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1 WHO WE ARE The Bulgarian Team

2 Bulgaria

3 The Town of Burgas Burgas is the second-largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and the fourth-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna, with a population of 200 271 inhabitants. It is the capital of Burgas Province and an important industrial, transport, cultural and tourist centre. The city is surrounded by Burgas Lakes and is located at the westernmost point of the Black Sea, at the large Burgas Bay. The LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas is the largest oil refinery in southeastern Europe and the largest industrial enterprise. The Port of Burgas is the largest port in Bulgaria, and Burgas Airport is the second-most important in the country. Burgas is the center of the Bulgarian fishing and fish processing industry.

4 Burgas Free University ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE: Faculties: Faculty of Legal Studies Faculty of Business Studies Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering Faculty of Humanities Burgas Free University /BFU/ was established with an Act of The Great National Assembly on 18 September 1991, and is one of the first non-state universities in the country. The University is accredited by the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency and is certified under the International Quality Standard ISO 9001:2008. BFU is a modern and innovative university, caring for its students and their professional realization, and which has significant academic achievements and an internationally recognized status: BFU is a member of the European Universities Association /EUA/; It has signed Agreements of Cooperation with 36 universities and organizations in Europe, America, Asia and Africa; It implements students and staff exchange programmes with 24 universities in Europe; It participates in the ECTS; It works under joint international projects with more than 100 universities and organizations; BFU is a partner of UNESCO under the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme, and is a host institution of UNESCO Chair on Culture of Peace and Human Rights.

5 Burgas Free University Mission – social development, entrepreneurship and leadership. Academic areas – Legal, Social and Economic Sciences; Humanities; Technical and Computer Sciences.

6 Social Risk Factors Social conditions Isolation Harmful interactions Unemployment Physical and mental disabilities Race and discrimination Human trafficking Drug abuse and addictions

7 Poverty Rates by Household A respective share of poor people

8 Poverty Rates by Age

9 Children with Disabilities

10 How to Alleviate the Situation? Positive social relations Health-enhancing behaviours Establishing and maintaining adequate resources Social cohesion Investment in human capital Supportive families Employment opportunities Conditions for free-time activities

11 Prevention is more important Social Risk Group: Unemployed, single-parent families: -Focus on education -Focus on skills and competences -Focus on employment Career development centre Leadership skills, hands-on-experience approach: -Focus on school education -Parental employment

12 BFU Policy


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