Higher education in Bulgaria will soon become free, the Council of Ministers has prepared a corresponding resolution. It was supported by the Minister of Finance of Bulgaria – Asen Vasilev, the Prime Minister – Nikolay Denkov and the Deputy Prime Minister – Maria Gabriel.
According to the document, all students who have accepted the state order will be exempt from fees. According to preliminary calculations, this measure will cost the state approximately 150 million leva per year.
The goal is to increase interest in higher education, and experts also believe that the reduction in fees will have a beneficial effect on inflation. This is the next step after the state has already exempted some specialties from fees, made them protected and managed to increase interest in them. Last academic year, 42,628 students studied on state orders, writes Maritsa. After a steady decline in certain areas, the trend has changed in 2021, mainly due to increased interest in healthcare and IT specialties.
On the other hand, professions in mathematics, physics and chemistry are growing both as a choice for students and as an opportunity to realize themselves in the labour market.
