ivan Vasov Str. 1, 4330 Sopot) 



EUR 

currency 

1 

DX2200 mt P4-524 (3.06GHz) 160GB 512MB DVD+/-RW 

CRD FreeDOS 

Price 

EUR 

currency 

5 611,57 3057,85 



4 

5 

6 




Switch 

D-Link IP Router for DSL/Cable Modems with 7-Port Switch 

& Single Port Print Server 

1 51,07 51,07 

1 24,59 24,59 

1 71,35 71,35 





11 White Board 122 x 244 1 125,20 125,20 

12 Sponge 1 2,54 2,54 

13 Cork board 90 x 120 1 32,48 32,48 

14 

1.44 MB NEC/BLACK Floppy disk and cable 3.5", 3x 3.5" & 

1x 5.25" 50cm 

5 8,20 41,00 


VAT 

VAT 20% 

Total 

5 251,14 

1 050,23 

6 301,37









Sopot, 10.1.2007 


__________________ 

Ogniana Nikolova 

Headmistress




Project account 

Rotary Club Kitzbühel MG-Project-Account # 36459, Sparkasse Kitzbühel 

Date Doc. EURO EURO 

18.09.2006 SPK 1 RC Kitzbühel Contribution part 1 1.500,00 

13.10.2006 SPK 2 RC Montana Contribution part 1 1.100,00 

13.10.2006 SPK 3 RC Montana Contribution part 2 21,45 

29.09.2006 SPK 4 SPK Kitzbühel Interests 0,69 

Bank charges 6,73 

04.10.2006 SPK 5 RC Wolfratshausen Contribution 3.400,00 

06.10.2006 SKP 6 RC Lignano Contribution 1.997,60 



09.11.2006 SPK 9 Rotary Foundation Allowance 28.756,00 

20.11.2006 SPK 10 KulturKontakt Austria Textbooks, tranche 1 10.769,23 

01.12.2006 SPK 11 Post Mailing charges 39,32 

Rass Loading items for Montana 100,00 

07.12.2006 SPK 12 Georgiev Loading items for Montana 92,90 

20.12.2006 SPK 13 EUROBUL Shipping items to Montana 1.475,00 



10.01.2007 SPK 1 STEMO Ltd., Sofia Office equipment 14.339,74 

10.01.2007 SPK 2 Dionys, Sofia Textbooks, tranche 2 13.500,00 

25.01.2007 SPK3 Parents´ Council Furniture Gotse Delchev 2.600,00 

26.01.2007 SPK 4 RC Kitz, RD 1920 Additional contribution 1.000,00 

RC Kitz, Gebro Spain Additional contribution 655,00 

02.02.2007 SPK 5 RC Kitz, PP Lötsch Additional contribution 200,00 

12.02.2007 SPK 6 Kostadinov Furniture Sopot 2.667,18 



18.04.2007 SPK 9 SPK Kitzbühel Bank charges 14,51 

Interests 0,32 

RC Kitzbühel Reversing entry add. contrib. 581,53 

46.219,99 46.219,99




Project budget 

Project budget EURO US$ BGL 

Preparing the publication of textbooks 24.269,23 

Shipping school equipment and second hand articles 

from Kitzbühel to Montana, Bulgaria 1.667,90 

Office equipment 14.339,74 

Office furniture 5.267,18 

Banking and postal charges 94,41 

Total matching grants account 45.638,46 57.770,00 88.995,00 

Travel expenses 2.562,00 

Renovation of rooms - without value of own work 7.464,10 

School equipment utility value 8.519,00 

Second hand articles utility value 5.500,00 

Packing material utility value 600,00 

Total 70.283,56 88.967,00 137.053,00 

Exchange rates: 

€ 1,-- = BGL 1,95 

€ 0,79 = 1 US$




Financing 

Financing EURO US$ BGL 


Cash 4.506,00 

Fundraising: 

KulturKontakt Austria 3.000,00 

Johannes Lindner, IFTE 1.500,00 

GEBRO Spain GmbH 655,00 

PP Rot. G. Lötsch 200,00 

9.861,00 

Rotary Club Lignano-Sabbiadoro, Italy 1.997,60 


Cash 100,00 

Fundraising: 

