New educational cooperation in Bulgaria

Educational cooperation in Bulgaria 2006 / 2007
Textbooks and school equipment
Youth exchange 18
Headmaster: Temenushka Kissiova
3400 Montana, 37 Al. Stamboliyski Str.
tel./fax: +359 96 300435
е-mail: fsg@abv.bg
http://members.asystbg.com/teconomic
About the region:
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.