Martin Angelov

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Bulgarian minister of economy visits AUBG
Traycho Traykov, the Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism talked about the current Bulgarian position on the international scene
Martin Angelov
April 30, 2010

Traycho Traykov, the Bulgarian Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, gave a lecture in the New Academic Building (NAB) Auditorium on April 22. The topic of the presentation was "How can the government stimulate the sustainable growth of the Bulgarian Economy?" The event was organized by AUBG Business club.

D+ and D- removal to be discussed
"D- is still a grade at AUBG." – Lucci
Martin Angelov
Nikola Milekic
April 30, 2010

The Academic Policies committee will make the final recommendation to the president by the end of the semester regarding the removal of D- and D+ grades from the AUBG grading scale. The recommendation, if accepted by the president, will be effective as of the Fall semester, Dean of Faculty Steven Sullivan said.

Investement club brings former minister on campus
"We are in the middle of the second deepest financial crisis that the world has seen" - Veltchev
Martin Angelov
March 21, 2010

 

Milen Veltchev, a former Bulgarian finance minister, gave a lecture on financial bubbles and the current condition of the Bulgarian economy to over 100 AUBGers on March 9, in the New Academic Building Auditorium.
On suits, handshakes and name tags
Consulting company manager gives etiquette advice.
Martin Angelov
March 5, 2010

Over 50 AUBGers attended the Business Etiquette presentation by Kristina Krantcheva, founder and director of CM Consulting. Krantcheva talked about the dos and don’ts of business protocol, Bulgarian and international business manners, and answered students’ questions. The event was organized by the AUBG Business Club on February 10 in the New Academic Building Auditorium.

Cracks appear as NAB continues to settle
It is not the first time such cracks occur.
Yelena Serova
Martin Angelov
February 25, 2010

Wall cracks and sinking tiles appeared last week on the faculty floor of the New Academic Building (NAB) “due to temperature deformations caused by the usage of different construction materials,” Facilities Director Lyudmila Dzakova said.

No new equipment for Skaptopara 1 gym
“The AUBG purchasing office [...] cancelled the order due to a higher administration decision” – Nedelchev
Martin Angelov
February 14, 2010

 

Last semester's promised new fitness equipment for Skaptopara 1 gym will not be delivered. "There has been some miscommunication between [Dean of Students] Lydia Krise and [Athletic Director] Yasen Nedelchev as the $30,000 was never available," AUBG Vice President (VP) for Finance and Administration Alexander Alexandrov said.
AUBG hosts Bulgarian finance minister
“We [Bulgarians] can only afford to be number one in what we do from now on, otherwise we have failed” - Djankov
Martin Angelov
February 5, 2010

 

Over 250 faculty members and students attended the lecture "The main priorities of the Bulgarian government in the areas of economics and public finance," presented by Simeon Djankov, deputy prime minister and minister of finance of Bulgaria, who talked about Bulgaria's position in the European Union (EU), the country's fiscal discipline, the adoption of European funds and the condition of the educational system.
New equipment for the Skaptopara 1 gym
“There is not enough equipment and most of the current one is half-way broken" - Marinov
Martin Angelov
December 5, 2009

 

AUBG will get $30,000 for new fitness equipment from the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program (ASHA) of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
JMC curriculum revision
"We will try to bring together the European and American concepts of journalism" - Hawkins
Martin Angelov
Alexander Pirlya
December 1, 2009

The Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) department is changing its curriculum as demanded by the Bulgarian Ministry of Education in 2006, when AUBG got its Bulgarian accreditation.

SAT scores in decline at AUBG
Scores alone do not indicate the potential of the students. - Melnikliyska
Martin Angelov
October 10, 2009

 

Admissions Office statistics for Fall 2009 semester register a 13 percent drop in the AUBG acceptance rate when compared to the previous year. However, this year's average Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) score of 1,141 is the lowest recorded for the last decade (the previous one being 1,147 in 2002/03).