The selection for MGERB’s Third Political Academy has finished

05/10/09

The selection for MGERB’s Third Political Academy took place on the 3rd and 4th of October at the Imperial Park Hotel in Plovdiv.

The selection to the Academy was similar to the last two Academies held by MGERB. There were several stages which determined weather the candidate is accepted to the Academy. The candidates had to submit a CV and if they were selected they needed to pass a series of psychological tests, write an essay and prove themselves in a debate. In total there were 71 youths from all corners of Bulgaria. They had a couple of hours to fill in their tests and choose and write an essay on one of the following topics: “The effective leader” or “My strong sides, which can help GERB”. After the written work the candidates took part in several debates: “The pros and cons for a quick educational reform”, “The pros and cons for returning the political past in our country” and “The pros and cons for increasing the minimum pension application age”.

The psychologist and Member of Parliament from GERB Irena Sokolova and the vice-dean of the Faculty of Education to the Plovdiv University Rumen Stamatov monitored the selection process. The Third Political Academy will begin at the end of October in Pazardzhik.