Conference Summary
On August 7- 8, 2010, the Bulgarian-American Commission for Educational Exchange held its 9th biennial conference on Education for the New Age: Tradition, Reform, Innovation. The conference took place in the town in Bansko and immediately preceded the 9th Fulbright International Institute (www.fisi-bg.info).
The conference was officially opened by Dr. Julia Stefanova, Executive Director of the Fulbright Commission, Susan Sutton, Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy, and Alexander Kravarov, Mayor of Bansko. A total of 85 participants from Bulgaria, the US, Greece and Poland took part in panels, plenary sessions and workshops covering a wide range of topics relating to the global and regional trends in education, the increasing role of international education, the ongoing reform in Bulgarian school and university education, good practices and innovative projects, and many more. The conference was closed with a lecture on Education at Sofia University by Professor Ivan Ilchev, Rector of Sofia University.
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Presented Papers:
A. David Austill, JD, LLM, MBA, CPA, Union University, Jackson, Tennessee, USA
Ethics Education in Business Programs
Dr. Alexandra Bagasheva, Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria
English for Language and Linguistics - the Progress or Decay of General Linguistics
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nadia Boyadjieva, Plovdiv University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Defining Human Rights: Legal, Social, and Political Perspectives
Danail Danov, Communications and Human Resources Management Center, Sofia, Bulgaria
New Technology and Education: Perceptions and Practices
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Katya Dionissieva, South-West University "Neofit Rilski" Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Restructuring Initial Training for Speech-Language Pathology in Bulgaria
Dr. Ellen Greenberg, Director, Diagnostic and Consultative Medical Center "Dr. I. S. Greenberg", Sofia, Bulgaria
Education and Creativity: Encouraging Creativity in the Classroom
Georgui Iliev, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Role of Academic Exchanges in the Knowledge Economy
Kathryn Jergovich, MA, Georgetown University, Washington D.C., USA
& Dr. Svetlana Nedelcheva, Shumen University, Shumen, Bulgaria
Case studies - combining tradition and innovation
Assoc. Prof., Dr. Svetlozar Kirilov, Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria
Roma in Bulgaria and African Americans in the United States: education and problems of integration
Dr. Aneliya Koeva, Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria
Europe Building Policy in Germany: The Bologna Process
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kostadin Kostadinov, Vice Rector, Higher School of Insurance and Finance, Sofia, Bulgaria
Education and Business, Knowledge and Practice
Katerina Marcheva, Director, St. Kl. Ohridski Foreign Language School, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Tradition and Reform in Secondary School
Hristina Petrova, MA, New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria
Approaches to Globalized Education: Policies towards International Students in the USA And EU
Aneta Sakalova, PhD student, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
The Role of Academic Exchange and Mobility for Scientific Capacity Development
Dr. Iona Sarieva, University of South Florida – Tampa, Tampa, FL, USA & Amanda McArthur English Language Instructor, English Language Center, Drexel, Philadelphia, USA
New Dimensions in Teaching and Learning
Dr. Raya Staykova, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
Doctoral Training in Core Research and Transferable Skills – a Program for One Profession – Many Choices
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Julia Stefanova, Executive Director, Bulgarian-American Fulbright Commission, Sofia, Bulgaria
Internationalization of Education and the Fulbright Program
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Steven F. Sullivan, American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
From Inputs to Process to Outcomes: the Quality Management Program at the American University in Bulgaria
Milena Stoycheva CEO, Junior Achievement Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria
Education and Creativity: How Do We Encourage Creativity in the Classroom
Ludmilla Teneva, Foreign Languages High School and Fulbright Center, Smolyan, Bulgaria
Moodle and Internet - Changing and Enhancing the Learning Process
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rumyana Todorova, Shoumen University, Shumen, Bulgaria
Cooperation and Competitiveness: Two Sides of One and the Same Coin (on higher education issues and reforms)
Aneta Varbanova, Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Varna, Bulgaria
Evaluating the Impact of the Case-study Approach on Maritime Education: Application in Shipping Business and Ship Management Programs
Asst. Prof. Vassil Vassilev, Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Varna, Bulgaria
Analysis of Results on the Innovative Approach Application in the Education of Seafarers for River Navigation
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