PP T. Tzetkov 1.021,45 

1.121,45 

Rotary Club Wolfratshausen – Isartal, Germany 3.400,00 

Rotary District 1920 Austria-West – Project Funds 418,47 

Rotary District 1920 Austria-West - DDF 7.900,00 

Rotary District 1840 Bayern - DDF 1.975,00 

TRF Matching Grants allowance 18.881,00 

Banking interests 83,94 

Total matching grants account 45.638,46 57.770,00 88.995,00 


Ministry for Education and Science, Sofia 4.615,00 

Parents Council VHS Gotse Delchev and others 2.349,10 

Parents Council VHS Sopot 500,00 

Higher Secondary Commercial College Kitzbühel 10.419,00 

Primary School Hopfgarten 3.600,00 

Gebro Pharma GmbH Fieberbrunn 600,00 

Total 70.283,56 88.967,00 137.053,00 


€ 1,-- = BGL 1,95 

€ 0,79 = 1 US$




Results and experiences 

Higher Secondary Commercial College Montana 

• The infrastructure was improved with school equipment shipped from the Higher Secondary 

Commercial College Kitzbühel 

• People in need were supported with second hand articles shipped from Higher Secondary 

Commercial College Kitzbühel. 

Higher Secondary Commercial College Gotse Delchev 

• A centre for applied economics was established. 

Higher Secondary Tourism College Sopot 

• A centre for applied economics was established. 

National High School for Finance and Economy in Sofia 

• Purchase of a copier for the Austrian library. 

Textbooks 

• The publishing of up to date textbooks for commercial lessons was supported. Thus the 

prices of the textbooks can be kept low and Bulgarian parents can afford to buy them for 

their children. 

Supplementary activities 

• IFTE - Initiative for Teaching Entrepreneurship, Vienna 

supervised the textbooks´ authors and monitored the preparations and the printing of the 

textbooks. 

• KulturKontakt Austria organized lectures and workshops to familiarize teachers with the 

new textbooks. 

• The Secondary Higher Commercial College Kitzbühel will organize a youth camp for students 

of the Higher Secondary Commercial College Montana in June, 2007. The camp will 

be financially supported by Rotary.




The cooperation with the Bulgarian school authorities and school communities was excellent. 

Without their strong will to have success and their initiatives it would not have been possible to 

achieve the project´s goals. 

Bulgaria is one of the poorest countries in Europe. The economical and social situation of the 

country is quite serious. Particularly Montana, Gotse Delchev and Sopot are located in economically 

underdeveloped areas. The population of all these regions is very poor, the rate of 

unemployment very high. 

Bulgaria needs to be supported, not only financially but also in a humanitarian way. Investments 

in the commercial education of young people are an investment in the Bulgarian future, and are 

meant as help for self-help. This is truly Rotarian according to the principles of Rotary. 

The educational co-operations to improve primary commercial education of the youth in Bulgaria 

last since 1994. They have proved to be sustainable. The Rotarian initiatives are seen as 

exemplary in Bulgaria. 

The pilot schools were able to reform their lessons, to renew their infrastructure and so to increase 

their appreciation in the public. Today 10 to 12 students are applying for a place in pilot 

schools. German is taught together with English as a main foreign language, the school-leaving 

examination is performed in the same way as the examination in Austrian Higher Secondary 

Commercial Colleges, and most graduates wish to study at western universities. A well trained, 

highly motivated team of future employees, well disposed to western countries, is emerging – a 

chance for business relationships between western countries and Bulgaria. 

The pilot schools serve as training centres, their teachers as multipliers to disseminate the new 

ways of commercial education all over Bulgaria and also into the neighbouring countries. 

Publishing textbooks, equipping classrooms and centres for applied economics, including new 

schools into the Rotarian projects and thus enlarging the training firm network increases this 

process.




Higher secondary commercial and tourism colleges 

Higher secondary commercial and tourism colleges are five-year programs for the 15 to 19- 

year-olds, aiming at profound economic and a broad general education. Thus they provide 

comprehensive training suitable for all branches of the economy and public services respectively 

for tourism. 

The concept of Training Firms 

A Training Firm is something like an educational lab for commercial education and training. It 

functions like a true-life business. All the business proceedings in a firm are dealt with along the 

lines of business routines in a market economy. The goods are, however, not really forwarded. 

What take place are the administrative business routines that are relevant for economic training. 

The students have to pass through the various departments of the Training Firm. Here they are 

expected to fulfill their business tasks. 

The asset of the Training Firm is the simulation. Faulty decisions which in reality may cause 

serious problems for the respective business will have no serious consequences at all. Thus, 

the Training Firm is the best place possible to teach entrepreneurial thinking. 

The aim of teaching in a Training Firm is to improve integrated professional competence of the 

trainees and of their key qualifications, especially of acting and decision-making competencies. 

The student's skill to use the acquired knowledge, to deal with business problems on his own or 

in a team, to develop and present solving strategies, to communicate and co-operate are main 

points of the training. 

