The conference host, Rolex Dodd, stepped onto the podium again. "Next is the education reform plan. It contains thirty-six provisions, with a total investment of 3.8 billion lev.
1. Higher education expansion plan. The Ministry of Education has decided to invest 1.2 billion lev to double the current number of universities in Bulgaria, expanding them to ten. The planned maximum annual enrollment will be 8,200 students;
2. Deepen education reform. In the future, education funding and research funding will gradually be separated and accounted for independently;
3. Continue expanding ordinary higher education institutions. The government will invest 800 million lev to improve the teaching quality of ordinary technical colleges and establish ten new specialized institutions, including two maritime academies, two metallurgical academies, two chemical engineering academies, one mechanical design academy, one biopharmaceutical academy, one aviation academy, and one foreign languages academy;
4. The government will invest 300 million lev to increase investment in compulsory education and expand its scope. The children of foreign workers within the country, as well as children among refugees from the European continent, will also be included in compulsory education;
5. The government will invest 180 million lev to promote universal literacy education. In addition to Bulgarian citizens, it will cover foreign workers and international refugees. As long as they are mentally sound and under fifty years of age, they will be included;
6. The government will invest 50 million lev to protect Bulgaria's traditional culture and strengthen citizens' understanding of our traditional culture;
Now, any members with questions, please raise your hands!"
After sweeping his gaze over the audience, Rolex Dodd calmly called on someone. "The elderly gentleman in the last row, first seat on the left, please speak!"
This was a true elder, one of the last surviving veterans of Bulgaria's educational world.