The purpose of this study is to analyse the effectiveness of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health for Children and Adolescents (ICF-CY) in the context of inclusive education by evaluating its impacts on the functional assessment and integration of students with special educational needs (SEN). A mixed methodology including quantitative and qualitative approaches such as surveys, interviews, and classroom observations was used. Key findings show that ICF-CY significantly facilitates the functional assessment process and development of individualised support plans, leading to improved academic achievement and social integration of students. Despite these positive effects, limitations related to the need for additional teacher training and provision of adequate resources were also identified.

In recent decades, the importance of the brand in educational management has been increasing. Today, its development and management have become an integral part of the policies of educational institutions, enabling them to operate more effectively in a constantly changing and dynamic environment. The brand, its communication and technologies support the activities of schools in various directions. One of the most important is establishing a connection and promoting the engagement of multiple stakeholders. The article aims to review the channels and tools that schools use to establish and manage their brand communication. The material also discusses the ethical use of social media and technologies.

The article presents an innovative conception, policy and strategy for education and training for proactive cyber counterintelligence and defense. The research concentrates around complexity and problematics of modern day cyber operations, exercise and preparedness for counterintelligence and defense. The article also exposes current challenges in the cybersecurity domain with regards to planning, preparing, training, execution and training feedback level of successful cyber exercises. The article reviews the gaps found in current cyber concepts for education and training strategies. Based on the long term participation in the largest live fire international cyber exercises and having rich experience and knowledge on the matter the author provides perspective for a new approach for addressing some of the existing gaps in cyber preparedness via way of proposing innovative conception, policy and strategies education and training for proactive counterintelligence and defense, addressing existing nowadays weaknesses during training, planning and execution of cyber operations preparedness scenarios.

The present study deeply analyzes the strategies and challenges related to the integration of entrepreneurial education into university curricula. The applied methodology includes a systematic analysis of current practices and the identification of the main obstacles faced by higher education institutions. Key innovations in this context include the implementation of entrepreneurial courses across various faculties, the creation of mentorship programs and business incubators, and the establishment of partnerships with the industrial sector. The results of the study demonstrate that a multidisciplinary approach and practical training significantly enhance students‘ skills and professional realisation while simultaneously stimulating innovation and economic growth.

The article focuses on the tourism industry, specifically on the restaurant business and the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the restaurant experience. The aim is to implement innovative products that fully align with the cooking technology, consumer demand, and the profile of the tourist. The new category of Wellness tourists is increasingly interested in the quality of restaurant offerings (Polimenov 2014, pp. 76-77), particularly regarding their healthiness and nutritional value. Wellness Food and Drinks technologies are directly related to the structuring and production of modern culinary products. More and more restaurants will automate their operations by using artificial intelligence (AI) for analysis and laboratory diagnostic data. Modern nutrition, facilitated by artificial intelligence (AI), will utilise biometric sensors, cameras, and quantum bioscanners to gather information about the tourist’s health status. These and other capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies will enhance the quality of restaurant products and create opportunities to significantly increase the competitiveness of the restaurant business (Gonzales 2023, pp. 1 – 37). It will be necessary to change the existing tourism policy by progressing to a higher level of offering-marketing (Buhalis 2022) and consumption of tourism products involving artificial intelligence (AI).

The Bulgarian education system has been under intense public scrutiny and been “enjoying” special attention from society since the fall of socialism in 1989. Several reforms have been implemented and continue to be made. Bulgarian education is being modernized gradually and purposefully. This is evident not only from the conditions in which the modern teacher works, but also from the new curricula that aim to equip Bulgarian students competent and ready for tomorrow. However, are these “new and innovative” ideas, or are they merely recycled and rebranded versions of past concepts? Are they being refined and expanded upon, or simply repackaged under a modern “educational facades of pseudo-innovations”? This article examines the essence of polytechnic education and traces the development of this concept to modern models of project-based learning, dual training, and STEAM education. The hypothesis is made that Bulgarian vocational education has always built upon the idea of the connection between theory and practice, and if, during the socialist system, the idea of polytechnicism linked education with production, now dual training is what provides personnel for various spheres of the economy, and in STEAM education, we rediscover the core principles of this long-standing idea.

This article presents purposefully selected results from the first-ofits- kind study of public libraries‘ capacity to partner in accessible tourism. The main objective is to identify the resources available to them to provide accessible environments and attract tourism interest and whether librarians are prepared to meet the needs of accessible tourism users. A direct communication method was applied through an online survey conducted between October 21st and December 21st, 2024. Respondents were from Bulgaria‘s public libraries, which most often fall within the scope of potential tourism partners. Out of 150 invited professionals, 66 participants effectively participated. Based on the analysis of the responses, conclusions are drawn about the current state of the problem. Recommendations are made for more effective exploitation of available resources and for raising awareness – both of librarians and users of accessible tourism – of libraries‘ opportunities

The present article surveys the International Conference in Scientific Research and Good Practices in the field of Social Inclusions and Education Work with Inmates During and After Imprisonment, held on November 21, 2024 at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski. The reports presented at the conference and included in the same interdisciplinary collection of conference papers are reviewed within the framework of a very broad context – historic, legal, social, pedagogical, and philological fields. The conference main goal was to support the Faculty of Pedagogy students training in social inclusion and education work with offenders, being also useful for others such as researchers, specialists and experts interested in this scientific field.