The communication with Training Firms in foreign countries improves the students´ skills in foreign 

languages. Moreover the students are led to an intellectual openness of mind and to a 

deeper understanding of the foreign mentality and culture. 

Thus, the students have the opportunity to acquire those qualifications that are an imperative 

prerequisite for lifelong learning and success in the world of business.




Training Firm network 

The idea of a Training Firms network is the idea of an open system. The single Training Firm is 

part of the national Training Firm market, a Central Office the centre. Thus a national Training 

Firms network consists of 

• Training Firms and 

• Central Office. 

The national Training Firms networks are parts of the international Training Firms network. 

All over the world exist thousands of Training Firms, alone in Austria about 1.000. 

Central Office 

The main tasks of a Central Office are to simulate missing business-partners and authorities as 

bank, revenue-office, health-insurance, trade-register of Training Firms (Training Firm register), 

to counsel persons concerned with Training Firms and to administer international contacts to 

the Central Offices of partner countries. 

Centre for applied economics 

A centre for applied economics is a special classroom of about 75 m 2 which is designed as an 

open-plan office. It is divided into departments and comprises 15 work places for the students. 

In correspondence with practical requirements it is equipped with state-of-the-art office-, information- 

and communications-technologies, which can be adapted also to new future developments 

and systems. 

Furnishing and equipping the training firm office 

In a training firm office, it must be possible to work in the following fields of a training firm: 

• Administration 

• Accounting 

• Purchasing 

• Output of goods and services 

• Sales. 

These fields are to be combined to departments depending on the company's field of activity 

and organisation of the training firms at the school. It can be assumed that the fields of work can 

be combined in the main five departments.




Room 

The room requirements are in correlation with the number of work places (approximately 5 m 2 to 

6 m 2 for every work place) and are at in an open-plan office design or in connected compartments. 

There are to be made provisions for: 

• cable conduits to the work places with necessary cross-sections for 

‣ power supply 220 V for computers and printers and other equipment, incl. wall sockets, 

‣ communications-installations 

‣ the cabling of the computers in a network, 

• light installations in correspondence with the requirements of a modern office. 

Furniture and equipment 

Special care has to be taken that 

• the work places are designed in an ergonomically correct way and that 

• the furniture is arranged in groups (the office is not a classroom!).




Centre for applied economics Gotse Delchev 

Rooms - renovation to be done 

• breaking an opening into the wall between the 2 rooms 

• removing 2 doors 

• walling up openings of the removed doors 

• removing blackboard, podium, furniture 

• renewing door 

• renewing wash-basin 

• laying cables incl. wall sockets to the work places for 

‣ power supply for computers and other equipment 

‣ telephone network 

‣ computer network 

• sanding and varnishing wooden floor 

• overhauling and completing wooden panels 

• renewing light-systems 

• painting ceiling, walls, … 

• fitting venetian blinds or curtains, ca 11,6 m 

windows on the south-side of the main room. 

Estimated costs (VAT included): BGL. 8.800,-- = EURO 4.400,-- = US$ 5.570,-- 

The Parents´ Council “VHS D.Talev” will advance the money. It shall be refunded by the Ministry 

of education and Science, Sofia.



Youth exchange 58




Furniture and Equipment - Gotse Delchev 

Department Furniture Equipment 

Teacher (Trainer) 2 desks ca. 1800 x 800 x 720 

1 telephone 

1 container ca. 450 x 600 x 600 

1 swivel (office) chair 

5 chairs 

Secretary 1 desk ca. 1800 x 800 x 720 

1 desk ca. 1800 x 800 x 720 

with rounded corner 



1 telephone switchboard 

1 server 

1 laser-combi-printer 

1 ink-jet color 

1 white-board ca. 2440 x 1220 

1 pin-board ca. 1200 x 900 

Department 1 4 desks ca. 1400 x 800 x 720 


1 telephone 

1 workstation 

4 swivel (office) chairs 



1 telephone 

1 workstation 



or 

4 desks ca. 1200 x 800 x 720 

1 telephone 

1 workstation 





1 telephone 

1 workstation 


Filing 

10 filing cabinets 

ca. 450 x 450 x 2000




Furniture – summary 

Gotse Delchev 

Version 1 

3 desks (tables with 4 legs) ca. 1800 x 800 x 720 

1 desk (table with 4 legs) ca. 1800 x 800 x 720 with rounded corner 


6 containers ca. 450 x 600 x 600 


5 chairs 



10 filing cabinets ca. 450 x 450 x 2000 


Gotse Delchev 

Version 2 


1 desk (table with 4 legs) ca. 1800 x 800 x 720 with rounded corner 





5 chairs 




Equipment – summary 

Gotse Delchev 

1 server 

4 workstations 

1 HUB 

1 router 

1 laser-combi-printer + toner 

1 inkjet + cartridge 

1 USB-stick 

1 telephone-switchboard 

5 telephones



Youth exchange 61



Youth exchange 62




Centre for applied economics Sopot 

Rooms - renovation to be done 

• renovating rooms completely 

walls, floor, ceiling, windows, doors, heating, sanitary facilities, light-systems 

• laying cables incl. wall sockets to the work places for 

‣ power supply for computers and other equipment 

‣ telephone network 

‣ computer network 

• fitting Venetian blinds or curtains, ca 19 m 

windows on the south-side and the east-side of room. 

