VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL NIKOLA STOYCHEV RAZLOG Today 260

VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ’’NIKOLA STOYCHEV’’ RAZLOG

Today 260 students are trained in 12 classes of 3 different career tracks. Each track requires that the students should take particular focus on special subjects along with a basic course of general studies and languages. The school offers three foreign languages - English, German and French The students study and work in classrooms and laboratories, some of which are well-equipped. There are 8 classrooms for general subjects, 1 English lab, 3 laboratories for tourism, hotel and restaurant studies, 3 laboratories for Economics.

History Vocational High School ’’Nikola Stoychev’’ is a preferred and respected school. For 50 years, our school has been training specialists who actively take part in the economical and social life of the Razlog district. From its establishment till now, the claim of all the teachers, students and employees has always been to defend its prestige.

HOTEL MANAGEMENT Specialists in HOTEL MANAGEMENT have knowledge of hotel and restaurant organization and management, contemporary marketing and advertising tendencies. After leaving school our students can work as managers, promoters, technologists, specialists in marketing and advertising in hotel business.

Specialists in CATERING plan, organize, manage and supervise services connected with catering; have knowledge of technological processes, techniques and up-to-date requirements of catering, culinary arts and nutrition.

Specialists in Economics have knowledge of Technologies and Management – macro and micro-systems, their own business, manufacturing, trade and financial interrelations with various partners. They can work as company managers, sale traders, public administrators.

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS . Student Mobility "European Practices for Creating Graphic Travel Ads in Practical Training of Students" in Portsmouth, UK. 20 students from the professional field "Economic Informatics" took part in three-week practical training, during which the participants received excellent opportunities for professional development, meeting the standards of the European labor market.

‘Food on Canvas’ Strategic Partnership This project addresses several fields of education and training - Culinary Arts, Art History, Health education along with some elements of Museum education. The project main goals are to develop an innovative blended course, exchange of experience and knowhows between different types of organisations involved in education

Learning on Display: How to create a School Museum" with Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Italy, Portugal, France, Slovenia, Spain The project is devoted to the educational goals and benefits of creating a virtual school museum. As a result of this project, we expect to improve the relationships between school education and museums; to exchange good practices; to develop appropriate teaching materials;

School mobility: Keeping-up-to date: Improving Professional Competences through absorption of New European Working practicies of Introducing ITC in Tourism As a result, 14 students and 2 accompanying teachers, do internships in hotels, travel agencies and tourist information centers in Germany, in conditions closest to the real one – in two consequent years 2018 and 2019.

Innovative Techniques in Food and Beverage Implementations The project is addressed to the educational staff specialized in food and beverage services, gastronomy, catering, specifically to Entrepreneurship in F&B sector.

Thank you for your attention The presentation was made by: Maria Galcheva