A Centre for Excellence is under construction at the Vocational High School of Woodworking and Construction in Haskovo and should be completed by the middle of 2026, said the school's director Margarita Topalova during a local conference held here on Wednesday. The event was part of BTA’s Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project.
She pointed out that the first activity is related to the construction of a new building on the property of the high school, while the second activity will provide the equipment and furnishings of modern offices and workshops, in which future personnel will be trained for the labor market. "I hope that through this centre we will motivate them to study the professions of the future and learn the skills that will be in demand in the coming years," Topalova emphasised.
The main areas in which the centre will develop are Construction and Architecture, System programming, Geodesy and Forestry and Hunting, she said. Topalova noted that the centre will have a laboratory for embedded control systems with specialized equipment, which will serve to upgrade knowledge, skills and competencies, a design studio and a computer numerical control workshop for the needs of furniture production. The workshop will help synchronize the requirements of the business in the furniture industry, Topalova said, adding that laboratories for testing construction materials and geodesy are also planned.
The building will have an event hall with a capacity of 100 seats, in which activities related to international partnerships, master classes and inter-school exchange will be carried out.
BTA's Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project aims to raise public awareness and foster open dialogue about cohesion policy, local achievements, and the implementation of the EU's policy priorities. The project kicked off with a conference in Veliki Preslav in November 2024. The schedule of conferences until the end of September 2025 includes events in the following cities: Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo, Vidin, Vratsa, Gabrovo, Dobrich, Kazanlak, Kardzhali, Kyustendil, Lovech, Montana, Pazardzhik, Pernik, Pleven, Razgrad, Ruse, Samokov, Svishtov, Sliven, Smolyan, Sofia, Stara Zagora, Troyan, Targovishte, Haskovo, Shumen, and Yambol. Cross-border conferences will be held in Belgrade, Bosilegrad, Bucharest, Edirne, Skopje, and Thessaloniki. The project builds on the Europe in the Balkans: A Common Future and Europe in Bulgaria: A Common Future projects, implemented by BTA in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
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