Estimated costs (VAT included): BGL. 12.250,-- = EURO 6.300,-- = US$ 7.950,--. 

If it is not possible to get the money for the renovation of the rooms in time other classrooms will 

be chosen for a temporary centre for applied economics.



Youth exchange 64




Furniture and Equipment - Sopot 

Department Furniture Equipment 

Teacher (Trainer) 2 desks ca. 1800 x 800 x 720 

1 telephone 



5 chairs 

Secretary 1 desk ca. 1800 x 800 x 720 

1 desk ca. 1400 x 800 x 720 

1 corner element ca. 800/90° 

1 telephone switchboard 

1 server 

1 laser-combi-printer 







1 telephone 

1 workstation 




1 telephone 

1 workstation 







1 telephone 

1 workstation 

1 telephone 

1 workstation 


Filing 10 filing cabinets ca. 450 x 450 x 2000 

Anteroom 

1 wardrobe





Sopot 


1 corner element ca. 800/90° 




5 chairs 




1 wardrobe 

Equipment – summary 

Sopot 

1 server 

4 workstations 

1 HUB 

1 Router 

1 laser-combi-printer + toner 

1 USB-stick 

1 telephone-switchboard 

5 telephones



Youth exchange 67




Temporary solution 

As the Bulgarian Ministry for Education and Science has not jet approved to finance the renovation 

of the rooms for the centre for applied economics the Vocational High School 

“Gen.Vl.Zaimov”, Sopot, at the moment will equip two other rooms with the office equipment 

and furniture donated by Rotary. Thus they can start the training of their students without further 

delay. 

The items will be moved to the originally chosen rooms after their renovation. 

Also these rooms have to be renovated: 

