Science, Higher Education, Social Practice - the Need for Evolutionary Symbiosis

The research aims at presenting a reasoned theory outlining some ideas for changes in the system of higher education (HE) in Bulgaria. The starting point is from the leading initiatives which shape the European framework for the development of HE in the European Union (EU). Conclusions of Bulgarian researchers about the present state of the Bulgarian HE are referred to. The relation between HE and the labour market in Bulgaria is discussed. Based on some ideas shared by other authors, suggestions are made for cognitive-methodological, organizational-managerial, human resource and financial changes.