Center for Management of Dual Bachelor`s Degree Programme in Economics with the Tianjin Foreign Languages University /TFSU/ Was Opened

Wednesday, 29 June 2022 17:25

The Rector of UNWE Prof. Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov and the Chinese Ambassador to Bulgaria H. E. Dong Xiaojun opened the Center for Management of the Dual Bachelor `s Degree Programme in Economics with Tianjin Foreign Languages University /TFSU/ which will be headed by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ivaylo Beev, Head of the UNWE Economics Department.

Н. E. Dong Xiaojun, Prof. Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yanko Hristozov, Secretary General for International Cooperation who was also the moderator of the event

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ivaylo Beev, Head of the UNWE Economics Department will be the Head of the Center for Management of the Dual Bachelor`s Degree Programme in Economics with Tianjin Foreign Languages University

The President Rumen Radev sent a Greeting Address to the participants in the ceremony which was held simultaneously by the UNWE and Tianjin University. In the letter is noted that over the years our university has established itself as a leader among higher education institutions in Southeastern Europe and has become a natural scientific and spiritual center, generating new knowledge and skills for its graduates.

Dimitar Zdravkov, Adviser on Innovation to the President, is awarding a Greeting Address by the Head of State

"I am confident that the mission to mobilize the research potential of students and to strengthen the international ties with their colleagues from all over the world will make the Centre a preferred place for training and achieving a qualitative new level of knowledge," is written in the letter by the Head of State.

"We are extremely delighted with our work together. Our colleagues and students know that the programme runs very smoothly. Lectures and communication between the lecturers and students also goes very well in compliance with all standards", said the Rector of UNWE Prof. Dimitar Dimitrov. He added that the Bachelor's programme project is sustainable and would continue developing successfully in the future.

"On behalf of the Chinese Embassy in Bulgaria I would like to greet you on the successful implementation of the joint dual programme and to express my gratitude to the UNWE for the active efforts in the field of cooperation between China and Bulgaria in the field of education", said the Chinese Ambassador Dong Xiaojun. He pointed out that he was happy to find so many friends in the face of lecturers and students of UNWE.

"We also had a discussion with the Rector on how to increase the intensity of relations between China and Bulgaria, including in the field of education. I am sure that today we will take a big step forward in our relations and the Embassy will continue to support the efforts to expand the cooperation between the two countries", said in conclusion H. E. Dong Xiaojun.

Chen Fachun, the Rector of the Tianjin Foreign Languages University also delivered a welcoming speech online. He noted that it was an honour for his university to cooperate with the UNWE - the largest economic university in Bulgaria and in Southeast Europe. "It is a great pleasure to welcome you virtually. Congratulations to everyone who made the joint programme possible. Let me express my gratitude to the President Rumen Radev and to the Rector Prof. Dimitar Dimitrov for their support. Our university has programmes in the field of economics, law, arts. We have established cooperation with 252 universities and institutions in 42 countries around the world", explained the Rector of the Chinese University.

The objective of the Bachelor`s Degree Programme in Economics with English Language Teaching is to prepare highly qualified economists with a rich theoretical and applied knowledge of economics at a global level. The dual program is designed for students from China and it is "3+1" type - the first three years students study at the TFSU and in the fourth year those of them who have successfully passed their exams continue their studies at the UNWE.

The solemn opening ceremony was attended by Prof. Dr. Mihail Musov, Vice Rector for Research and International Affairs, Prof. Dr. Tsvetana Stoyanova, Vice Rector for Institutional and Business Cooperation and Student Policies, Prof. Dr. Yanko Hristozov, Secretary General for International Cooperation, Angel Stoykov, Chairman of the Student Council, lecturers and students.


The UNWE Academic Council decision on the establishment of the Center for Management of the Dual Bachelor`s Degree Programme with Tianjin Foreign Studies University /TFSU/ was made on 18 May 2022. On the part of the UNWE the dual Bachelor's Degree Programme in Economics with English Teaching between the UNWE and the Tianjin Foreign Studies University /TFSU/, China, is led by the Economics Department. Its objective is to train highly qualified economic specialists who can apply their theoretical and applied knowledge in the field of economics in a dynamic intercultural environment. The dual programme provides for student mobility, participation in scientific seminars, etc. And holding the lectures in an online environment proves the high capabilities of UNWE to use modern methods of education, to attract foreign students from all over the world and to establish itself as a leading economic university at an international level. So far, more than 200 students from China are studying in the Programme.


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