All pupils who have won medals from international science Olympiads, competitions or contests are now entitled to a scholarship, according to a government regulation on the protection of gifted children which comes into effect as of today...
Bulgaria is planning to implement a package of measures in support of pupils from Ukraine. This transpired during an emergency video conference of the EU’s education ministers. The Bulgarian Ministry of Education has already provided for the..
Most pupils attend school in person without having to take Covid-19 tests, the Ministry of Education says. 533,000 students have been in class since the beginning of the week, 53,000 more compared to seven days earlier. 77,000 of them have a..
As of today, 6 December, more than 96,000 1 st to 12 th grade students in Sofia have returned to in-person school attendance. According to data of the Ministry of Education they comprise almost 70% of all pupils. 56,000 of them are in lower and..
Eleven students in grades 1 to 4 tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday and Thursday during classroom testing, the Ministry of Education and Science reported. There were 9 positive samples from the teachers and 3 from the non-pedagogical staff...
545 school principals across Bulgaria have signed and submitted a letter to the ministers of education and of healthcare, demanding an amendment to the order for conducting Covid-19 testing in schools. The principals do not consider it right and..
Bulgarian pupils will be able to ask questions to astronauts from NASA and the European Space Agency via an In-Flight Educational Downlink with the International Space Station. The hosts of the event “Hello, Space! Bulgaria calling!”, which..
As of 17 February (Wednesday), pupils and university students from Greece, Turkey, Serbia, North Macedonia and Romania travelling daily or at least once a week to Bulgaria for training and educational purposes will no longer be required to provide a..
The Bulgarian Minister of Education Krasimir Valchev хас issued an order for distance learning until January 31 for students from 5th to 12th grade. The order is valid for all students enrolled in daytime, evening, part-time and combined form of..
A thousand less than last year will be the first graders in the new school year which starts on September 15. The negative trend of recent years for fewer children starting school in Bulgaria continues also this year. 59,000 first-graders are expected..
