INVITATION TO BAQLS OPTIMA CONFERENCE: “TRADITION, INNOVATION, CREATIVITY”

Dear colleagues,

We have the pleasure of inviting you to the BAQLS OPTIMA

TRADITION, INNOVATION, CREATIVITY

CONFERENCE 2025

(Sofia, Bulgaria)

TO BE HELD ON 7TH JUNE 2025

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROGRAMME INCLUDE:

  • Prof. Sofronieva from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
  • Grzegorz Spiewak from Macmillan Education  
  • Marija Pejatovic from YALS, Serbia
  • Niki Koutalianou from QLS, Greece
  • Charlotte Smith from British Council – Sofia
  • Konstantinos Soursos from Express Publishing

And a demo of a SUGGESTOPEDIC LESSON FOR LEARNERS OF ITALIAN

Please confirm by filling this form:

https://forms.gle/UTRKKB2nKVFWxV7h7

no later than 26th MAY, 2025.

For more information contact us here: optima.bg.org@gmail.com, or by phoning: +359888068808.

We are very much looking forward to meeting you at the conference and celebrating the 25th anniversary of OPTIMA!

On behalf of OPTIMA management team:

G.MATEVA, HORORARY CHAIR

V.CHANTOV, CHAIR

M.KAPSAZOVA, VICE CHAIR

BAQLS OPTIMA with the support of EAQUALS will hold its traditional international competition “I Can Read in English”

BAQLS OPTIMA with the support of EAQUALS will hold its traditional international competition “I Can Read in English” on 7th March 2025 in two time slots:

1) 11.00 am to 12.00 pm

2) 3 pm to 4 pm

13 to 17 year-old students are eligible to take part in three different levels in accordance with the CEFR: B1, B2 and C1.

Mock competition tests B1 can be downloaded here:

Exam B1
Answer key Exam B1
Answer sheet B1

Mock competition tests B2 can be downloaded here:

Exam B2
Answer key Exam B2
Answer sheet B2

Mock competition tests C1 can be downloaded here:

Exam C1
Answer key Exam C1
Answer sheet C1

Link to OPTIMA 2025 reading competition registration form:

https://forms.gle/JtUqFXzy4Bx7nZwc9

OPTIMA International Conference

OPTIMA International Conference
17th June 2023
Sofia Technical University

Dear colleagues,

We have the enormous pleasure of inviting you to the much-anticipated OPTIMA International Conference, which will take place on Saturday, 17th June at Sofia Technical University.

As tradition holds it, it will be preceded by a Reading Competition which will be held at various English-teaching private and state schools on Friday, 21st April 2023.

The conference will centre around the topic of “Reading & Communication Competences of the Digital Generation, including a range of plenary sessions, a round-table discussion and an awarding ceremony for the winners in the competition.

We are excited to announce that registration is now open for our international conference! If you are willing to attend, please register here (https://forms.gle/yq9y2h69HmM76Mko8 ).

If you are willing your students to participate in the Reading Competition, please register here (https://forms.gle/vYmf7CR8szBbtrbf6).

  • Registration fee for the conference: members – 10 BGN, non-members – 20 BGN
  • Registration fee for the Reading Competition: free

NB! Institutions which commit to taking part in the Reading Competition, are eligible for 1 FREE attendance of the conference

  • Deadline for registration for both events: Friday, March 24th 2023

If you are willing to sponsor or rent space for exhibiting ELT materials, complete the registration form here (https://forms.gle/BcLok39riTy4oabQ6)

Very much looking forward to seeing you there!

NEW TRENDS IN TEACHING ENGLISH PROCEEDINGS from the 29TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BETA CONFERENCE 2022

Click here for more information: NEW TRENDS IN TEACHING ENGLISH PROCEEDINGS from the 29TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BETA CONFERENCE 2022 – NEW TRENDS IN TEACHING ENGLISH HELD ON 18TH AND 19TH JUNE 2022 in CONJUNCTION with OPTIMA – THE BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION FOR QUALITY LANGUAGE SERVICES and THE UNIVERSITY OF LIBRARY STUDIES AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, SOFIA, BULGARIA