Northern (N): Bulgaria (NG). Education

A file of correspondence and reports on educational reforms in Bulgaria. Subjects covered in the file include the passing of a new law for higher education, designed to increase the rights of rectors and academic councils at universities; and a speech by the prime minister, Valko Chervenkov, on the new law and the need to improve teaching plans and programmes, citing the insufficient practical experience of young specialists. The file also includes correspondence examining how Soviet educational reforms have been faithfully reflected in Bulgaria; and the text of a speech by the General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party, Todor Zhivkov, delivered at the ninth congress of the Dimitrov Communist Youth Union, which included comments on the role of youth in building a communist state.