XXI BCES Annual International Conference
Recovering Education
Using the Experiences and Learning Acquired to Build New and Better Education Systems
Sofia, Bulgaria, 27 - 30 June 2023
The Final Conference Program will be ready on 5 June 2023.
PowerPoint presentation submission deadline: 20 June 2023.
Thematic Sections
Thematic Section
1
Comparative and International Education & History of Education
Section Chair
Prof. Dr. Charl Wolhuter
North-West University
South Africa
Thematic Section
3
School Education:
Policies, Innovations, Practices
& Entrepreneurship
Section Chair
Dr. Gillian L. S. Hilton
Middlesex University
United Kingdom
Thematic Section
5
Law and Education
Section Chair
Dr. Elizabeth Achinewhu-Nworgu
Ulster University
United Kingdom & Ireland
Thematic Section
2
International Education Issues
Section Chair
Dr. Louw de Beer
North-West University
South Africa
Thematic Section
4
Higher Education & Teacher Education and Training
Section Chair
Prof. Dr. James Ogunleye
Academy of Innovation & Management
United Kingdom
Thematic Section
6
Research Education
& Research Practice
Section Chair
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ewelina K. Niemczyk
North-West University
South Africa
BCES Conference Chair
Prof. Dr.habil. Nikolay Popov
Sofia University
Bulgaria
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Gillian L. S. Hilton (British Federation of Women Graduates, United Kingdom)
Dr. Elizabeth Achinewhu-Nworgu (Ulster University, United Kingdom & Ireland)
Keynote presentation:
Recovering Education: Using the Experiences and Learning Acquired to Build New and Better Education Systems
Committees
Local Organizing Committee
Conference Chair
Prof. Dr.habil. Nikolay Popov, Sofia University, Bulgaria
Members
Prof. Dr. Marinela Mihova, Veliko Turnovo University, Bulgaria
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marina Pironkova, Sofia University, Bulgaria
Gergana Sakarski, PhD Student, Sofia University, Bulgaria
Coordination
Kalina Popova, 12th Secondary School, Sofia, Bulgaria
International Program Committee
Prof. Dr. Charl Wolhuter, North-West University, South Africa
Dr. Louw de Beer, North-West University, South Africa
Dr. Gillian Hilton, Middlesex University, United Kingdom
Prof. Dr. James Ogunleye, Academy of Innovation & Management, United Kingdom
Dr Elizabeth Achinewhu-Nworgu, Ulster University, United Kingdom & Ireland
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ewelina K. Niemczyk, North-West University, South Africa
Dr. Anna Czyż, Pedagogical University of Cracow, Poland
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Oksana Chigisheva, Southern Federal University, Russia
Prof. Dr.habil. Nikolay Popov, Sofia University, Bulgaria
Prof. Dr. Hennie Steyn, North-West University, South Africa
Prof. Dr. Nicholas Sun-keung Pang, East China Normal University, China
Prof. Dr. Steve Azaiki, Institute of Science and Technology, Nigeria
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BCES brief info
The Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES) was founded in Sofia in October 1991.
BCES is registered as a non-profit, non-governmental organization. It focuses on:
- organizing the BCES annual international conference
- organizing national and international conferences on education
- doing comparative education studies
- coordinating international research projects
- supporting publications on problems of education
- organizing study visits to Bulgaria for foreign students, teachers and experts
- providing expertise to education policy making
BCES topics of special interest are:
- Comparative education
- History of education
- Teacher education
- Education policy, reforms and innovations
- Reforms in preschool, primary and secondary education
- Reforms in higher education
- Lifelong learning, vulnerable groups and social inclusion
- School counseling
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Bulgarian Comparative Education Society
Blvd Shipchenski prohod 69 A
1574 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Contacts
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