PROF. GEORGE VREDEVELD VISITED VFU "CHERNORIZETS HRABER"

29 April 2023

Prof. George Vredeveld - one of the long-time close partners of VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar" and Honorary Consul for State of Ohio at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria, visited Varna Free University. He met Yani Yanev - Vice President of the University, Prof. Dr. Petar Hristov - Rector, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eleonora Tankova, Dean of the Faculty of International Economics and Administration.

Issues related to the development of international partnerships between VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar" and American universities were discussed. Various possibilities for activating the partnerships and the possibility for the university to work with the Bulgarian community in the state of Ohio were discussed at the meeting.
Prof. George Vredeveld, founder and director of the Economic Center for Teaching and Research at the University of Cincinnati, made a significant contribution to the establishment of Varna Free University "Chernorizets Hrabar" in 1991. He is actively involved in the development of curricula and programmes in Economics and Management modeled after the University of Cincinnati, USA. Prof. Vredeveld is one of the first professors with international authority who contribute to the establishment of the new model of higher education in Bulgaria. Since October 2011, Prof. George Vredeveld has been an Honorary Doctor of Varna Free University "Chernorizets Hraber". Then he delivered an academic lecture on the topic: "The role of the university for economic development and quality of life". Over the years, a number of master classes, trainings and specialized studies dedicated to the leadership in a global environment have been held under his management.