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  VARIETIES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT ACCORDING TO THE METHODOLOGY OF RESEARCH

  The main purpose of this study is to research the existing methodologies for assessing carbon footprints and their application in agriculture in Bulgaria. The following tasks are defined: to study the existing standards; to systematize an approach for calculating the carbon footprint of the product; to distinguish between the terms ‘ecological’ ... The main purpose of this study is to research the existing methodologies for assessing carbon footprints and their application in agriculture in Bulgaria. The following tasks are defined: to study the existing standards; to systematize an approach for calculating the carbon footprint of the product; to distinguish between the terms ‘ecological’ and ‘carbon’ footprint; to research the opportunities for applying the lifecycle analysis in agriculture; to identify the extent of environmental statements in Bulgarian agriculture and to make recommendations for improving the current methods for measuring carbon footprints. The thesis is that the carbon footprint of agriculture must take into account the negative and positive impacts on the environment. Based on the study, the following results are achieved: basic concepts are clarified and the approach for calculating the carbon footprint is systematized. An analysis of ecological footprint of Bulgaria is made. It is found that the lifecycle analysis can be applied in agriculture. Environmental statements are not widespread in Bulgaria, and in agriculture – there is not an organization with such a statement. A proposal is made to improve the existing methodologies for assessing carbon footprints by taking into account the stocks of carbon formed

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  IMPROVEMENT OF TRAINING IN TRADE AND TOURISM BY APPLYING ICT

  The research thesis of this paper is that under the conditions of high-tech economic development the requirements to specialists in commerce and tourism are increasing, therefore access must be ensured to the information and educational resources that extend the theoretical and practical knowledge of commerce and tourism theory and practice at all ... The research thesis of this paper is that under the conditions of high-tech economic development the requirements to specialists in commerce and tourism are increasing, therefore access must be ensured to the information and educational resources that extend the theoretical and practical knowledge of commerce and tourism theory and practice at all levels of higher education. The main purpose of this study is to draw key recommendations for improvement through situational analysis of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) applied in the training of students by the Department of Commercial and Tourism Business in the three educational levels. To achieve this purpose the researchers set themselves the following objectives: to present the ICT established in the practice of teaching; to present the good practices in the use of ICT in teaching students of ‘Economics of Trade’ and ‘Tourism Economics’; to explore the ICT and resources used in the training of doctoral students in ‘Economics and Management’ (Trade) and (Tourism) doctoral programmes. As a result of the study several major conclusions are made, the most important one is that the use of professionally-oriented programme packages provide an opportunity for students to work with them at any time during and after their studies

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  STUDYING THE USE OF INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL PLATFORMS AS PART OF THE TRAINING IN THE ‘BACHELOR’ EDUCATIONAL-QUALIFICATION DEGREE – ‘PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION’ AND ‘STRATEGIC AND BUSINESS PLANNING’

  The main purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility of electronic learning platforms as an appropriate innovative tool to support students’ training in the educational-qualification degree ‘Bachelor’ – ‘Public Administration’ and ‘Strategic and Business Planning’ .The main tasks are related to: identifying the consumer characteristics of ... The main purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility of electronic learning platforms as an appropriate innovative tool to support students’ training in the educational-qualification degree ‘Bachelor’ – ‘Public Administration’ and ‘Strategic and Business Planning’ .The main tasks are related to: identifying the consumer characteristics of students; studying the consumer attitudes toward the additional online electronic resources offered; assessing the satisfaction of students trained in the educational-qualification degree ‘Bachelor’ in ‘Public Administration’ and ‘Strategic and Business Planning’ with the use of the innovative educational platforms, and defining specific recommendations and measures to increase student satisfaction with the electronic educational resources. The thesis is that the specialized e-learning platforms are applicable as an innovative tool to assist learning in the educational-qualification degree ‘Bachelor’ – ‘Public Administration’ and ‘Strategic and Business Planning’ by increasing the quality of knowledge and practical skills of students in the course of the learning process and their competitiveness in the labour market. The study systematizes the results of the quantitative analysis of the attitudes of students towards the additional e-learning platforms. To solve the problems revealed by the survey specific recommendations and measures are outlined to help build a creative learning process