The Cooperation between The UNWE and ICPA Will Be Expanded and Enriched

The Rector of UNWE Prof. D.Sc.(Econ.) Statty Stattev was an official guest at the solemn assembly on the occasion of the 85^th Anniversary of independent financial audit in Bulgaria, 25^th Anniversary of audit profession recovery and the 20^th Anniversary of foundation of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Bulgaria (ICPA). The event was held in the Royal Hall of Balkan Hotel.

These are three significant anniversaries and behind them stand the efforts of several generations of professionals who work for the interest of Bulgaria with exceptional competence, responsibility and honesty, declared the Rector in his Greeting address to Boyko Kostov, President of ICPA. The Rector continued: “As a Rector of UNWE I am proud that in 1931 among the initiators and founders of the newly established Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Bulgaria there have been lecturers from the Free University of Political and Economic Sciences, the predecessor of the University of National and World Economy, who after the opening of ICPA have occupied leading positions at it”, said Prof. Stattev. He reminded that the Chairman of the first Management Council had been Prof. Dimitar Dobrev lately elected as Rector of our university and among the first registered members of ICPA there had been 39 alumni of UNWE.  

Prof. Stattev declared: “I am glad that today we, their followers, keep, respect and develop our glorious traditions, work in the spirit of mutual cooperation and honest partnership relations and larger part of the ICPA members are alumni of UNWE. Thanks to the Managing Body and members of ICPA – the only professional organization of certified public accountants in our country - for their commitment and efforts they make for the students of UNWE with their professional expertise, with their assistance in the implementation of the internship programmes, with the chances they give to our students for career development”.