The Impact of Globalization and Internationalization on the Quality of Bulgarian Higher Education 

Tanya Panayotova, Mariana Murzova (Technical University of Varna, Bulgaria) 

Abstract: With the progress of globalization and internationalization processes of economy and business, a new goal emerges in front of the higher education-training professionals capable of effectively working in the changing market conditions. Contemporary age of global knowledge and technology requires graduates to have skills for interacting in a global environment. Thus, globalization turns into a catalyst for growing competition in education. Internationalization of education with its diverse forms is a factor that helps students to get high quality education, and academic institutions to respond successfully to the challenges of globalization. The following paper addresses the concepts of globalization and internationalization in the context of their impact on quality of Bulgarian higher education, by the example of Technical University, Varna, Bulgaria. 

Key words: education; Europeanization; globalization; internationalization; quality 

JEL codes: A2, F6