1. Educational system in Bulgaria By P.Todorov and V. Beykov

2. Nursery School Kindergarten Pre-school Year Primary Education Basic Education Secondary Education Higher Education The Structure of Educational System in Bulgaria

3. In Bulgaria children at the age of 2 to 3 go to nurseries. There nurses take care of them until they reach the required age for kindergarten.

4. The Nursery Children at the age of 2 to 3 go to nurseries.

5. There the children learn to read, write and count. They can also study the basic of a foreign language and prepared for the years in school.

6. The Kindergarten When the children reach the age of 3 they can go to a kindergarten.

7. When the children reach the age of 6 they must go to pre-school where they have classes which prepare the future pupils for their first year at school.

8. A Pre-school Year

9. School Education LevelAgeGradeSchool Primary7 - 111 - 4Primary school Pre-secondary11 - 155 - 8Secondary school Secondary general 15 - 199 - 12 Comprehensive schools or profile- orientated schools Vocational Training 15 - 209 - 13Technical schools Education in Bulgaria is compulsory up to the age of 16.

10. School year in Bulgaria starts on 15 th September First grade students start school at the age of 7 and they learn until they pass their basic education. At this time they can decide if they are going to learn 1 or 2 foreign langages.

11. At the age of 14 the students sit an exam, and after they pass it they can choose among the high schools in their town.

12. High-School exams

13. Holidays Winter holiday24 th December – 4 th January Mid-term29 th January – 1 st February Spring holiday1 st April – 12 th April Summer holiday 1 st grade: 22 nd May – 15 th September 2 nd -4 th grade: 29 th May – 15 th September 5 th -8 th grade: 15 th June – 15 th September

14. The system of higher education in Bulgaria covers the following degrees: First degree - at least a 4-year programme ending with a Bachelor’s degree Second degree - at least a 5-year programme or one year after the Bachelor’s degree ending with a Master’s degree Third degree - at least a 3-year programme after covering the Master’s degree ending with a Doctor’s degree.

15. Students finish their Secondary Education at the age of 19. They have to pass matriculation exams before going to university.

16. Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski is the first institution of higher education in Bulgaria and it is among the most interesting buildings of the architectural heritage of Sofia.

17. At the age of 19 students have to pass matriculation exams before they go to university. Higher Education

18. Sofia University The University is the first institution of higher education in Bulgaria.

19. University of National and World Economy

20. University of Economics - Varna

21. 24 th May Day of the Slavic Alphabet and Culture

22. Bulgarians honor the 24 th of May as the Day of the Slavic Alphabet and Culture. All over the country schools are decorated with flowers and portraits of the brothers St.Cyril and St.Methodius. They are credited with devising the Glagolitic alphabet, the first alphabet used to transcribe the Old Church Slavonic language. The alphabet has official status with many organizations. With the accession of Bulgaria to the European Union on January 1, 2007, Cyrillic became the third official alphabet of the EU. Up to 2007 there are more than 12 million people around the world who speak Bulgarian fluently.

23. The Bulgarian Alphabet

25. This presentation was created for “ Open Minds For Active Citizenship” Project. This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This presentation reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.