• venetian blinds and curtains € 164,-- 

• sanding parquet, paints € 126,-- 

• cabling, door handles € 210,-- 

• Total € 500,--



Youth exchange 69




Calculations 

Textbooks 

Dionis, Sofia 

Title 

Estimated 

Total 

Costs 

BGL 

Costs 

DIONIS 

BGL 

Publication 

Number 

Sponsoring 

BGL 

Sponsoring 

Euro 

Training Firms´ Manual Sep.06 1.000 11.000,00 0,00 11.000,00 5.641,03 

Business Administration 

I (10.Kl.) Oct.06 1.000 10.990,00 5.990,00 5.000,00 2.564,10 

Entrepreneurship I 

(10.Kl.) Dec. 06 1.000 11.000,00 6.000,00 5.000,00 2.564,10 

Tourism – Marketing 

(11. u. 12.Kl.) Nov.06 1000 9.225,00 6.000,00 3.225,00 1.653,85 

Tourism Management 

(12.+13.Kl.) Sep.07 1000 10.000,00 6.000,00 4.000,00 2.051,28 


II (11.Kl.) Sep.07 1.000 13.510,00 6.010,00 7.500,00 3.846,15 


III (12.Kl.) Sep.07 1.000 10.000,00 6.000,00 4.000,00 2.051,28 

Entrepreneurship II 

(11.Kl.) Sep.07 1.000 9.600,00 6.000,00 3.600,00 1.846,15 

Entrepreneurship III 

(12.Kl. + 13.Kl.) Sep.08 1.000 10.000,00 6.000,00 4.000,00 2.051,28 


€ 1,-- = BGL 1,95 

€ 0,79 = 1 US$ 

Total BGL 47.325,00 

Total € 24.269,23 

Total US$ 30.720,54




Office equipment 

Stemo Ltd., Sofia 

No 

Guarantee 

period, 

months 

1 36 

Description of the products and services 

DX2200 mt P4-524 (3.06GHz) 160GB 512MB 

DVD+/-RW CRD Free DOS 

Qty 

Unit price 

EURO 

Price 

EURO 

10 611,57 6.115,70 

2 36 HP L1506 15" 2Tone TCO99 Flat Panel Monitor 10 170,80 1.708,00 

3 12 HP LaserJet 3055 printer/fax/scanner/copier 2 435,29 870,58 

4 12 

HP ultraprecise standard capacity print cartridge, 

black, HP LJ1010,1020 series 

2 51,07 102,14 

5 12 HP Deskjet 5440 Photo Printer 1 81,10 81,10 

6 12 

7 12 

8 12 

9 12 

10 12 

HP 336 Black Inkjet Print Cartridge (5 ml), HP DJ 

5440, HP PSC 1510 

HP 342 Tri-color Inkjet Print Cartridge (5 ml), HP 

DJ 5440, HP PSC 1510 


Switch 

D-Link IP Router for DSL/Cable Modems with 7- 

Port Switch & Single Port Print Server 

Panasonic telephone central 

3 external and 8 internal lines 

1 15,61 15,61 

1 17,30 17,30 

2 24,59 49,18 

2 71,35 142,70 

2 362,46 724,92 

11 12 Panasonic communication phone 2 103,16 206,32 

12 12 Panasonic Standard Telephone 10 12,99 129,90 

13 36 

14 12 

Apacer Handy Steno AH123 - USB 2.0 interface, 

512MB 



2 25,20 50,40 

1 1312,99 1.312,99 

15 12 Canon Toner C-EXV 14 iR 2016 series 1 20,50 20,50 

16 12 White Board 122 x 244 2 125,20 250,40 

17 12 Sponge 2 2,54 5,08 

18 12 Cork board 90 x 120 2 32,48 64,96 

19 12 

1.44 MB NEC/BLACK Floppy disk and cable 

3.5", 3x 3.5" & 1x 5.25" 50cm 

10 8,20 82,00 

Total without VAT 11.949,78 

VAT 20% 2.89,96 

Total € 14.339,74 

Total US$ 18.151,57 

Total BGL 27.962,49




Office furniture 

Centre for applied economics Gotse Delchev 

No 

Description of the products 

and services 

Qty 

Unit price 

EURO 

Price 

EUR 

1 containers 6 76,92 461,53 

2 desks 18 30,77 553,85 

3 filing cabinets 6 63,25 379,50 

4 swivel (office) chair 16 35,38 566,15 

5 chairs 5 14,14 70,74 

6 laminator, binder 1 129,16 

7 flipchart 1 88,23 

8 venetian blinds (25 m2) 25 10,25 256,41 

9 venetian blinds (6 m2) 6 12,82 76,92 

10 bank charges 17,51 

Total: € 2.600,00 

Total: US$ 3.291,140 

Centre for applied economics Sopot 

No 

Description of the products 

and services 

Qty 

Unit price 

BGL 

Price 

BGL 

Price 

EUR 

1 desks (tables with 4 legs) 

1800х800х720 5 100,00 500,00 256,41 

2 corner element 800/90° 1 45,00 45,00 23,08 

3 desks (tables with 4 legs) 

1400 x 800 x 720 4 140,00 560,00 287,18 

9 120,00 1.080,00 553,85 

4 containers ca. 450 x 600 x 600 5 65,00 325,00 166,67 

1 71,00 71,00 36,41 

5 swivel (office) chair 16 75,00 1.200,00 615,38 

6 chairs 5 35,00 175,00 89,74 

7 filing cabinets 450 x 450 x 2000 10 115,00 1.150,00 589,74 

8 wardrobe 1 95,00 95,00 48,72 


€ 0,79 = 1 US$, € 1,-- = BGL 1,95 

Total: BGL 5.201,00 

Total: € 2.667,18 

Total: US$ 3.376,18




School equipment for classrooms and second hand articles 

donated by the Higher Secondary Commercial College Kitzbühel 

Specification Quantity Utility value 

EURO 

Utility value 

EURO 

Computer: 

Pentium III, 450 MHz, CD, network card 

Monitor 15” 26 160,-- 4 160,-- 

Keyboard 40 5,-- 200,-- 

Mouse 33 3,-- 99,-- 

Laser Jet 3 80,-- 240,-- 

Inkjet A3 1 80,-- 80,-- 

Blackboard with wings 2000 x 1250 3 700,-- 2.100,-- 

Blackboard 2500 x 1250 1 600,-- 600,-- 

Swivel chairs 26 40,-- 1.040,-- 

Second hand articles: 

A - clothes, boots, bags 

B - Other textiles 

C - Books, CDs 

D - Toys 

E - Electrical appliances 

F - Hardware 

G - Sports equipment 

H - Household appliances 

I - Other articles 

2.800,-- 

250,-- 

100,-- 

500,-- 

400,-- 

700,-- 

50,-- 

200,-- 

500,-- 5 500,-- 

Total € 14 019,-- 

Total US$ 17.745,57 

Total BGL 27.337,05 


€ 1,-- = BGL 1,95 

€ 0,79 = 1 US$




Camp for Bulgarian youth in Kitzbühel 

A project of 


and 

Technical High School for Economy Montana 

supported by 



May, 2007




Goals 

The aim of the project is to promote the mutual understanding of young people living in the 

tense atmosphere of Western -, Central-, East- and South-eastern Europe by organizing youth 

camps for students of 

• the Technical High School for Economy Montana in Kitzbühel, Austria, and 

• the Higher Secondary Commercial College Kitzbühel in Montana, Bulgaria. 

