Until June 23, all interested parties can submit comments on the Ministry of Education and Science’s (MoE) proposals for changes and additions to the Pre-school and School Education Act. This follows the ministry’s publication of its draft proposal for public discussion. Afterward, the proposed amendments to the PSEA will be voted on by the Council […]
Deputy Minister of Education Emilia Lazarova, Members of Parliament Tsvetan Predov and Alexander Valchev, representatives of Romani community centers (chitalishta) and schools, educational mediators, school principals, teachers, and active youth took part in the roundtable discussion “Romani Culture and Identity Today.” The event was held on June 6, 2025, at 3:30 PM in the building […]
Context and Observation The “Education” program 2021‑2027 launched its first grant procedure, “Promoting intercultural education through culture, science and sport,” with a budget over 31 million BGN. Despite that, the interest from potential applicants has been surprisingly low—particularly among NGOs and kindergartens. In the first and second deadlines, just 50 NGO and 23 kindergarten projects were submitted—well below […]
Before we teach children virtues, we must protect them – with justice, compassion and responsibility A week ago, a child was savagely beaten – in such an inhuman way that it is hard to believe that someone who has the pretence to call himself “human” could commit such deliberate cruelty. Because beating up a child, […]
Educators who participated in the Amalipe Center’s online survey “Attitudes towards the study of religion in school” are moderately positive towards the possibility of studying topics related to religions in some form, but are strongly opposed to this taking the form of religious education (i.e. as a confessional program). The overwhelming view is that religion […]
Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Zafirov, Deputy Minister of Education Em. Lazarova, MPs, the Ambassadors of Germany, Austria and Denmark, diplomats from the Embassies of France, UK, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Ireland, Switzerland, Belgium, representatives of the European Commission, civil society organizations, Roma teachers and student leaders discussed the current challenges to policies for equality, inclusion […]
Center “Amalipe” organizes National Conference “Successful practices and models for overcoming discrimination in education”. It will discuss the current state and challenges of Roma equality, inclusion and participation with accent on education and the contribution of EU funds, EEA Grants, Swiss contribution, etc. It will be held on 08.04.2025 from 10:00 to 16:00 at the […]
On 21st March the team of Amalipe Center welcomed H.E. Mr. Arun Sahu, Ambassador of India in Bulgaria. The main focus of the meeting was the work of Center Amalipe and the long-standing partnership between the organization and the Indian Embassy. During the meeting key social issues were discussed, including the reasons for dropping out […]
A change in the Regulation on Financing, Art. 52a to introduce a standard for an institution will be made this year. I understand the arguments for easing the sanction by suspending child allowances for an entire year, as we will limit them to three months. We will look for ways to purchase more school buses. […]
Author: Deyan Kolev Continuing some old commitments as well as including new ones – in preschool, school, and university education, are the main priorities in the announced program of the Rosen Zhelyazkov Cabinet. They sound abstract, but are consensual and supported by most parties, the trade and employers’ unions, and the non-governmental organizations working in […]