Winners in the National English Speech and Debate Tournament Have the Opportunity to be Admitted to Our University

The winners in the National English Speech and Debate Tournament organized by the BEST Foundation were awarded. For a consecutive year the UNWE hosted the event in which over 300 pupils in 8 to 12 grades from all over the country competed in various categories.

During the closing ceremony Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vasil Petkov, Chairman of the Association of Language Schools in Bulgaria and Head of the UNWE International Economic Relations and Business Department, greeted the participants. “Being here has reminded me of the time when I was also a student. On behalf of the Rector Prof. Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov I would like to greet you on having gone through this three-day experience. Remember that you are all winners, regardless of the final result. You have the right to be proud of yourselves. Your teachers and parents also should be proud of you, and I would like to extend my greetings to all of them.”

Vanya Zlateva, Executive Director of the BEST Foundation, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vasil Petkov, Chairman of the Association of Language Schools in Bulgaria, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elena Simeonova, Head of the UNWE Political Science Department /from the left to the right/

Vanya Zlateva, Executive Director of the BEST Foundation, expressed thankfulness to the participants for their passion and strong desire to express themselves and their opinions. “This requires independence — a value that is the foundation of every free society. This year is celebrated the 250^th Anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence — an event of exceptional significance that deserves to be honored.”

The winners who are currently in 12^th grade will obtain a Certificate for a grade of Excellent 6 for admission to the UNWE for all specialities taught in English or for the specialities with English language teaching.