Meetings with High School Students from Southwestern Bulgaria

Between 3 and 9 November, BULATOM organized and held six meetings with senior high school students in Southwestern Bulgaria.
The meetings took place in the cities of Blagoevgrad, Kyustendil, Dupnitsa, Pernik, and Samokov, bringing together more than 290 students from grades 10 to 12 attending secondary schools with intensive studies in mathematics and physics.

The speakers at the meetings were Venko Stoev from Kozloduy NPP EAD, Boris Chirenski from Kozloduy NPP – New Build EAD, and Emil Kichev from the Technical University of Sofia.

During the events, the students watched with great interest the short film about Kozloduy NPP, produced on the occasion of the plant’s 50th anniversary. Subsequently, Venko Stoev presented the scholarship programs available to university students, as well as the employment conditions and professional development opportunities offered by Kozloduy NPP to its employees.

The students were equally interested in Boris Chirenski’s presentation on the project for the construction of Units 7 and 8 at Kozloduy NPP. Emil Kichev, in turn, introduced the admission process and academic programs offered by the Department of Thermal and Nuclear Power Engineering at the Technical University of Sofia, as well as the career opportunities available to graduates upon completion of their studies.

The students took advantage of the opportunity to ask a wide range of questions on topics of interest to them, and the speakers enthusiastically provided comprehensive answers to all inquiries.

Thanks to the support of Kozloduy NPP EAD and Kozloduy NPP – New Build EAD, all students and accompanying teachers received promotional gifts.

All schools participating in the initiative were offered the opportunity to organize a visit for a group of approximately 50 students to Kozloduy NPP, where they will be able to learn firsthand about the plant’s operations. BULATOM will cover the costs associated with these visits.

Meetings with students from different regions of Bulgaria are organized annually by BULATOM with the aim of promoting the peaceful use of nuclear energy and creating new educational and career opportunities for young people in Bulgaria, particularly within the nuclear industry.

In this way, BULATOM contributes to the implementation of the National Strategy for Human Resources Development in the Nuclear Sector 2022-2032, as well as the Second Three-Year Action Plan for the Implementation of the Strategy (2026-2028).

BULATOM would like to express its gratitude to the management and staff of the Regional Departments of Education in the districts of Blagoevgrad, Kyustendil, Pernik, and Sofia Region for their support and responsiveness in organizing these meetings.

We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to our members, Kozloduy NPP EAD, Kozloduy NPP – New Build EAD, and the Department of Thermal and Nuclear Power Engineering at the Technical University of Sofia, for their continued support in making these initiatives possible.