ON THE NECESSITY OF BULGARIAN SCIENCE CITATION INDEX AND THE ACADEMIC LIBRARIES POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTION: BASED ON THE VARNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS LIBRARY (2014 – 2020)

The introduction of new bibliometric indicators for measuring scientific work puts the university and scientific libraries in Bulgaria in the need of creation of databases with citations of professors and scientists in every scientific organization. Each count...

CULTURAL HERITAGE PROGRAMS IN IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: THE BULGARIAN EXPERIENCE

The article systematizes information about the current cultural heritage programs in the Bulgarian higher education area. The data shows that in eleven Bulgarian universities a diploma of cultural heritage can be obtained. 17 master's and 3 bachelor's programs...

LIVE THROUGH OF THE STUDENTS IN THE CONDITIONS OF PANDEMIC OF COVID - 19

Using the methodological approach of qualitative research to conduct empirical research in the social sciences, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students' experiences of the present and their projections for the future is revealed. The results show that...

PROMOTING THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY EDUCATION: THE BULGARIAN-AMERICAN COOPERATIVE EXPERIENCE

Several collaborative projects between South-West University in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, and 8 universities in the USA have worked well to improve the overall competence of students in speech-language pathology programs and practicing clinicians to better meet t...

COMPETENCE ANALYSIS OF TEACHING AND TEACHING ACTIVITY AS A REFLECTION ON THE QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION

The competence approach and innovations in education are one of the levers for the development of quality in academic education. The Strategy for Development of Higher Education 2021 – 2030 (draft) sets out a number of priority areas and goals for the developm...

FIRST WEEK DISTANCE LEARNING IN “IVAN VAZOV” SECONDARY SCHOOL IN STARA ZAGORA

The results of a survey are presented in order to support the management of the leadership of “Ivan Vazov” Secondary School in Stara Zagora in creating conditions for organizing training and providing support for personal development from a distance in an elec...

A LOOK AT THE EARLY HISTORY OF BULGARIAN MARITIME EDUCATION THROUGH ITS DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE