BGN 2.5 million have been secured under OPRG for sports equipment in 91 vocational schools in the country

BGN 2.5 million under the Operational Programme "Regions in Growth" (OPRG) 2014-2020 have been provided for the financing of the project "Supply and installation of sports equipment to promote physical activity and support a healthy lifestyle among students from public vocational schools in the Republic of Bulgaria".  The beneficiary of the project is the Ministry of Education and Science.

The funds will be used to supply and install sports equipment and furniture, including outdoor fitness training systems, at 91 public vocational high schools across the country.

Among the schools that will receive new equipment are the Vocational School "Prof. Dr. Asen Zlatarov" in Vidin, the Vocational School of Nuclear Energy "Igor Kurchatov" in Kozloduy, the Vocational Technical School "Nikola Yonkov Vaptsarov" in Vratsa, the Vocational School of Engineering and Electrical Engineering "Hristo Botev" in Montana, etc.

The total number of students who will be able to use the new sports equipment is about 32 thousand.

The aim of the project is to improve the quality of the educational environment and to upgrade the sports facilities in the educational institutions.

With the implementation of the project, conditions will be created for the full exercise of physical education and sport by students.

The facilities and equipment will be used for the needs of the students within the approved curriculum, and the infrastructure may be used for extracurricular activities or by persons external to the school at other times.