Balgarianovinite.com The 12th edition of the European Geography Olympiad (EGEO) opens in Varna on Sunday, marking the first time Bulgaria has hosted an international geography competition for secondary school students. The event runs until July 2 with financial support from the Varna Municipality and the Ministry of Education and Science.
More than 100 students from 13 countries will compete in junior (under 16) and senior (under 19) categories. Bulgaria is represented by 11 students, four in the junior group and seven in the senior group.
The participating teams are from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Switzerland and the Czechia.
Contestants will compete in three rounds conducted in English: a written test, fieldwork and a multimedia test assessing geographical knowledge and practical skills.
The Olympiad is organized by Dr Petar Beron High School of Mathematics, the Regional Department of Education in Varna, the Faculty of Geology and Geography at Sofia University, and the Association of Olympic Teams in Natural Sciences. It is part of the Geodecade 2020–2029 initiative to promote geography education in Bulgaria.
While the jury evaluates the results, participants will visit Cape Kaliakra, the Balchik University Botanical Garden, Aladzha Monastery and the Regional Museum of History in Varna. A cultural evening featuring presentations by all participating countries is also included in the programme. Varna Hosts European Geography Olympiad 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-06-28 08:57:43 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law