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On the 6^th and 7^th of April,2019 International Relations Research Student Association (IRRSA) with the support of the department of “international relations” to UNWE and the Students Council to UNWE organized and held the “ UN Model: The crisis in Venezuela” The simulation game brought together students from different specialties. The two-day experience was full of emotions and valuable debates. All of the delegates managed to deal up with the task to protect their country’s interests, which they presented and at the end were rewarded with certificates. We’d like to thank  dr Aleksandar Dimitrov from the department of Politology, UNWE, who held an amazing lecture about the current situation in Venezuela and in South Amerika. We’d also like to thank to all the delegates that participated!

On 27.03.2019. the seventh consecutive edition of the youth conference "The Balkans in the 21st Century - the Bulgarian Look" was held. This year, the papers discussed topics related to nationalism in individual peninsular countries.   The organization of the event would not have been possible without the Department of International Relations at the UNWE, the initiative of Mr. Lyubomir Kyuchukov of the Institute of Economics and International Relations, the colleagues from the Sofia Diplomatic Club at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski ”, Bulgarian Diplomatic Society, National Association for International Relations and “International Relations” Magazine!   Participants were students and PhD students from UNWE, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski ”, UNIBIT and RWTH Aachen University.   At the beginning of the conference, the memory of Dr. Igor Damyanov, who always supported our work and endeavors, was honored with a moment's silence.   All participants were awarded certificates and the best work will be published in the journal “International Relations”.   Polya Zhelyazkova, a second year student in International Relations and a member of SAIMO, was awarded for second place.

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On the 27^th of February members of the  International Relations Research Student Association and friends, studying law, were invited by the member of parliament Radostin Tanev and had the chance to visit the National Assembly. They attended a sitting in the Plenary hall, where they had the chance to witness a meeting of such a high level. After that they had the chance to meet in person with the Chairperson of the National Assembly of Bulgaria – Tsveta Karayancheva, who introduced them to the work of the institution. They were able to have a discussion with Vasil Tsvetkov, Galya Zhelyazkova and Stanislava Stoyanova – all members of the parliament. A very interesting and useful discussion was held, in which the students managed to ask their questions, while the members of parliament answered very exhaustively and were impressed by the thorough knowledge of the students.

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On the 17.10.2018 with the initiative of a meeting between the Deputy Foreign Minister – Georg Georgiev and International relations students of UNWE was held.  The event was organized by the Bulgarian Diplomatic Institute. The main goal of the event was to give the first and second year students the chance to visit the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and have them introduced to the work that is being done inside the institution. Mr. Georg Georgiev gave exhaustive answers to all the question, which the students asked. They discussed the topics of nature of the diplomatic profession, foreign policy of Bulgaria regarding the EU and Mr. Georg Georgiev shared about his professional experience, in that way motivating the UNWE students. The Bulgarian Diplomatic Institute introduced the possibilities of future career development with the training programs of the Institute to the students. IRRSA were given a gift by the Bulgarian Diplomatic Institute.

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On October the 11^th, the International Research Student Association attended the event: “"The Bulgarian and European Viewpoint: The Macedonian Referendum.”.On the idea of ​​Vasil Georgiev and Alexander Kiossev, first-degree colleagues were invited to receive up-to-date information about what is happening in Macedonia. The event was organized by the European Council for Foreign Policy (ESF) with the support of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. It was divided into two panels, and interesting guests were invited: Andrea Stoykovski, member of the negotiating team with the EU, Skopje; Peter Bogoyesky, former Deputy Secretary General of VMRO-DPMNE; Rosen Plevniev, President of the Republic of Bulgaria (2012-2017); Ognian Minchev, Institute for Regional and International Studies and others. The discussion was divided into two panels as in the first, with representatives from Macedonia taking part. The first-person situation in our neighbour was presented in the form of a debate in which Andrea Stoykovski and Peter Bogoyesky showed what are the alternatives to Macedonia. The interesting thing in the first panel was the end of the debate - both politicians said they were supporting Macedonia on its way to the EU.The second part was devoted to Bulgaria's position on the ongoing referendum in Macedonia, in which Bulgaria said that our neighbour has our full support. The importance of the Friendship, Good Neighborhood and Cooperation Agreement between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia was highlighted as an important factor, leaving the enmities in the past and as a step forward towards the common future.

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