Author: Svetoslava Dimitrova

The 11th International Conference “New Perspectives in Science Education” was held on March 17-18 in Florence, Italy.

The Conference brings together teachers, researchers, practitioners and project managers from all over the world to share findings, expertise and experience about innovative science teaching and learning methodologies, through on-site and on-line presentations, and social events.

This year the conference was attended by representatives of the project team KP-06-M35/3 from 18.12.2019 on the topic: “Research of contemporary educational programs of cultural institutions in Bulgaria”, funded by the National Science Fund of the Ministry of education and science. The main goal of the participation was to analyze the activities in the social network Facebook of the regional libraries and regional history museums in Bulgaria – the situation from the introduction of full lockdown was compared today (March 2020-March 2022). The project and its development in the period before and after the new normal was also presented.

More information about the published reports:

1. Dimitrova, S., Spasova, S., Dusheva, S., Gindev, P. Cultural Institutions and Education in Bulgaria – Popularization of Programs with a Scientific and Research Project. // In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on New Perspectives in Science Education, 17-18 March 2022, Florence: PIXEL, pp. 278-283.
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2. Spasova, S., Dimitrova, S., Stanimirov, A., Kolev, A. National Science Fund: Adaptation of the Cultural Institutions in Bulgaria to the New Reality – Practice from Social Networks // In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on New Perspectives in Science Education, 17-18 March 2022, Florence: PIXEL, pp. 284-288.

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The “Knowledge Society and Humanism of the XXI Century” is a national scientific conference with international participation, which is held annually on November 1 at the University of Library Studies and Information Technologies and is dedicated to the Day of the People’s Awakeners.

This year the conference was attended by representatives of the team under project KP 06-M35/3 from 18.12.2019 entitled: “Research of contemporary educational programs of cultural institutions in Bulgaria”, funded by the Bulgarian National Science Fund of the Ministry of Education and Science. Svetoslava Dimitrova, PhD and Chief Assist. Sonya Spasova, PhD presented a paper entitled “Museum education – good international practices” in Section II. Cultural Heritage – history, modernity and perspectives.

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More information can be found on the conference website: https://buditeli.unibit.bg/bg/

In the period 02-04 October 2021, the University Youth Knowledge Academy (UNYKA) at the University of Library Studies and Information Technologies held for the seventh consecutive year its Scientific Conference on “Contremporary Strategies and Innovations in Knowedge Management”. The conference aims to stimulate research in various fields of science and their promotion in the form of workshops for the exchange of experience and knowledge, in order to achieve greater adaptability of future researchers to the modern competitive and dynamic environment and their professional development in various scientific fields.

In the current year, Ch. Assistant Prof. Sonya Spasova, PhD together with students Panayot Gindev and Simona Dusheva (members of the team under project KP 06-M35/3 from 18.12.2019 on the topic: “Research of contemporary educational programs of cultural institutions in Bulgaria”, funded from the National Science Fund of the Ministry of Education and Science) took part in the forum and presented the results of their research with a paper on “Museums and libraries – spaces for formal and non-formal education.”
More information about UNYKA: https://www.unyka.unibit.bg/

The annual forum INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATION AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT is organized by the NGO “Education and Technology” in partnership with: Municipality of Burgas; University “Prof. Dr. Asen Zlatarov”, Burgas and Burgas Free University.
The emphasis in the topics of the forum are the innovative methods of teaching and learning, oriented towards the formation of skills, ensuring successful life and work of the generations for their life in the XXIst century. The key areas are student-centered pedagogy, learning outside the classroom and integrating technology into the learning process. The program of the forum includes work in specialized sections, where problems and opportunities for development of the learning process are discussed in detail.

In 2021 in the thematic section “Pedagogy and Psychology” at the forum were presented the results of research activities under the project KP 06-M35/3 from 18.12.2019 on the topic: “Research of contemporary educational programs of cultural institutions in Bulgaria”, funded by the Natioonal Science Fund of the Ministry of Education and Science. Presented by Ch. Assist. Prof. Sonya Spasova, PhD and Svetoslava Dimitrova, PhD paper on “Main characteristics of educational programs and initiatives in regional history museums in Bulgaria” was met with interest by the audience and provoked a constructive discussion. More information about the e-magazine “Education and Technology” can be found here: https://www.edutechjournal.org/

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The 13th Annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies was held on July 5 and 6, 2021, organized annually by the International Academy of Technology, Education and Development. (IATED).

IATED’s mission is to promote and support dialogue in education between science and technology institutions through:
➞ Promotion of best practice standards in the service of international education.
➞ The facilitation of relevant forums, training and information exchange.
➞ Creation and dissemination of knowledge.
➞ Production of publications used as a database document for research works, projects and innovation activities held on the international education field.

This year the conference was attended by representatives of the team under project KP 06-M35 3 from 18.12.2019 entitled: “Research of contemporary educational programs of cultural institutions in Bulgaria”, funded by the Bulgaria National Science Fund of the Ministry of Education and Science. The main purpose of the participation was to present the results of a study of educational programs conducted in regional history museums in 2019, as well as to analyze the activities of regional libraries and regional history museums in the social network Facebook, in the period 13.03.-13.05.2020, when a full lockdown was introduced across the country due to COVID-19. Due to the restrictions introduced in March 2020 in connection with COVID-19, the conference was held entirely virtually.

More information about the published papers can be found at the following addresses:

1. Spasova, S., S. Dimitrova. Quantitative and Qualitive Characteristics of Contemporary Museum Educational Programs. EDULEARN21 Proceedings: 13th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, 5-6 July, 2021, Online Conference, 5790-5795.
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2. Dimitrova, S., S. Spasova. Regional Libraries and Regional History Museums in Bulgaria in the Conditions of Lockdown: Social Network Case Study: 13th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, 5-6 July, 2021, Online Conference, 5767-5775.
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Talk about the modern educational initiatives of museums and libraries in the country. Record of the participation of Ch. Assistant ProfessorSonya Spasova, PhD in the program “Early News” on SKAT TV (April 28, 2021).

The 15^th International Technology, Education and Development Conference, organized annually by the International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), was held on March 8 and 9, 2021. IATED’s mission is to promote and enhance dialogue in education among the institutions devoted to Science and Technology fields through:

➞ Promotion of best practice standards in the service of international education.
➞ The facilitation of relevant forums, training and information exchange.
➞ Creation and dissemination of knowledge.
➞ Production of publications used as a database document for research works, projects and innovation activities held on the international education field.

This year the conference was attended by representatives of the team under project KP 06-M35 3 from 18.12.2019 entitled: “Research of contemporary educational programs of cultural institutions in Bulgaria”, funded by the Bulgaria National Science Fund of the Ministry of Education and Science. Due to the restrictions implemented in March 2020 in connection with COVID-19, the conference was held entirely virtually.

The papers presented at the conference, with their respective presentations, are:

1. Spasova, S., A. Stanimirov, A. Kolev, R. Krasteva. EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY FOR RESEARCH OF MUSEUM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. INTED2021 Proceedings: 15th International Technology, Education and Development Conference, 8-9 March, 2021, Online Conference, 1888-1895.

2. Dimitrova, S., S. Spasova, S. Dusheva, P. Gindev. SOCIAL NETWORKS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OF CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS IN BULGARIA – GOOD EXAMPLES IN THE CONDITIONS OF LOCKDOWN. INTED2021 Proceedings: 15th International Technology, Education and Development Conference, 8-9 March, 2021, Online Conference,1896-1902.