VUM Team had the pleasure of hosting the Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) on the topic Leadership and Change Management in Academic Settings, which took place in July 2024. The programme was targeted at administrative and academic staff members of higher education institutions from EU Member States and third countries associated with the Programme, who are interested and motivated to build leadership capacities and develop their change management skill sets.
The BIP was designed to provide staff members with good theoretical and practical knowledge of leadership and change management in academic settings. Participating staff members got acquainted with different methods for motivating employees, leading teams, and incorporating change across campus.
The physical element of the activity was officially opened by the President of Varna University of Management Assoc. Prof. Todor Radev. In the course of the week, the participants attended activities delivered by Dr. Violina Racheva, one of the leading professors at Varna University of Management, who motivated senior academic and administrative staff to build leadership capacities and develop their change management skills. The completion of the Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) on “Leadership and Change Management in Academic Settings” was celebrated with a certificate awarding ceremony at the Training Restaurant of the Culinary Arts Institute! 
After the ceremony, all participants enjoyed a wonderful lunch hosted by our talented Chef Instructors. 
The mobility was followed by a virtual component led by Asst. Prof. Dr. Nedka Dimitrova and encouraged the participants to dive deeper into the intercultural aspects of the topic.
We sincerely thank all participants from our partner universities:
– “1 Decembrie 1918” University of Alba Iulia, Romania 
– Utenos kolegija, Lithuania 
– University of Applied Sciences Raciborz, Poland 
– The University of Danang, Vietnam 
This program was targeted at administrative and academic staff members from higher education institutions in EU Member States and third countries associated with the Programme, who are interested and motivated to build leadership capacities and develop their change management skills. 
