Students of VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar" visited the main European institutions in Brussels and attended lectures specially prepared for them related to euro funding for Bulgaria and the technologies for the development of projects
For the eleventh consecutive year, for one week, students of the Master’ degree programs Management of International Business Projects, European Administration and European Project Management at Varna Free University were introduced to the work of the European institutions. From 2 to 10 November, 2014, the students participated in a training course specially prepared for them which took place in the newest building of theDirectorate-General of Communicationof the European Commission and the Department of Careers in the EU. Great interest aroused the presentation of Mr. Colin Walker from Directorate General "Regional Policy" on the financial instruments in the cohesion policy of Bulgaria in the programming period 2014-2020. Mr. Tom Bo Clausen, director of "European policies" at DG "Communication Networks and Technologies" presented the grant schemes in the field of information technology.
The student were also introduced to the work of the European Parliament and participated in a discussion about the Bulgarian presence in the European Parliament. The trainees attended lectures on the opportunities for Bulgaria to attract structural funds and participated in a discussion about the work of the Council of the European Union for the future changes in the management of the Union. Special lectures were delivered to the Bulgarian trainee group also at the Committee of the Regions and the Permanent Representation of Bulgaria. They received training attendance certificates, awarded by the Bulgarian MEP Georgi Pirinski.
Varna Free University is the only university in Bulgaria, which for eleven years has organized internships in Brussels for specialists who take professional interests in project management. Here's what they said:
This trip is yet another exciting opportunity that the university offers us to grow as competent professionals.
The participation in the plenary session and the discussion in the European Parliament on issues related to the management of the European Union, as well as the lectures specially prepared for us contributed to enrich our knowledge and were a token of attention and respect to us and our university.
This amazing professional experience was complemented by a tour around the sights of Brussels. All this made us feel like real citizens of Europe.
We would like to express our gratitude to Prof. D.Sc. Anna Nedyalkova, President of Varna Free University, who gave us the opportunity and her support so that we could be part of the process of governance of Europe.
