Awards for the Winners in the National Competition in Political Economy

The three champions in the National Competition in Political Economy were awarded an excellent score of 6.00 recognized for application to the specialty Political Economy at the UNWE. They also received both a diploma and a cash prize.  The Competition is individual and is held in two stages. The first is written - preparation of an essay, the second stage is verbal -interview on the essay.

Chief Assist. Dr. Veselina Atanasova, Lecturer at the Political Economy Department, Prof. Dr. Matilda Alexandrova, Vice-Rector for Educational Activity, Prof. D.Sc. Pencho Penchev, Head of Political Economy Department, Melissa Özkan, Victoria Stoynev, Simon Traykov, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hristo Prodanov, lecturer at the  Political Economy Department

Prof. Dr. Matilda Alexandrova, Vice-Rector for Educational Activity, greeted the champions for their successful performance and excellent results in the National Competition which is a guarantee for their future success. "The Political Economy Department is one of the eldest departments and an established classical specialty that lays the foundation of economic science. For being a student in this specialty you must have both an economic approach and mindset as well as a willingness to research and integrate theories and practice and I am honoured and pleased to bestow this award."

Prof. D.Sc. Pencho Penchev, Head of the Political Economy Department clarified: "All three contestants were aware of what Political Economy is and in terms of their ambitions they have come to the right place both as a University and as a specialty. In their essays they examined relevant topics on which they showed a good understanding, sometimes much better than that of politicians or the prevailing public opinion".

Simon Traykov from the National High School in Finance and Business said that the topic about the positives and negatives of adopting the euro on which he wrote is very relevant. "The great misinformation in the media at the moment outrages me so I decided to write this essay to make a real assessment of the situation in Bulgaria."

Victoria Stoynev from Yordan Zahariev Vocational High School of Economics and Management, Kyustendil, has an interest in Political Economy and has chosen the topic of Artificial Intelligence, which for her is the future. Her essay concerns the impact of artificial intelligence on the labour market.  

Melissa Yozkan chose the topic of the minimum wage because she has many friends who work for that wage. "The competition itself really intrigues me because it gives a lot of opportunities."

The objective of the National Competition in Political Economy is to increase the motivation and interest of students in the issues of Political Economy, to fully understand the main socio-economic processes in modern society and to form an attitude of ongoing and independent learning by stimulating competition as well as to provide an opportunity for the creative expression of students with in-depth knowledge in the field of political economy.

The National Political Economy Competition is one of 14 competitions and contests through which you can apply to the UNWE.