The youth camps resume the projects of the Rotary Club Kitzbühel in Bulgaria which have been 

carried out since 1994 and which have also been supported by the Higher Secondary Commercial 

College Kitzbühel. The Technical High School for Economy Montana belonged to the five 

Bulgarian pilot schools which took part in the Rotary Matching Grants Projects from 1995 to 

1998 and 2005 to 2006. The cooperation with this school was exemplary. It distinguished from 

all others because it perfectly put the ideas regarding the setting up of commercial schools and 

Training Firms according to the Austrian syllabus in Bulgaria into practice. 

In particular the youth camps continue the students´ exchange between the Technical High 

School for Economy Montana and the Higher Secondary Commercial College Kitzbühel which 

started in autumn 2004. 

The project consists of 5 phases: 

• Phase 1: students from both schools keep in touch, mainly online 

• Phase 2: the Bulgarian students visit Kitzbühel and Lignano Sabbiadoro 

• Phase 3: students from both schools keep in touch, mainly online 

• Phase 4: the students from Kitzbühel will return the Bulgarian students‘ visit 

• Phase 5: follow up of the students´ impressions. 

The project 

• enables the young people to gain an insight into the economic, social and cultural structures 

of the twin countries 

• gives the Bulgarian students an impression of the contrast between an Alpine and a 

Mediterranean landscape 

• promotes the students´ mutual understanding 

• promotes the social commitment of students taking part in the project in both countries




• encourages the Bulgarian partners to continue with the first education concentrating on 

business for young people according to the Austrian standard which was introduced 10 

years ago and offers new ideas 

• enables the students from Kitzbühel to get to know a Slavic language. The Bulgarian 

students can improve and use the German language in practice. 

The students communicate in German as well as English, which is their common foreign language. 

The project is organised by 

• Higher Secondary Commercial College Kitzbühel and 

• Technical High School for Economy Montana. 

It is financially supported by 

• Rotary Club Kitzbühel, Austria 

• Rotary Club Lignano Sabbiadoro Tagliamento, Italy 

• Rotary Club Montana, Bulgaria, and 

• Rotary District 1920. 

Participants 

• Technical High School for Economy Montana: 

Students 26 students, 2 teachers 

looked after by 20 students and their teachers in Kitzbühel 

• Higher Secondary Commercial College Kitzbühel: 

20 students, 2 teachers 

looked after by 26 students and their teachers in Montana




Programme 

Youth Camp in Kitzbühel and Lignano Sabbiadoro 

June 15th, 2007, - June 23 rd 2007 

Date Morning Afternoon Evening 

Fri, 15 th 

Sat, 16 th . 

Departure of Montana 

Journey by coach 

Arrival in Kitzbühel 

Sun, 17 th 

Free 

8: 00 School: 

Mon, 18 th 

Welcome 

Visit of Kitzbühel 

Introduction 

Tue, 1 th School Visits 

Wed, 21 th School Visits 

Salzburg: 

Thu, 21 st 

8: 00 departure of Kitzbühel Pfarrau 

Mirabell, Mozarthaus, ... 

Dinner with 

Rotary Club 

Maria Plain - snack 

Kitzbühel 

Arrival at Kitzbühel about 18: 00 

Fri, 22 nd 

Sat, 23 rd 

Departure of Lignano Sabbiadoro 

Journey 

Arrival in Montana




Budget 

Estimated according to youth exchange 2005/06 

EURO EURO US$ LEWA 

Expenses 

Journey Montana – Kitzbühel – Montana 3.000,-- 

Accommodation in Kitzbühel 

30 x 6 x € 25,-- 4.500,-- 

Activities in Kitzbühel 2.200,-- 9.700,-- 12.300,-- 18.900,-- 


Rotary District 1920 5.000,-- 


Cash 200,-- 

HAK Students 2005/06 1.000,-- 

Others 500,-- 1.700,-- 

Rotary Club Montana 1.000,-- 

Contributions participants – 

28 persons / € 70,-- 2.000,-- 9.700,-- 12.300,-- 18.900,-- 


€ 1,-- = BGL 1,95 

€ 0,79 = 1 US$ 

It is not possible to get an allowance to support the youth camps from public or other non-Rotarian institutions. 

