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First English Language School
The First English Language School (FELS, 114th High School "Liliana Dimitrova") was founded in 1958 in Sofia, Bulgaria as a high school for education in English language to Bulgarian students. The school had been located at 60 Dondukov Street since 1960 and shares the building with the 112th Elementary School. FELS became a UNESCO associated school in 1978. It is considered to be one of the most prestigious public high schools in the country. Over 90% of its graduates pursue their higher education in schools and universities in Bulgaria, the EU and the United States. Administration Ms. Bonka Bachvarova was the school's principal for many years, followed by Ms. Nellie Mladenova. The acting principal is Mr. Alexander Chakmakov. Rankings In 2022, the school was in third place for most student applications for 8th grade in Sofia after dropping from the first position in 2021. Student clubs Source: * Interact club "Sofia-Tangra" - a club for organising different charity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia
Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar (river), Iskar river and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths. It has a humid continental climate. Known as Serdica in Classical antiquity, antiquity, Sofia has been an area of human habitation since at least 7000 BC. The recorded history of the city begins with the attestation of the conquest of Serdica by the Roman Republic in 29 BC from the Celtic settlement of Southeast Europe, Celtic tribe Serdi. During the decline of the Roman Empire, the city was raided by Huns, Visigoths, Pannonian Avars, Avars, and Slavs. In 809, Serdica was incorporated into the First Bulgarian Empire by Khan (title), Khan Krum and became known as Sredets. In 1018, the Byzantine Empire, Byzantines ended Bulgarian rule until 1194, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Bokova
Irina Georgieva Bokova (; born 12 July 1952) is a Bulgarian politician and a former Director-General of UNESCO (2009–2017). During her political and diplomatic career in Bulgaria, she served, among others, two terms as a member of the National parliament, and deputy minister of foreign affairs and minister of foreign affairs ''ad interim'' under Prime Minister Zhan Videnov. She also served as Bulgaria's ambassador to France and to Monaco, and was Bulgaria's Permanent Delegate to UNESCO. Bokova was also the personal representative of Bulgaria's president to the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (2005–2009). On 15 November 2009, she took office as the ninth Director-General of UNESCO, marking two firsts: she became both the first female and the first Southeastern European to head the agency. At UNESCO, Bokova advocated for gender equality, improved education and preventing funding for terrorism, especially by enforcing the protection of intellectual goods. A f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Schools In Sofia
High may refer to: Science and technology * Height * High (atmospheric), a high-pressure area * High (computability), a quality of a Turing degree, in computability theory * High (tectonics), in geology an area where relative tectonic uplift took or takes place * Substance intoxication, also known by the slang description "being high" * Sugar high, a misconception about the supposed psychological effects of sucrose Music Performers * High (musical group), a 1974–1990 Indian rock group * The High, an English rock band formed in 1989 Albums * ''High'' (The Blue Nile album) or the title song, 2004 * ''High'' (Flotsam and Jetsam album), 1997 * ''High'' (New Model Army album) or the title song, 2007 * ''High'' (Royal Headache album) or the title song, 2015 * ''High'' (Keith Urban album), 2024 * ''High'' (EP), by Jarryd James, or the title song, 2016 Songs * "High" (Alison Wonderland song), 2018 * "High" (The Chainsmokers song), 2022 * "High" (The Cure song), 1992 * "Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Velchev
Boris Vladimirov Velchev () (born 26 April 1962) is a Bulgarian jurist who served as the chief prosecutor of Bulgaria between 2006 and 2012, being the youngest person to hold the position. Biography In 1981, Velchev graduated from the First English Language School in Sofia. He was subsequently enrolled as a student at the juridical faculty of Sofia University, earning the right to practice law in 1990. Since 1 November 2012, Velchev has been a judge at the Constitutional Court of Bulgaria. In addition to his native Bulgarian, Velchev also speaks English and Russian. His hobbies include the study of history and numismatics Numismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, medals, and related objects. Specialists, known as numismatists, are often characterized as students or collectors of coins, but the discipline also inclu .... References 1962 births Living people People from Sofia General Prosecutors of Bulgaria Firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralitsa Vassileva
Ralitsa B. Vassileva (, born 8 June 1963) is a Bulgarian journalist. Currently she is lecturer at Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Previously she was an anchorwoman on CNN television news from 1992 to 2014 and news director at Bulgarian International Television, BIT between 2015 and 2017. She has covered the Bosnian War, the Arab–Israeli conflict, and many other major international issues. She has interviewed many world leaders and high-profile figures, including Mikhail Gorbachev, Ariel Sharon, Henry Kissinger, and others. Career From 1992 to 2014, Vassileva was an anchor for CNN International. Based at the network's global headquarters in Atlanta, she anchored ''CNN Newsroom'', previously known as ''World Report''. Vassileva anchored coverage of many major international news stories including most recently the Chilean miner rescue, the Iran student protests and Israel's Gaza offensive. In addition to her anchoring duties, Vassileva has reported in the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galina Toneva
