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 B1Answer key Exam B1
Answer sheet B1
Mock competition tests B2 can be downloaded here:
Exam B2Answer key Exam B2
Answer sheet B2
Mock competition tests C1 can be downloaded here:
Exam C1Answer key Exam C1
Answer sheet C1
Link to OPTIMA 2025 reading competition registration form:
https://forms.gle/JtUqFXzy4Bx7nZwc9Join us! EAQUALS joint event poster and link to registration.
Optima wishes you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

Success for the BAQLS OPTIMA International Conference
Address by the Executive Director of EAQUALS – Lou McLoughlin

Awarding of The School for Arts and Foreign Languages “ARTIS” with the OPTIMA quality label

The prize winners of the reading competition

With the conference participants.

OPTIMA CONFERENCE 2023
Conference programme
Optima-conference-invitation_2nd_call_18_05Meet the speakers
18_05_Optima_conference_meet_the_speakers_17_JuneOPTIMA 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!