UNWE Was Awarded the Badge of Honour of Sofia

Friday, 17 September 2021 10:45

At an extraordinary solemn meeting on the occasion of the Day of Sofia the Sofia Municipal Council voted the awarding of honorary titles of the city. Sofia Municipality will distinct the UNWE with a Badge of Honour of Sofia on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary which the university celebrated in 2020.

"The University of National and World Economy - UNWE is the largest and the eldest higher economic school in Bulgaria. With its 100-year history it is the first in Southeastern Europe. The UNWE has 8 faculties and 500 lecturers, 300 of them are professors and associate professors. The University is a leader in Bulgarian economic science and its professors are authoritative researchers with recognized scientific contribution and publications in authoritative international editions as well as leaders and consultants of many European, national and university scientific research projects. Since its establishment until now graduates of the University of National and World Economy have been prominent personalities on a national and international scale”. It is pointed out in the motives of the Mayor of Sofia Municipality Yordanka Fandakova to the Sofia Municipal Council.

Among those distincted with a Badge of Honour of Sofia will also be Vanya Kastreva, Head of the Regional Department of Education Sofia-city, G.S. Rakovsky – 1925 National Community Center on the occasion of 95th anniversary of its establishment, Prof. Pancho Vladigerov National Academy of Music on the occasion of its 100th anniversary which the Academy celebrated in 2020, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Republic of Bulgaria H. E. Bea tan Tusher.

The Sofia Municipal Council also voted to award the title of Honorary Citizen of Sofia to 19 prominent public figures who have contributed to the development of the spirit and glorification of the capital over the years.

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