The members of the Regional coordination center discussed readiness to implement the inter-institutional mechanism for enrolling and retaining children and students in the education system for the 2026/2027 school year.

02.10.2026

Today, a meeting of the Regional coordination center was held at Regional administration Vidin Conference center, chaired by the Deputy regional governor Prolet Georgieva-Nikolova.

Discussions focused on actions and inter-institutional coordination aimed at ensuring regular attendance, mitigating the risk of school dropout, and reintegrating children and students not currently in the system into the educational process for the new school year.

The Regional management of education reported that a total of 20 outreach teams have been designated in Vidin region ahead of the new school year. Key ongoing measures within educational institutions include continuous monitoring of absences and tardiness, as well as active, targeted engagement with parents and families.

To date, outreach teams have visited a total of 47 children and students who had dropped out of the education system or were at risk of doing so; 14 of these individuals have left the country. As a result of joint efforts by the responsible institutions, a total of 6 children and students have begun attending school. At the conclusion of the meeting, speaking in her capacity as chair of the coordination center, the Deputy regional governor Prolet Georgieva-Nikolova expressed confidence that joint efforts would contribute to achieving sustainable results in support of children and students, as well as to their continued participation in the educational process.