Final remarks 

The preparations for the respective youth camps started in both schools in autumn 2006. Since 

then the students from the classes in question have been in touch and they stay in contact during 

the lessons until summer 2008. Moreover some students from both countries will become 

friends and will also keep in touch after the project has been finished. 

The support of Rotary enables all the students of the Bulgarian class to visit a foreign country. 

Other youth exchanges are limited to a small group of privileged students. 

As the students´ exchange continues the students´ exchange which took place 2005 / 2006 

further classes and more students could be involved. So the project has got an exemplary longterm 

and widespread effect.




Activities of Rotary Club Kitzbühel in Bulgaria 

Projects 

Year Project Partners EURO 

1994 / 95 Furniture, Computer, ... 

Commercial College Sofia 

1995 - 1998 Bringing about a Training Firm Network: 

Pilot schools: 


Commercial College Burgas 

Commercial College Montana 

Commercial College Stara Zagora 

Commercial College Varna 

Training Firm Centre Sofia 

1998 Study visit in Kitzbühel: 

Students of pilot schools 

Rotary Club Kufstein 

Comm. College Kitzbühel 

and others 28.500,00 

Rotary Club Sofia 

Rotary District 1920 



160.900,00 




and other 7.700,00 

2000 / 01 Internet expenses of pilot schools 2.200,00 

2001 Computer, ... 



4.800,00 

2002 Internet expenses of pilot schools Rotary District 1920 1.000,00 

2002 - 2004 Scholarship postgraduate study 

Mag. Petja Zonkova, Sofia 

2003 / 04 Training reception 

College for Tourism Varna 

2005 / 06 Students´ exchange 

Commercial College Kitzbühel – 


2005 / 06 Renewal computer hardware 

Pilot schools 

Equipping classrooms 



Donau-University Krems 

Rotary Club Krems 26.800,00 


5.100,00 




Rotary Club Montana 




BFI Salzburg 



Subtotal 318.100,00




2006 / 07 Equipping classrooms 


Commercial College Gotse Delchev 

College for Tourism Sopot 

Publishing textbooks 

2006 / 07 Students´ exchange 

Commercial College Kitzbühel – 


Subtotal 318.100,00 

Rotary Club Montana 

Rotary Club Lignano 

RC Wolfratshausen 






IFTE Vienna 





1994 - 2007 Total EURO 398.100,00 


€ 1,-- = BGL 1,95 

€ 0,79 = 1 US$ 

US$ 503.900,00 

BG LEVA 776.300,00





Sources EURO EURO EURO 


Cash 38.400,00 

Donations of members – cash and equipment 56.100,00 94.500,00 

Rotary International 

Rotary District 1920 – Project Fonds 15.800,00 

Rotary District 1920 - District Designated Funds 15.900,00 

Other Rotary Districts - District Designated Funds 2.000,00 

Youth Service of Rotary-Multidistrict 1910/1920 17.900,00 

Other Rotary Clubs 12.500,00 

Rotary Foundation 69.900,00 134.000,00 

Fundraising 


Other partners – cash and equipment 96.900,00 169.530,00 398.000,00 

US$ 503.900,00 

BG LEVA 776.300,00 


€ 1,-- = BGL 1,95 

€ 0,79 = 1 US$




Activities in favor of the Bulgarian youth 2007/08 

Matching Grants Project 2007/08 

Summer 2007 the project partners 

• Rotary Club Kitzbühel, Austria, 

• Rotary Club Montana, Bulgaria, 

• KulturKontakt Austria, Austria, 

• IFTE – Initiative for Training Entrepreneurship, Vienna 

• Higher Secondary Commercial College Kitzbühel, Austria, 

will start a new educational co-operation to improve the primary commercial education of the 

Bulgarian youth within the framework of a new Rotary Foundation Matching Grants project. The 

project will be supported by the Rotary District 1920 – Austria-West. 

The goals of the project are to 

• put entrepreneurship in the centre of the primary commercial education of youth in Bulgaria 

• enlarge the existing training firm network by furnishing and equipping a centre for applied 

economics. 

The project resumes the educational co-operations of the Rotary Club Kitzbühel in Bulgaria 

which have been carried out since 1994. Among other things within these co-operations a training 

firm network was set up. 

To realize the new project’s goals 

• teachers of higher secondary colleges shall be trained and 

• a centre for applied economics at the Vocational High School Petrich shall be equipped 

and furnished. 

