The final meeting of the project 'Financial Literacy for the Economic Development of Society' No. 2022-1-BG01-KA220-SCH-000087865 was held at Varna Free University "Chernorizets Hrabar" on February 11th, 2025. The meeting was attended by partner universities and educational institutions from Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, Ireland and Finland, representatives of the Regional Inspectorate of Education, the Regional Agency for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and school headteachers in Varna.
VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar", a key organization in the implementation of the project, coordinated the activities for the development of the curriculum for financial literacy training. The lecturers from the Department of Economics prepared the content of the educational modules and participated in their implementation. An official website and an e-book for teaching financial literacy were developed within the framework of the project. Training was provided to teachers who implemented educational modules in schools in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria. The created digital portal allows for interactive training of students and development of educational resources.
The successful implementation of the project makes it possible to meet the growing needs of society for strengthening financial literacy and cooperation between educational institutions of the countries. The results show the key role of VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar" in developing educational approaches and resources for the development of financial literacy of young people and will stimulate the improvement of the qualification of teachers in financial literacy.