Training of Students from The UNWE for Volunteers

Training of students from the UNWE for volunteers organized by the Economic Sociology Department was held at the university. Dozens of young people from various specialities gathered at the event in hall 3036.

Your choice is very good and it contains the deep sense to grant time, labour and attention to the others, pointed out Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maria Stoyanova, Vice Dean in Scientific Research Activity of the General Economics Faculty and lecturer at the Economic Sociology Department. She reminded that in 2013 the tradition of volunteering was restored at the UNWE and was established the Student Association of Volunteers from the university which had continued the traditions of the first Student Volunteer Association at the time of the Free University of Political and Economic Sciences (1920 – 1923).

Students in the hall

The volunteers will work in help to undergraduates and Doctoral students at the university as well as to international students of UNWE on the Erasmus programme, etc. It`s a work and intellectual activity implemented unselfishly and gratuitously in favour of other personality, group of people or the whole society, outlined Assoc. Prof. Stoyanova, Head of the training.

Assoc. Prof. Maria Stoyanova

The academic programme consists of four specializing disciplines each of them for two academic hours.

The first lecture was delivered to students by Dr. Krasimir Braykov, Chairman of the Bulgarian Red Cross Youth (BRCY) and graduate of UNWE. He spoke on the Volunteering and the Quality of Life as he examined the origin of the volunteering, aspects in its activity, types of volunteer organizations, etc.

Dr. Krasimir Braykov

The Volunteering in the Context of Social Economy was the topic of the lecture delivered by Chief Assist. Dr. Dragomir Draganov from the Institute for the Study of Societies and Knowledge at Bulgarian Academy of Science (ISSK-BAS). The Volunteer Work Specifics and Ethics and Etiquette of Work with People with Disabilities were the topics commented by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bozhidar Ivkov from the ISSK-BAS, Chairman of the National Association for Information and Rehabilitation of Disabled People.

During the education

In the end of the training the students will go in for an examination – a test and its results will be announced on 11 November.

Certificates to volunteers will be awarded by the Rector of UNWE Prof. D.Sc.(Econ.) Statty Stattev on the Volunteer Day – 17 November in Maxima Aula at 3 p.m.