CURRICULUM VITAE
Snejana Ivanova Slantcheva
Osvobozhdenie complex, 7 Doiran street, apt. 6
2700 Blagoevgrad BULGARIA
Tel: (359) 73/ 31915
(359) 73/ 80536
Fax: (359) 73/ 80828
E-mail: slantcheva@yahoo.com
slantcheva@policy.hu
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, 2000
Certificate from the International Civilian Peace-Keeping and Peace-Building Training
Program, Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Stadtschlaining, Austria.
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:
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
Interpreter and Manager;
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:
December 2, 2002
“The Limits of the Reflexive University: The Case of Bulgaria”.
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:
Restructuring Bulgarian Higher Education: The Bulgarian Strategy Towards the Bologna
Declaration, PHARE-ACE Proceedings 2002.
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”).