Krasimira Slaveva
BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIP "EDUCATION-SCIENCE-BUSINESS" - STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE AND MEANS FOR INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENDITURES
Abstract:
In the modern conditions of knowledge-based economy, higher education has the extremely responsible task of preparing specialists with a high level of theoretical and practical knowledge, skills and competencies in the relevant professional fields. The processes of internationalisation and globalisation in education pose a number of challenges to higher education institutions in Bulgaria, expressed in improving the quality of education and the practical applicability of the acquired knowledge, increasing the applied research of the academic staff and the formation of students’ research skills. The article examines the dynamics of key indicators for the higher education system in order to establish objectively formed regularities and trends and to assess the effectiveness of higher education costs.