Българите с придобито образование и професионален опит в чужбина – един неизползван докрай потенциал
Bulgarians with acquired education and professional experience abroad – an untapped potential

Summary/Abstract: This publication provides information on the status of Bulgarian academ¬ic communities around the world in terms of their size and organizational ac¬tivity. It underlined the need of targeted state policy for intensifying interac¬tions with young Bulgarians with education and experience gained abroad, driven by the necessity of: highly qualified specialists for the development of Bulgarian economy, including in areas that are not covered in our educa¬tional system; building an active Bulgarian lobby in countries having stra¬tegic importance for the development of Bulgaria; using young Bulgarian professionals for the development of bilateral trade and economic relations with the countries in which they were trained. Special attention is paid to the dialogue of the State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad with Bulgarian students associations focusing on their return and career development in Bulgaria. Summarized are the positive practices of the institution on the same topic from 2002 to the present. Finally, it is emphasized that the Bulgarian young people with acquired education and experience abroad are a kind of “second Bulgaria“ whose potential has not yet been fully exploited. With properly formulated government policies, that potential can be particularly beneficial to our national interests.

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