The National Competition in Economics and Management of the Association of Economic Schools in Bulgaria Showed the Timeless Spirit of Knowledge Seekers

The National Competition in Economics and Management was opened by Prof. Dr. Daniela Feschiyan, Chairwoman of the Association of Economic Schools in Bulgaria /AESB/, with the memorable words The Spirit of Knowledge Seekers is Timeless.

Prof. Feschiyan expressed thankfulness for the commitment to the activities of the Association of Economic Schools in Bulgaria to the official guests Prof. Dr. Matilda Alexandrova, Vice Rector for Educational Activity, Prof. Dr. Tsvetana Stoyanova, Vice-Rector for Institutional and Business Cooperation and Student Policies, to Mrs. Emilia Ivanova, Deputy Chairwoman of AESB and Director of the National Trade and Banking School, to Mrs. Maya Gesheva, member of the Coordinating Council of AESB and Director of the National High School in Finance and Business /NHSFB/ and Mrs. Lilia Velinova, representative of the sponsor Coca-Cola Hellenic.

Mrs. Lilia Velinova, Prof. Dr. Tsvetana Stoyanova, Prof. Dr. Matilda Alexandrova, Prof. Dr. Daniela Feschiyan, Mrs. Emilia Ivanova, Mrs. Maya Gesheva /from the left to the right/

Before the start of the Competition it was held an awarding ceremony for the winners of the National Competition in Economics carried out on 10 February 2024 also at the UNWE.

The first place won Stiliyan Stoyanov, student from Knyaz Simeon Tarnovsky Trade High School in Stara Zagora. He received a Certificate of Recognition of Excellent /6.00/ for admission to the UNWE and a cash prize from the sponsor Coca-Cola Hellenic - 1000 BGN. His wish is to study Accounting at the UNWE.

The second place won Beatrice Gologanova from the National Trade and Banking School. She received a Certificate of Recognition of Excellent /6.00/ for admission to the UNWE and a cash prize from Coca-Cola Hellenic - 800 BGN. Her wish is to study International Economic Relations.

The third place won Alexander Slavov from the Private Secondary School in the village of Kirilovo, region of Stara Zagora. He received a Certificate of Recognition of Excellent /6.00/ for admission to the UNWE and a cash prize from Coca-Cola Hellenic - 500 BGN. His dream is to study Business Logistics.

The Chairwoman of AESB Prof. Dr. Daniela Feschiyan presented the great opportunities that the National Competition in Economics and Management provides for admission to the wide range of specialties in the professional fields of Economics and Administration and Management. "This is the newest competition of AESB. It is held for the third time and it embodies the high results of our cooperation, the joint efforts of teachers form the Vocational Schools and lecturers from the UNWE who present case studies to secondary school pupils from the Vocational Schools in Economics, Marketing, Business Communications, Management, General Theory of Accounting and Entrepreneurship."

"I would like to greet you and thank to your teachers who have prepared you for today's challenge and your parents who have motivated you on Saturday to fight for your worthy place in the academic family of UNWE", said Prof. Dr. Daniela Feschiyan to the high school pupils pointing out that this year among the competitors have pupils from schools outside the structure of AESB. "We gain the trust of the business for which the UNWE is a guarantee of high-quality education", said Prof. Feschiyan.

On behalf of the Rector Prof. Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov, the Vice-Rector for Educational Activity Prof. Dr. Matilda Alexandrova welcomed the representatives of AESB and the secondary school pupils. "It is a great pleasure for me today to attend the consecutive celebration - a celebration of talent, economy, and governance. This competition is the most complex one because it includes different fields: economics, management, marketing, entrepreneurship, basics of accounting and business communications. Many of you will be champions in this competition and will be able to choose from a large variety of specialitiews from Economics to Administration and Management. I will be glad to welcome you as students at our university - the largest business university in Southeastern Europe, the University that has received the highest accreditation assessment by the National Agency for Evaluation and Accreditation for the quality of its education", said Prof. Alexandrova.

"You have all seen the prizes given to the winners. I think they are attractive and I am sure you will also do your best to win them. In addition, if you become one of our students, you will be able to participate in the Business Academies we have set up with large companies that provide scholarships of 1500 - 2000 BGN. It is the first step in the material stimulation that we provide as No.1 business university to people making efforts for their development. In addition to the intangible incentive you should know that there is also financial support", said Prof. Dr. Tsvetana Stoyanova.

"I would like to thank to the students for overcoming the innate childhood laziness and traveling all the way here to compete for something that will be extremely valuable and important for their future lives. Because there is no case in which the ambition, drive for success and the hard work do not overcome laziness and are not beneficial. Therefore, you will succeed in any case. I would like to say that we owe everything here to the UNWE, to the colleagues from the UNWE and first of all to Prof. Feschiyan. We all owe her a great deal of gratitude for all of her efforts over the years. She is the driving force of the Association of Economic Schools in Bulgaria", said Mrs. Emilia Ivanova, Director of the National Trade and Banking High School and Deputy Chairwoman of AESB.

"I would like to welcome the participants in one of the most interesting competitions which became reality due to the forward thinking of the Rector's leadership and especially Prof. Feschiyan. Why forward thinking, because it is related to the professions of the future, because in it the integral and holistic approach in the field of economic knowledge prevails. Today, once again, the biggest business university in Bulgaria gave serious proof that the relation between the secondary and higher education is a real fact", said Maya Gesheva, Director of the National High School in Finance and Business who is also a member of the Coordinating Council of AESB.

Lilia Velinova, representative of the sponsor Coca-Cola Hellenic, explained that in addition to the prize fund for the winners Coca-Cola Hellenic provides also other opportunities to the students. "We offered last year's laureates an internship as well as to stay in the company and some of them managed to combine their studies in the first year with a job at Coca-Cola", said Mrs. Velinova wishing success to everyone.

Participants in the Competition