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Project Writing at AUBG Project Writing[1] has not been offered as a course at our university for perhaps more than five years. One can now register for it, but according to a professor from within the department there is a chance that this course is not to be offered again in the next two years. I belive it should be offered every semester/year, and with more weight in the POS/EUR department. Here follow two major reasons: First, Project Writing is a niche for profit. While it is true as a fact that mere graduation with POS cannot guarantee anyone a job, know-how into writing projects can sell, and sell fast. Who can boast better than AUBGers with analytical and technical preparation? Alumni can work in the public administration, can be self-employed or employed project-writers by NGOs and consultancy firms. On Novermber 27, the Economist wrote that "the loss of some EU money is embarrassing, but Bulgaria is still in line to get €11 billion in the years up to 2013"[2] Who will utilize these funds? Similar arguments can be generated for any nationality, not only for Bulgarians. Second, Project Writing is a service to the community. AUBG's commitment to development of the region can be directly translated into educating future leaders on how to carry through successfully a grand-scale project, funded by the EU, or Soros, for example (alternative funding sources could also be explored!). Many graduates may want not only to have a good salary, but to contribute to their respective communities. That is not to be ignored, as money cannot be the only measure of satisfaction/happiness with a job. Several more scrambled thoughts in a separate note: there are two driving forces behind offering a course. So far we have witnessed student demand during pre-registration determining which course to be offered/cancelled. But this does not rule out offering a course despite low numbers of pre-registerred or registerred students. A sterner incorporating of the course into the POS major requirements should be considerred. Of course, it depends who is the teacher. In any case, how come the resumes of the newly hired professors are not available to the students before pre-registration? But that is another subject. Since the topic of this entry is related to EU funds, here is a link to my essay for the CITI scholarship on the topic of Bulgaria utilizing EU funds, written on October 31, 2008. <a href="http://skygrey.net/r/essay_Ivaylo_E_Vasilev.html">
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