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28 vocational high schools selected to become centers of excellence must be ready with their project proposals by the end of June.

It is planned that these schools will be modernized and equipped according to the highest technological requirements, announced the press center of the Ministry of Education and Culture.

For this purpose, they can receive a total of nearly BGN 97 million under the National Plan for Recovery and Sustainability within the framework of the Procedure "Building Centers for Excellence in Vocational Education and Training".

One of the requirements is that by September the selected high schools have a contract with a construction contractor.

This was explained during a meeting between representatives of the 28 schools and experts from the Ministry of Education and Science and the Executive Agency "Education Program", which was held at the "Henry Ford" Vocational School of Transport and Energy in Sofia.

The procedure envisages the financing of activities for the delivery and installation of modern high-tech equipment and furniture, as well as for the repair, reconstruction, renovation and extension of school buildings.

One of the conditions, however, is that a minimum of 45% of the funds be used specifically for equipment and furnishings.

It should not be STEM equipment, but should be aimed at the professional areas in which high schools teach.

The reason is that the schools were selected as strategic leading high schools in their respective professional fields, not on the basis of their need for renovation. 

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They received a complex evaluation related to the specifics of the school, its opportunities for partnerships, its capacity to meet the needs of the region, etc.

One high school was selected for each of the regions of the country.

A reserve list of schools has also been drawn up so that if any of those selected do not make it, they can be replaced.

A list of the 28 Vocational High Schools designated to become Centers of Excellence in Vocational Education and Training can be seen below.  

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