Galina, Halyna, or Halina (; from Greek ''γαλήνη'' "Serenity") is an East Slavic feminine given name, also popular in Bulgaria and Slovenia during the period of Soviet influence. Galina is the standard transliteration from Russian. It is generally transliterated as Halyna from Ukrainian () and as Halina from Belarusian (). The latter form is also frequently found in Poland. In ancient Greek mythology, Galene was one of the Nereid mermaids, known as the goddess of calm seas. Two Christian female martyrs of this name are recognized by the Orthodox church: the first died in 252 (feast day March 10), the other one, the more famous Galene of Corinth, in 290 (feast day April 16). Diminutives include: *Common: Galya (Halya), Galka (Halka (two forms: )), Gala, Galochka, Galusha, Galechka, Galenka, Galinka (Halynka) *Less common: Galinochka (Галиночка), Galinushka (Галинушка), Galinushenka (Галинушенька), Галиха, Галиша, Галишка, � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bashar Rahal
Bashar Mounzer Rahal (, ; born 20 October 1974) is a Bulgarian actor. Life and career Early life Bashar Rahal was born in Dubai, UAE, the son of Lebanese father Mounzer Rahal and Bulgarian mother Mariana Rahal. His sister, Carla Rahal, also an actress, is mostly known for her roles in the National Theater of Bulgaria. Carla is also a pop and R&B singer, songwriter, and producer. She is best known for two of Bulgaria's most popular songs, "Lie to Me" and "I Wish U". The family moved from UAE to Bulgaria when Bashar was only six years old. He first started acting in TV sketches when he was 12. At the age of 13 he became a member of Tears and Laughs, a professional theater group, with which he took part in more than 15 performances. He also attended numerous international film and theater festivals, including the ones in Avignon, France and Thun, Switzerland. His first major film role was in 1989, in the controversial at that time '' Ivan and Alexandra''. The film tells the sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veni Markovski
Veni Milanov Markovski is a Bulgarian Internet entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO (until 2002) of the Bulgarian ISP bol.bg. He is currently ICANN's Vice-President for UN engagement, based in New York. Biography Markovski is a graduate of the Law Faculty of the Sofia University « St. Kliment Ohridski» with Master of Science degree in law (1997). Markovski first came into contact with the Internet in September 1990, by becoming one of the first system operators of a Bulletin Board System, part of FidoNet in Sofia, Bulgaria. In 1993 he co-founded and was CEO until 2002 of bol.bg, the first in the Internet history of Bulgaria Internet Service Provider in the capital, Sofia (and second overall in the country), which was using in the beginning the Russian Moscow-based private network GlasNet to connect to the Internet. In 1995 Markovski co-founded the Internet Society of Bulgaria – a non-profit think tank, promoting Internet usage and digital rights in Bulgaria. The company was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lubomir Kuychukov
Lubomir, Lyubomir, Lyubomyr, Lubomír, Ľubomír, or Ljubomir is a Slavic given name meaning lub (love) and mir (peace, world). Feminine forms are: Lubomira and Ljubica. Nicknames Lubor, Luboš, Luborek, Lubošek, Borek, Lubo, Ľubo, Ljubo, Ljuba, Ljuban, Ljubiša, Ljupko, Ljupče, Lubik Famous bearers * Ljubomir Fejsa - Serbian football player * Ljubomir Nenadović - Serbian writer * Ljubomir Stojanović - Serbian philologist * Ljubomir Jovanović - Serbian politician and historian * Ljubomir Kovačević - Serbian writer, historian, academic, and politician * Ljubomir Davidović - Serbian politician, prime minister of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes. * Ljubomir Tadić - Serbian philosopher * Ljubomir Popović - Serbian painter * Ljubomir Travica - Serbian volleyball coach and former player * Ljubomir Davidović - Serbian/Yugoslav politician * Ljubomir "Ljupko" Petrović - former Yugoslav football player and current coach * Ljubomir Ljubojević - Yugosla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ognyan Doynov
Ognyan (Bulgarian: Огнян) is a Bulgarian masculine given name that may refer to * Ognyan Gerdzhikov (born 1946), Bulgarian politician * Ognyan Nikolov (born 1949), Bulgarian sport wrestler * Ognyan Stefanov (born 1986), Bulgarian football player * Ognyan Toshev (born 1940), Bulgarian cyclist {{given name Bulgarian masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Dimitrov Dimitrov
Philip Dimitrov Dimitrov ( ; born 31 March 1955) is a Bulgarian politician, Prime Minister of Bulgaria 1991–2, MP in the 36th (1991–1994), 37th (1994–1997) and the 40th (2005–2007) National Assembly, and MEP from January 2007 to May 2007. Biography Dimitrov was born in Sofia. He graduated from the First English Language School, Sofia, in 1973 and later he graduated with a law degree from Sofia University in 1977, and then undertook further study in the field of individual and group psychotherapy and worked with outpatients using the psycho-dynamic approach. He worked as an attorney in Sofia between 1979 and 1990, serving as Secretary of the Bulgarian Attorneys' Union from 1989 onwards. Bulgarian media had alleged that his office served as a Communist-era secret police hideout. He reacted immediately by giving the first order, in spite of reluctance from his allies, to reveal information on any citizen's request about whether there was any data of his/her links with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and International security, security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It has 194 Member states of UNESCO, member states and 12 associate members, as well as partners in the Non-governmental organization, non-governmental, Intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental and private sector. Headquartered in Paris, France, UNESCO has 53 regional field offices and 199 National Commissions for UNESCO, national commissions. UNESCO was founded in 1945 as the successor to the League of Nations' International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation.English summary). UNESCO's founding mission, which was shaped by the events of World War II, is to advance peace, sustainable development and human rights by facilitating collaboratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
