The Centre for Sustainability and Economic Growth (CSEG) is a non-profit association which aims to stimulate the sustainable economic development at local and regional level in various sectors like industry, education, tourism, energy, civil society, etc.The organization represents a body governed by public law, established under the Bulgarian Act for non-profit legal entities. The Association was established by an initiative of several Bulgarian local authorities from the South Central region of Bulgaria and branch organizations from different sectors with the purpose to support development of policies, initiatives and projects in the area of:

• Protection of environment and water;
• Circular economy promotion with the purpose to larger deployment the model at local and regional level;
• Climate change issues;
• To increase energy efficiency in public and private sectors;
• Transfer of good EU practices and development of sustainable policies at local and regional level;
• To foster the production of local sustainable RES energy;
• To perform training, dissemination, and awareness rising campaigns in different fields which can contribute for sustainable development at local/regional level;
• Development, management, and implementation of projects funded by different EU Programmes

Association CSEG participates in the development and improvement of the regulatory framework at local/regional level, prepares analyses, studies and expert evaluations in the field of environmental and industrial issues, tax and social policy, energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. It performs training activities in the field of climate change issues, energy efficiency, renewable energy sources (RES), environmental protection, sustainable mobility, open educational resources (OER) WEB 2.0, and other fields of activities.

Among main priorities of CSEG are: training of municipal staff, teachers, students from schools, mentors, SMEs managers and staff, capacity building on different topics, etc.

Together with the training activities, CSEG participates also in different EU projects and initiatives, and carries out specific awareness raising campaigns within them; it organizes workshops, seminars and conferences on the above mentioned topics, carries out communication and dissemination activities.

Project activities

• Transnational project partner meetings
• Short-term joint staff training events
• Short-term exchanges of group of pupils
• Long-term teaching assignments
• National dissemination events

Contact:
Mr. Georgi Simeonov
E-mail: georgi.simeonov@cseg.eu
Tel. +359 889 803275

The Association for support of economic development-Local action group-Kochani has been legally registered in 2011. It has been formed under LEADER + programme rules and its founding participants are representatives from public, business and NGO sector in municipality of Kochani. Its mission is to support the economic development in the municipality of Kochani in all possible ways that might emerge as a result of the possibilities offered at the area of donor organizations, institutions as well as business sector.  As the LEADER + programme has not been fully established in Republic of Macedonia the Association continues working according its Statute, vision, mission and goals. It has 24 members, which are active in the Association and work in different areas and levels during the project application process. There are no regular paid staff in the association, and for each project we choose a team according to hers/his competences.

The Association has conducted the following projects:

• “Social marketing champagne for raising the awareness among youth about energy efficiency”, financed by UNDP, municipality of Kochani and municipality of Probishtip.
• “Solar electric and heat energy to reduced CO2 from kindergarten”, financed by GEF PMG Macedonia and municipality of Kochani.
• “Presenting the municipality of Kochani at the AGROFUD fair in Skopje, Eco-ethno Macedonia Manifestation”, financed by municipality of Kochani.
• The Association has conducted four seminars entitled as “Improvement of the work of the Public utility enterprises in Macedonia” with a goal to present to the Directors of the Public utility enterprises in Macedonia a new, better ways important for their work and new and better products available in our country.

Under ERAZMUS+ prorame we conducted the project “We grow up with eco resources” from September 2015 until December 2017. This project is partnership between Bulgaria and Macedonia.

Another Erasmus + programme project was the project with title “Health Y” and it is a partnership of six countries, namely Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Latvia, Slovakia and Poland. This project was conducted in June 2016.

The two ongoing projects under ERAZMUS + program are: “Augmented Reality Education Module – Development and implementation of innovative ICT – based educational tool in STEM orientated school subjects”- Acronym-AR EDU. It is a partnership between Macedonia, Bulgaria and Croatia, and the second ongoing project is “Eco gardens in our kindergartens” Acronym -ECO KIDS, a partnership between Macedonia, Bulgaria and Croatia.

Contact:
Marija Georgieva, president,
tel:+38976281005,
e-mail: marijamra@gmail.com

High School of Economics and Management was established in town of Pazardzhik in 1950. Pazardzhik is situated between the two largest cities in Bulgaria: Sofia, our capital, is 126 km away and Plovdiv, the second city in the country, is only 36 km away. The school has established itself as an authoritative and preferred by young people in vocational education in our region. There are 6 vocational specialties such as Operative Accounting, Economics and Management, Court Administration, Economic Informatics, Small and Medium Business, Customs and Tax Administration.

