CURRICULUM VITAE

Snejana Ivanova Slantcheva
Osvobozhdenie complex, 7 Doiran street, apt. 6
2700 Blagoevgrad
BULGARIA
Tel: (359) 73/ 31915
Fax: (359) 73/ 80828
E-mail: slantcheva@policy.hu
slantcheva@yahoo.com

EDUCATION:

August, 1995 - January, 2000:
Doctor of Education, Department of Higher Education Policy, Research and Administration, School of Education, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. Dissertation on "Reforming Bulgarian Universities: an Institutional Perspective."
Awarded NAFSA: Association of International Educators Scholarship in 1995.

September, 1989 - July, 1994:
M. A. in English Philology, Faculty of Classical and New Philologies, "St. Kliment Ohridski" Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria.

ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

February, 1998 - September, 1999:
Post-Graduate Qualification in Financial Management, Institute for Post-Graduate Qualifications, University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

May, 2003 - present:
Open Society Institute - Sofia, Bulgaria
Expert
Participates in the development of a system of indicators for the pilot rating of high schools in Bulgaria.

January, 2003 - present:
PROPHE: Program for Research on Private Higher Education, SUNY-Albany
Head of PROPHE's Central and Eastern European Regional Center

June, 2002 - June, 2003:
The Black And Caspian Sea Collaborative Research Program, IREX: International Research and Exchanges Board, Washington D.C.
Partner - Bulgaria
Participates in a study on "The Growth and Labor Market Impact of Private Higher Education: The Cases of Bulgaria and Romania".

November, 2001 - present:
Founding member of SEAL: Southeast European Academic League, Sofia, Bulgaria.

December, 1999 - June, 2002:
PHARE-ACE Program, PHARE-ACE P98-1020-R Project
Partner - Bulgaria
Participates in a study on "Should Free Entry of Universities be Liberalized? Estimating the Value of Public and Private Higher Education in Central and Eastern Europe" encompassing the countries of Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, UK and USA. The project is coordinated by the Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden.

December, 1999 - August, 2001:
Boston College, Boston, USA , Center for International Higher Education
Partner - Bulgaria
Member of an international team studying "The Academic Profession in a Changing International Environment" and encompassing countries from Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and North America.

December, 1998 - December, 1999:
Open Society Institute, Budapest, Hungary, Higher Education Support Program , International Fellowship Program
International OSI Policy Fellow
Involved in studies of educational policies in Central and Eastern European countries; completed a project focusing on the reform of higher education in Bulgaria; reported on the status of textbook publication in 32 countries in Central Asia and Central and Eastern Europe - a project which was a part of the "Education for All" project of UNESCO and the World Bank.

1991-1995, 1998-2000:
American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria , English Language Institute
Lecturer
Taught English as a Second Language.

September, 1996 - January, 1998:
University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, USA , International Programs Office
Coordinator of Central and Eastern European Academic Exchange Programs
Responsible for the University of Massachusetts academic exchange programs with higher education institutions in the countries of Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, and Russia; advised on student study abroad in the overall region of Central and Eastern Europe; prepared and published the University of Massachusetts Amherst International Programs Newsletter.

September, 1996 - January, 1998:
University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, USA , Department of Educational Policy, Research, and Administration
Research Assistant
Assisted faculty in course preparation (Educational Research Methods) and presentation, program development, and program archive analysis.

March, 1994 - August, 1995:
American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria , Office of Academic Support
Assistant to the Director of Academic Support
Provided appropriate assistance to the Director of Academic Support in the coordination and maintaining of the various budgets and the supervision of special projects as assigned; compiled and edited academic information and published the AUBG catalog, student handbooks and application packages; participated in the process of student admission, transfer of credits and financial aid distribution.

August, 1992 - March, 1994:
American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria , Student Affairs Division
Executive Assistant to the Director of Student Affairs Division
Assisted the Director of Student Affairs in the management and supervision of the Student Affairs Division; supervisory and budget distribution responsibilities; participated in special projects as assigned; attended International Student Fairs and the 1993 EAIE Annual Conference as a member of the educational association; published the Faculty Newsletter.

August, 1991 - August, 1992:
American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria , The AUBG Residence Building
Manager and Interpreter;
Planned and carried out the management of the Residence; supervisory responsibilities over a staff of 8 people; participated in the organization and interpreting at conferences, board meetings, exhibitions, concerts, theater performances, TV, radio and newspaper reviews; assisted in the establishment of the Arts Council which included representatives of all local, cultural, academic and media institutions; organized the First Academic Year Closing Ceremony at the AUBG in May, 1992.

CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS:

October 3, 2003:
"Restructuring Bulgarian Higher Education: The Bulgarian Strategy Towards the Bologna Declaration".
Presentation at Regional Workshop "Working in the European Higher Education Area - Implementation, Implications, Impact" organized by IHESP-OSI and FOSIM, Ohrid, Macedonia.

December 2, 2002:
"The Limits of the Reflexive University".
Lecture presented at the Central European University, Budapest, Hungary.

May, 2002:
"Should Free Entry of Universities be Liberalized?" Workshop, Bucharest, Romania.
Presentation of Project Results.

September, 2001:
"Diversity and Harmonization in Higher Education" 23 rd EAIR Forum, Porto, Portugal.
Presentation on Private Higher Education and Its Role in Providing Alternative Educational Opportunities in the Post-Communist World.

May, 2001:
"The Changing Academic Workplace" Conference, Bellagio, Italy.
Presentation on the Bulgarian Academic Profession in Transition.

April, 2001:
"Should Free Entry of Universities be Liberalized?" Workshop, Stockholm, Sweden.
Presentation on The Current State of Higher Education in Bulgaria.

September, 2000:
"Institutional Responses to Mass Higher Education: The Challenge of Social Change and Technological Development," 22 nd EAIR Forum, Berlin, Germany.
Participation on the panel on Developments in Higher Education in the Central and Eastern European Countries During the Last Ten Years.

April, 2000:
"The Future of the Bachelor's Degree in Bulgaria," American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria.
Presentation on The Introduction of the Bachelor-Master-Doctor Degree System in Bulgarian Universities.

August, 1999:
"New Realities, Renewed Institutions," 21 st Annual EAIR Forum, Lund University, Sweden.
Presentation on The Challenges to Vertical Degree Differentiation Within Bulgarian Universities: The Problematic Introduction of the Three-Level System of Higher Education.

May, 1998:
" Education and Civil Society in the Post-Totalitarian World," Third Fulbright Conference, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Participation on the panel on The Importance of Institution-Related Research in Bulgarian Higher Education.

November, 1993:
EAIE Annual Conference, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Participated in workshops on Student Admission, Records and Development.

PUBLICATIONS:

The Limits of the Reflexive University, Higher Education Policy, forthcoming March 2004.

Restructuring Bulgarian Higher Education: The Bulgarian Strategy Towards the Bologna Declaration, PHARE-ACE Proceedings 2002; also forthcoming as a book chapter.

Higher Education in the Government Program of May 12 th , 2001, to be found at http://seal-bg.org

The Private Universities of Bulgaria, International Higher Education, The Boston College Center for International Higher Education, Number 28, Summer 2002, Boston, MA, USA.

Private Higher Education in Bulgaria and Its Role in Providing Alternative Educational Opportunities, Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) News, No. 47, November 2001, London.

Bulgarian Academic Profession in Transition in Philip G. Altbach, ed., The Decline of the Guru: The Academic Profession in Developing and Middle-Income Countries, New York, Palgrave 2002.

The Challenges to Vertical Degree Differentiation Within Bulgarian Universities: The Problematic Introduction of the Three-Level System of Higher Education, TEAM: Tertiary Education and Management 6.3, September, 2000, Kluwer Publishers.

The Bachelor's Degree in Bulgaria: Problems and Challenges, Strategies for Policy in Education, 2/2000, Ministry of Education and Science, Sofia, Bulgaria.

The Introduction of the Bachelor-Master-Doctor Degree System in Bulgarian Universities, Conference Materials, 2000, American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria.

Study on the Context of Book Provision, Central and Eastern Europe: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine, Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). Commissioned by UNESCO and the World Bank and presented at the UNESCO Education For All Conference in Addis Adiba, April, 1999. The full report can be located at http://www.osi.hu/cpd/ (under Policy Resources - "Education for All 2000").

Study on the Context of Book Provision, Central Asia - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. A publication which was a part of the "Education for All" project of UNESCO and the World Bank, 1999. Commissioned by UNESCO and the World Bank and presented at the UNESCO Education For All Conference in Addis Adiba, April, 1999. The full report can be located at http://www.osi.hu/cpd/ (under Policy Resources - "Education for All 2000").

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