A total of nearly BGN 80 million additional for remuneration in state higher education institutions is provided by the official cabinet. The two decrees for granting the funds, for which Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev made a commitment to the Council of Rectors and Trade Unions last week, have already been adopted by the Council of Ministers. This is reported by the government press center.
Already on Friday, the 39 million BGN additional funding due to increase the remuneration of the academic staff in the state higher schools was ordered by the Ministry of Education and Culture on the accounts of the universities. This will enable the minimum salary for the lowest academic position in public higher education institutions to increase by BGN 290. – from BGN 1,810 to BGN 2,100. The increase will cover 33 state higher education institutions with 2,086 assistants and all other teachers holding academic positions in them. It will contribute to the attraction and retention of young teachers and their development in the academic career. The funds have been allocated with the Law on the State Budget of the Republic of Bulgaria for 2024, therefore at the current stage there is no obstacle to realizing an increase in remuneration of the academic staff from January 1, 2024, the press release says.
An additional BGN 40.7 million will be allocated by the official government to increase remuneration in the system. The majority will be directed to the administration of higher education institutions, funds will also be provided to overcome disparities in the remuneration of the academic staff, as well as for scholarships of doctoral students. Tomorrow, at a meeting of the Ministry of Education and Culture with representatives of the Council of Rectors and trade unions, the exact distribution of these funds between the universities will be discussed.