The project shall be carried out alongside guidelines developed in co-operation with the Bulgarian 

Ministry for Education and Science, Sofia. 

It is meant to link the project with an EU-Comenius project to achieve high efficiency within the 

a. m. project.




Camp for Austrian youth in Montana 2007/08 

September 2007 or May 2008 the students from the Higher Secondary Commercial College 

Kitzbühel will return the Bulgarian students‘ visit in Kitzbühel. 

Participants 

• Higher Secondary Commercial College Kitzbühel: 

20 students, 2 teachers 

looked after by 26 students and their teachers of the Higher Secondary Commercial College 

in Montana. 

Programme 

September, 2007 or May, 2008 

Date Morning Afternoon Evening 

Fri. 

Sat. 

Departure of Kitzbühel 

Journey by coach 

Arrival in Montana 

Son, Visit of Montana Free 

Mon, 

Belogradchik: 

Rocks, Castle 

Tue, 

Magura Cave 

School 

Dinner with 

Rotary Club 

Montana 

Wed, 

Sofia 

Town centre, parliament, churches, .... 

Thu, School Free 

Fri, 

Sat, 

Departure of Montana 

Journey 

Arrival in Kitzbühel




Budget 

Estimated according to youth exchange 2005/06 

EURO EURO US$ LEVA 

Austrian Students in Montana – 2007/08 

Expenses 

Journey Kitzbühel – Montana – Kitzbühel 5.500,-- 

Accommodation, activites 2.600,-- 

Insurance 400,-- 8.500,-- 10.800,-- 16.600,-- 


Rotary District 1920 2.500,-- 


Cash 2.000,-- 

PRO KITZHAK 1.000,-- 3.000,-- 

Contributions participants - 

20 persons / € 150,-- 3.000,-- 8.500,-- 10.800,-- 16.600,-- 


€ 1,-- = BGL 1,95 

€ 0,79 = 1 US$ 

Protection of Honor 

Radi Naidenkov Ambassador, Bulgarian ambassador in Austria, will take over the protection of 

honor about the planned projects 2007/08 in favor of the Bulgarian youth.




Thanks 

We, the project partners 

• Rotary Club Kitzbühel, Austria 

• Rotary Club Lignano Sabbiadoro Tagliamento, Italy 

• Rotary Club Montana, Bulgaria 

• Rotary Club Wolfratshausen – Isartal, Germany 

• KulturKontakt Austria, Austria 


• Initiative for Training entrepreneurship 

thank for supporting our projects the persons in charge of the 

• Directory for Policy in the Vocational Education, Ministry for Education and Science, Sofia 

• Rotary Districts 1920 – Austria West and 1840 – Bavaria, Germany 

• Rotary Foundation 

• Pilot Schools in Bulgaria 

in particular 

• Valentina Dejkova, Director for Policy in the Vocational Education, Bulgarian Ministry for 

Education and Science, and her the members of her staff 

• DG Univ. Prof. DI Dr. Gert Stadler, PDG Harald Marschner, DRFCC Dr. Thomas Watzenböck 

• DRFCC Dr. Heino Pause and DGSC Dr. Gert Lorenz 

• Jennifer Berg, Grant Coordinator, Humanitarian Grants, The Rotary Foundation 

• Mag. Eva Juliana Jambor, Austrian Educational Coordinator in Sofia, and the members of 

her staff Mag. Petja Zonkova, MBA, and Mag. Borislava Bakardjieva 

• Ivan Arson, National Finance and Economy High School, Sofia 

Temenushka Kissiova, Finance and Economy High School “Vassil Levski”, Montana, 

Blagoi Migdin, Vocational High School “Dimitar Talev” – Gotse Delchev, 

Ogniana Nikolova, Vocational High School “Gen. Vl. Zaimov”, Sopot, 

and their teachers.




We, the project partners thank all our sponsors in particular 

Gebro Pharma GmbH, Fieberbrunn 

www.gebro.com 

Laboratorios Gebro Pharma S.A. 

Barcelona 

www.gebro.com 

Primary School Hopfgarten in Nordtirol 

Students 4AK 2006/07 

Higher Secondary Commercial College Kitzbühel




Contacts 

The Rotary Foundation Matching Grants Project 

Mag. Eva Jambor 

k-education Project Office Sofia, 

Co-ordination in Bulgaria 

jambor@kulturkontakt.or.at 


Rotary Club Kitzbühel, 

Project co-ordination 

hans.philipp@aon.at 

Youth camps Kitzbühel – Montana 



e.Grißmann@lsr-t.gv.at 


Rotary Club Kitzbühel, 

Project co-ordination 

hans.philipp@aon.at

New educational cooperation in Bulgaria

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