FIU Students Study Week at UNWE, Sofia

Draft Program 16th October, 2013

PROGRAM FOR FIU STUDENTS’ STUDY WEEK AT UNWE, SOFIA

PAD 5934 Course “Contemporary Issues in Public Administration”: Democratic Transition and Administrative Reform using the Country of Bulgaria as a Case Study Day of the week Morning Session Afternoon Session Small Conference Room, UNWE 4th Nov., Monday 9.30 -10.30 h. – Official opening, 14.00 – 16.00 h. 10.30 – 10.45 h. – Coffee break Visit to BG Parliament 10.45 – 11.30 h. – Lecture 1 (confirmed) 11.30 – 12.15 h. – Discussion 12.15 -13.30 h – Lunch at UNWE cafeteria 5th Nov., Tuesday 9.30 – 10.15 h. – Lecture 2 14.00 – 16.00 h. 10.15 – 11.00 h. - Discussion Visit to the Institution of 11.00 – 11.15 h. – Coffee break Ombudsman 11.15 – 11.45 h. – Lecture 3 (confirmed) 11.45 – 12.30 h. – Discussion 12.30 -13.30 h – Lunch at UNWE cafeteria 6th Nov., Wednesday 9.30 – 10.15 h. – Lecture 4 14.00 – 15.30 h. 10.15 – 11.00 h. - Discussion Visit to Sofia University: 11.00 – 11.15 h. – Coffee break (confirmed) 11.15 – 11.45 h. – Lecture 5 16.00 – 17.30 h. 11.45 – 12.30 h. – Discussion Visit to NGO: Institute for Public 12.30 -13.30 h – Lunch at UNWE cafeteria Environment Development (confirmed) 7th Nov., Thursday 9.30 – 10.15 h. – Lecture 6 15.00 – 17.00 h. 10.15 – 11.00 h. - Discussion Visit to NGO: Bulgarian Chamber 11.00 – 11.15 h. – Coffee break of Commerce and Industry 11.15 – 11.45 h. – Lecture 7 (confirmed) 11.45 – 12.30 h. – Discussion 12.30 -13.30 h – Lunch at UNWE cafeteria 8th Nov., Friday 9.30 – 10.15 h. – Lecture 8 14.30 – 16.30 h. 10.15 – 11.00 h. - Discussion Round Table at UNWE: 11.00 – 11.15 h. – Coffee break Discussion on Policy of Regional 11.15 – 11.45 h. – Lecture 9 Development in Bulgaria 11.45 – 12.30 h. – Discussion 12.30 -13.30 h – Lunch at UNWE cafeteria Speaker: Mrs. Lilyana Pavlova, Ph.D. (MP and former Minister of Regional Development) (confirmed) 9th Nov., Saturday 9.30 – 13.30 h Visit to the National Historical Museum and Boyana Church

Saturday afternoon Free time

1 LECTURES AND TOPICS FOR DISCUSSIONS

Lecture 1 – Public Administration in Transition. Reforming Public Administration in Bulgaria (assoc. prof. Polya Katsamunska, Ph.D., Department of Public Administration and Regional Development, e-mail: [email protected])

Lecture 2 – Finance Policy of Bulgaria (assoc. prof. Silvia Trifonova, Ph.D., Department of Finance, e-mail: [email protected])

Lecture 3 - Legal Base of Public Administration in Bulgaria: Civil Servants and State Administration (ass. prof. Ilonka Goranova, Ph.D., Law Faculty, e_mail: [email protected])

Lecture 4 – Labour Market in Bulgaria. Employment Policies and the Role of National Employment Agency. (assoc. prof. Todor Todorov, Department of Human and Social Protection, e-mail: [email protected])

Lecture 5 - Civil Military Relations and National Security Transformation in Bulgaria (prof. Dimitar Dimitrov, Ph.D., Department of National and Regional Security, e_mail: [email protected])

Lecture 6 – Foreign Policy of Bulgaria (prof. Dinko Dinkov, Ph.D., Department of International Relations, e_mail:[email protected])

Lecture 7 – EU Institutions and Public Administration (assoc. prof. Svetla Boneva, Ph.D., Department of International Economic Relations and Business, e_mail: [email protected])

Lecture 8 – Civil Society and Public Administration in Bulgaria. Civic Participation in Policy Making (assoc. prof. Denitsa Gorchilova, Ph.D., Department of Public Administration and Regional Development, e_mail: [email protected])

Lecture 9 – EU Funding of Public Administration, Management of Operational Programmes (assoc. prof. Matilda Alexandrova, Ph.D., Department of Management, e-mail: [email protected])

------* Working language – English.

* 6th Nov., 2013, Wednesday , 6.30 p.m. 18 h., at UNWE cafeteria - Welcome Reception for students, lecturers and guests

* 6th November, 2013, 12.30 -14.00 h. at 4042 classroom – Lecture on Good Governance and American Administration for students and academic members of UNWE, who are interested in the topic. Lecturers: prof. Allan Rosenbaum, Ph.D and Judy Rosenbaum, Ph.D.

* Round Table on Policy of Regional Development in Bulgaria – Participants will be students in Public Administration Program from three universities: FIU, UNWE and VFU.

* Accommodation of FIU group of students will be arranged at Vitosha Park Hotel, Sofia