The team of the Student and Staff Mobility Division at UNWE International Affairs Directorate and the UNWE section of the Erasmus Student Network /ESN/ organized a special welcome event for the international Erasmus+ students under the auspices of the Rector of UNWE.
This semester 83 international students from 14 different countries will study at the UNWE - Germany, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Portugal, the Republic of North Macedonia and one student from Japan. This year the UNWE also welcomed a student from Malaysia.
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Prof. Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov, Rector of UNWE, opened the event with the words: "I invite you to become a part of the team of our university, a part of our spirit, a part of our identity. I wish you every success in your studies, new insights and impressions, fruitful new contacts and new friendships". He welcomed the international students and emphasized the usefulness of the student exchange under the Erasmus+ Programme and the European Alliance of Leading Universities ENGAGE.EU whose member is the UNWE together with nine other leading European business universities.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yanko Hristozov, Vice-Rector for International Affairs, wished the international students a time of discovery, academic achievement and personal growth during this semester. He also wished them a successful, inspiring and fruitful semester and an unforgettable experience at UNWE!
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The Student and Staff Mobility Division and the International Affairs Directorate welcomed the students in the common space of UNWE's Corpus K. The event was attended by Prof. Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov, Rector of UNWE, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yanko Hristozov, Vice Rector for International Affairs, Deans of Faculties, lecturers and staff.
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The Bulgarian students who have participated in the Erasmus+ Programme had prepared special games for their new international colleagues to help them adapt and get to know the university faster. After the official welcome the members of the Erasmus Student Network /ESN/ organized the first game. They divided the foreigners into groups, each of which toured the university buildings with a Bulgarian student guide who presented to them to the sights in order to get to know them better and adapt to the conditions at the University. "Our motto is "students help students", said Radostin Garelov, Vice President of ESN at UNWE.
The event continued with refreshments and dancing.
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