The school has 60 qualified teachers; 922 students at the age of 13 up to 19. There are 17 classrooms, apart from 4 Computer Labs, Multi-Purpose Hall and a Canteen. The main objective of the school is to create conditions for the preparation of high-average-cost staff in the modern competitive market economy. Mission of our teachers is to prepare economically competent specialists, competitive specialists, competitive not only in Bulgaria, but also in terms of the united Europe. Our students enter the school after sitting for an entrance exam in Maths and Bulgarian Language. Half of them are not from the town but commute from the nearby villages and towns in order to acquire better and specialized education in the school. Many students take leading positions in various contests and Olympiads in Bulgaria.

About 96% of the students finishing our school continue their education in different universities in Bulgaria and abroad. For the school this is a great achievement because many of these students come from economically disadvantage families who experience difficulties in raising their children in economical crisis we experience in Bulgaria. In many of the families one of the parents works abroad to support it financially. School and good-quality education is the only chance these children have to succeed in life to find a better realization at work in the future. They are interested in participating in different events and projects, so this project will give them the opportunity to get to know their mates from different countries, cultures and languages.

Contact:
Slava Andonova
pgim_pz@abv.bg
www.pgimpazardjik.com

Srednja škola Ludbreg is among the youngest secondary schools in Croatia and is currently in its fifth school year. The school provides a grammar school educational programme as well as several other vocational programmes in the field of mechanical engineering. There are also educational programmes for students with disabilities. Our goal and mission is motivating and directing students towards STEM by enrolling them into technical educational programmes. We believe that specialized education will help our students find a job more easily.

Contact:
Ivana Rodiger, teacher of English as a foreign language , mobile: +385 98 183 46 38, e-mail: prof.ivana.p@gmail.com

SOU “Ljupco Santov” is a secondary school situated in the town Kocani, in the east part of Macedonia. It educates students in comprehensive knowledge and economic skills. The school has graduated students who became successful on state level and abroad. The school is a three storey building with 18 classrooms, specialized classrooms for music, art,  physics, maths, computer studies, accounting, multi media center, dance studio, gym, vast playground and a big library with a huge collection of books( 17000 books).

The school is attended by approximately 628 students. The teaching staff (60 employees) teaches the students with utmost care, guide them with their assessment and other preparations and help them in times of need. Beside the regular syllabus, the school also organizes numerous extra-curricular activities where students present their abilities and skills to the public. The school’s basketball team, football team and futsal team (indoor football) continually win competitions on local and national level. The school choir and orchestra are recognized by their town and the school anthem which is composed by our music teachers. The students also take part in international art contests and  in national and international contests in English, French, German language, math, chemistry, physics and they have won many  awards. Students and teachers from our school are also very active in other fields. That’s why they organize a lot of humanitarian actions and charity events to help people in need. Our students are also very active in the organization Red Cross.The school also has an ecological-committee composed of the school staff and students. Their goal is to increase the ecological awareness in the community and to promote the idea of healthy environment.

The school also has an excellent collaboration with the state and international organizations such as Peace Corps, USAID which organize activities to promote the idea of co-existence, mutual respect and understanding of multi-ethnic communities.

Teachers in our school have had multiple eTwinning projects that have been awarded the National and European Quality Label. Our school have five  Erasmus+ KA201,  KA219 and KA229 projects. We are experienced in international projects and enthusiastic in exchanging our experiences with others while accepting new ways of teaching. But we as teachers do need to understand that, if we want our students to have great achievements locally and globally we should constantly improve our teaching skills and methods.

Contact:

Vesna Kushevska
Mob. tel. +389 76 369 838
e- mail: vkusevska@yahoo.com

Ludbreg is one of the most important regional centers in the area of Varaždin County and beyond. Its advantages are excellent position, good traffic connections, secure and well-equipped transport infrastructure and a rich cultural and traditional heritage. Ludbreg is a town located in the northwest of Croatia, in Podravina, in the east of Varaždin County, at the crossroads of picturesque hills of Kalnik above the tiny plain of Podravina.

As it is at the door of Zagorje, due to its good geographic position, the Ludbreg region offers its inhabitants and visitors the best of both regions. Archaeological remains demonstrate that Ludbreg has been rooting its roots since the pre-Roman period and throughout history has had a significant role in this area as a traffic, trade, craft and religious center, and today it is the “center of the world” not only for its inhabitants, but for numerous tourists who visit it daily.

In addition to its cultural and traditional values, Ludbreg is also an economic-entrepreneurial center. The development of the city is based on profitable investments in the development of small and medium entrepreneurship and in the economic sector. Great importance is also given to investment in human capital development, social services, introduction of innovative and creative solutions, ICT tools and raising the quality of life of all citizens of Ludbreg.

Contact:

Josipa Grđan
Phone: +385 42 420 207
e-mail: josipa.grdjan@ludbreg.hr

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