UNWE Will Cooperate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Rector of UNWE Prof. Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Nikolay Milkov signed a Memorandum of Cooperation.

Prof. Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Nikolay Milkov are signing the Memorandum in the Treaties Hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs /from the left to the right/

"It is a privilege for me to have the opportunity to sign this Memorandum of Cooperation with the University of National and World Economy on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The reason is not only that it is about our cooperation with a prestigious university but I am also proud of the fact that I am a graduate of UNWE and I was also a lecturer at this university", said the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Nikolay Milkov and outlined: “The cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UNWE has a rich tradition in areas of mutual interest. The UNWE participates in various projects related to the Western Balkans under the Development Programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Last year projects related to the Republic of North Macedonia and Kosovo were completed in order to improve the working capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises. This year the projects related to Bosnia and Herzegovina continue. In parallel, projects in the field and with the support of the Japan Development Fund are also developed and it significantly expands the scope. However, when we talk about extending the scope, the memorandum that we have signed today will be a very powerful instrument in this regard. It has very good prospects and opens very good opportunities for the development of relations between our institutions”.

The Rector Prof. Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov outlined that the current Minister of Foreign Affairs is not the only minister graduated from the UNWE, the University Wall of Fame "UNWE Lecturers and Alumni - Heads of International and National Bodies and Institutions" contains the names of several Ministers of Foreign Affairs also alumni of UNWE. He also added: "We could mark as a decisive advantage for our cooperation that along with the traditional areas in which we partner such as international economic relations, the UNWE offers a rich palette of specialties not only in finance and accounting but also in economics of tourism, infrastructure and natural resources, regional development, security, entrepreneurship, marketing and strategic planning. It is a guarantee for a successful partnership of mutual interest. The university policy is to provide students not only a good and quality education but also direct contact with employers from the business and state administration", said Prof. Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov and gave as example the only one of its kind in the world specialty "Nuclear Security" implemented with the support of the International Atomic Energy Agency /IAEA/ and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The document also says that the UNWE and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs /MFA/ will cooperate by informing the university students about internships and public events presenting the work of the Ministry.

Both institutions will cooperate in the exchange of information and publications on activities, major events held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UNWE and assistance for the participation of representatives of the Ministry in presentations to students, in lectures, seminars, conferences, meetings or other events organized by the University.

It is provisioned an opportunity for partnership in the preparation of joint projects and their subsequent implementation and assistance for training in Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral programmes at UNWE for specialists and employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will facilitate the participation of UNWE professors and other representatives in meetings, lectures, expertise, consultations, statistical and other studies and events organized by the Ministry.

The coordinator for the implementation of the Memorandum of Cooperation on the part of the UNWE is Assoc. Prof. Dr. Diana Marinova, Vice Dean for International Cooperation of Law Faculty, and on the part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is Spasislava Tsekova, Director of Operational Programmes and Project Management Directorate.

The signing ceremony was also attended by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vasil Petkov, Head of International Relations and Business Department, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Svetla Boneva, Secretary General for Research Projects, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Plamen Ralchev, Head of International Relations Department, Assoc. Dr. Diana Marinova, Prof. Dr. Tsvetana Stoyanova, Vice Rector for Institutional and Business Cooperation and Student Policies, Gergana Kirilova, Director of the Rector's Office, Desislava Paunska, Head of the Public Relations and Marketing Division /in the picture below from the right to the left/.