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  RESEARCH OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INFLUENCE ON THE ECONOMY

  The presence of an up-to-date and sophisticated infrastructure signifies a fundamental stimulus for economic growth and hence raising people’s standard of living. Throughout its economic development our country needs fresh and unconventional decision-making in public servicing as well as modernization of infrastructure and public utilities. ... The presence of an up-to-date and sophisticated infrastructure signifies a fundamental stimulus for economic growth and hence raising people’s standard of living. Throughout its economic development our country needs fresh and unconventional decision-making in public servicing as well as modernization of infrastructure and public utilities. International experience reveals that public-private partnership (PPP) has turned out to be the most successful financial tool to provide funding for public infrastructure in times when central government and municipalities lack the necessary financial resources on the one hand and maximum effectiveness of invested capital is imperative on the other. This project relies on the theoretical consideration of the essence of public-private partnerships as well as empirical research of some operating public-private partnerships in Veliko Tarnovo region.

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  EVALUATION OF THE STUDENTS INFORMATION NEEDS IN “D. A. TSENOV” ACADEMY OF ECONOMICS

  Progress of society is in strong connection with generation, accumulation and sharing of knowledge. Leading role in this process should have the educational institutions. The quality of higher education is influenced by such factors as: the student’s potential, competence and motivation of the faculty, quality and quantity of the equipment. This ... Progress of society is in strong connection with generation, accumulation and sharing of knowledge. Leading role in this process should have the educational institutions. The quality of higher education is influenced by such factors as: the student’s potential, competence and motivation of the faculty, quality and quantity of the equipment. This study is focused on the third component, in particular, on the equipment of educational process with modern information technologies. Emphases in the study are two: (a) structuring the needs of internet resources of students in the D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economics and (b) evaluating the potential spread of wireless internet among the student community. Results indicate that students are among the most active users of internet, mobile computers and wireless internet technologies. Students’ satisfaction with the internet resources, supplied in the Tsenov Academy of Economics is relatively low. The main recommendation for increasing the level of satisfaction is expanding the existing wireless internet network, thereby ensuring more reliable, more stable and faster data traffic.

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  THE EFFECT OF INNOVATIVE INFORMATION AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AT TSENOV ACADEMY OF ECONOMICS

  The wider introduction of modern IT in all spheres of public life, and especially in modern teaching and learning has lead to the growing recognition of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) as an innovative method for improving the quality of foreign-languages learning. The indexes of improved quality of teaching and education by applying ... The wider introduction of modern IT in all spheres of public life, and especially in modern teaching and learning has lead to the growing recognition of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) as an innovative method for improving the quality of foreign-languages learning. The indexes of improved quality of teaching and education by applying the Computer-Assisted Language Learning method include increased productiveness and efficiency of the learning process, as well as better accessibility and convenience, alongside higher motivation of students and tutors and overall institutional efficiency. In this paper, we have tried to present some key theoretical concepts regarding the efficiency of innovative methods in foreign languages teaching, as well as potential for their deployment in academic practice. The paper also summarises the findings of the research we conducted with the project The Effect of Innovative Information and Computer Technologies on Foreign Languages Teaching at Tsenov Academy of Economics in a pursuit of improving further the foreign-languages teaching process at the Academy by adding more value to the educational product.