Dragomir Yordanov
Bulgarian University Students Celebrate the “Student Day” on December 8
Bulgarian university students celebrate their holiday today. In 1897 the Minister of Education Prof.
Today is the Student's Holiday, Celebrated in Bulgaria since 1903
Today is the holiday of Bulgarian students.
In 1897, Professor Ivan Shishmanov, the Minister of Enlightenment, asked the first Higher School in Bulgaria to have "a special, own holiday". At its meeting on November 2, 1902, the Academic Council of the Higher School set the day of the enlightener St. Kliment Ohridski - November 25 (December 8 - a new style), for this holiday.
Sofia University Ranks 1st in Bulgaria's Higher-Education Rating
For yet another consecutive year, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski ranked first in the rating system of higher-education institutions in Bulgaria, announced the Education Ministry.
Sofia University was declared the leader in 21 out of 52 professional majors.