Official Ceremony on Awarding The Student of The Year of UNWE 2013

For a second consecutive year the Students Council organized the event Student of the Year of UNWE 2013 under the patronage of the Rector of the university Prof. D.Sc. (Econ.) Statty Stattev. In an official ceremony at the Maxima Aula were given awards to students as well as to a lecturer and an employee of the university determined by an online voting from the students themselves.

The jury

In the category Student of the Year of UNWE were bestowed awards in the sub-categories Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Doctoral Student and Student Sportsman of the Year. Undoubtedly the most controversial was the prize Bachelor of Science and during the voting it was even reached to a ballot between Petko Ivanov, Emil Lyubenov and Ilina Mutafchieva. It was distinguished Ilina Mutafchieva, third year undergraduate in the speciality International Economic Relations. She impressed the jury with her active work in the youth non-governmental sector. She is also the youngest stockbroker in Bulgaria, scholarship student at the NASA spaceship camp as well as a youth representative of Bulgaria at the UN. The award was given to her by Prof. D.Sc. (Econ.) Valentin Kisimov, Vice-Rector on Electronic Organization of UNWE.

Prof. Kisimov is giving the award to Ilina Mutafchieva.

Yanitsa Marinova from the speciality Business Journalism won the prize in the sub-category Master of Science. She is an excellent student and her list of diplomas, prizes and certificates is respectable. The award was bestowed on her by Prof. D.Sc. (Econ.) Valentin Kisimov.

Yanitsa Marinova

Lyubka Kamburova became a winner in the sub-category Doctoral Student. She is a Bachelor of Science in Economics, Master of Science in Accountancy and at the moment she is a Doctoral student at the Accountancy Department. Her award was handed by Lilia Elenkova, Educational Projects Manager at the ISIC Bulgaria.

Lyubka Kamburova (on the left) is receiving her award from Lilia Elenkova.

Senior lecturer Spas Stavrev, Head of the Physical Education and Sports Department bestowed the award on the Sportsman of UNWE for 2013 – Veselka Petreshkova. As a captain of the best women volleyball team she combines successfully the sport and studies and in parallel with it she participates also in the consecutive internship programme. Veselka studies Law and she is an excellent student.

Veselka Petreshkova (on the right) and Senior Lecturer Spas Stavrev

A bicycle and an internship at the Societte Generale Express Bank were won by Petko Ivanov, second year undergraduate in professional field Economics and Business.

The Students Council distinguished Prof. Dr. Borislav Borisov, Honorary Rector of UNWE by a Plaque for contribution to the strengthening of the student self-government.

In the category Employee of the Year 2013 the students chose Atanas Dimitrov, Career Consultant at the Inter-University Career Center of UNWE. The award was given to him by the Students Council Secretary Aleks Petkov.

Atanas Dimitrov is expressing his thankfulness for the award.

An important moment in the ceremony was the category Lecturer of the Year 2013. Within a week the students from the university had the chance to vote for their favourite lecturer online on the official website of the event. By the lead of 1% a winner became Assoc. Prof. Bogomil Manov, lecturer at the Finance Department who was bestowed a Plaque by Antoan Shotarov, Chairman of the Students Council.

Assoc. Prof. Bogomil Manov (on the right) and Antoan Shotarov.

In the programme of the event took place the young hip-hop performers from Marteen & Daze and No Comment as well as some talented students from Pancho Vladigerov National Academy of Music and Krastio Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts.