Students protest fee hike, lack of long-term strategy

Students from Sofia and other cities across Bulgaria protested under the motto “Education is a right, not a privilege” in front of the parliament building on Thursday, report Risida Dimitrova and Ivan Dolev for the Bulgarian News Agency.

“The amendments cannot solve the problem 40,000 students in the country, currently affected by the lack of long-term policy in the field of higher education, face,” Aleksandar Tanev, a law student, said at the protest. Tanev is enrolled in the paid university programme at Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski. “This is a student protest, organised with the efforts and resources of the students themselves. All financial expenses were covered solely by them,” Tanev added.

The protesters oppose the vote on the amendments to the Higher Education Act, which, according to them, do not truly address the deepening crisis in the sector.
Full report on the Bulgarian News Agency site