E Adin o h e a le f o de o f coletly fa , in hi o th h th uden h the hight GPs. “ thi l id. Dr t co, fi d a h a y f h t . S d ss h t e n w unsfi d, bt bd o h m a h he wll b h pl S y wh o lie t . What is the ct p a ka wg? I s, th h b lot of tlk rdin h co f eih n ka r a Skara 4, b hing hs b et. Drkv had a p h td t t ll b did d ll b cod hefll ” h id. Evans said he hopes the new Skapto 3 wings will be done by Fall ’26 but was not optimistic about a future university expansion. “One of our challenges is that there is no more physical space in Blagoevgrad for us,” he said. What are the future development plans for the university and how will they change campus life at AUBG? Th e fi rst main change of AUBG was the increase in housing and student activity fees, starting in Fall ’23. v explained that due to the pandemic, using fee had not been increased for o with the infl ation happening right at change was needed. v s o G expressed another future desire: an e in the number of international G e e ts in the university. Evans said, “One ur strategic goals is for 10% of the ts ts to be from the US.” He also said that h the student body is increasing right h e cannot see the university having udents, for example. e u al is to preserve the essential identity e institution as it grows,” Evans said. e i e got this transitional period for ext few years, which is going to be enient.” “ th ex inen Ading to Drenkov, the growth of the sity will be benefi cial. “Students will er that they have to cherish much n-campus living,” he said. “In terms lerance er n ler lif ime and quality of on-campus r sure, we will be witnessing a lot of ement.” y, the Student Government sent an l in which they expressed concerns he rapid growth of AUBG. However, hing looks sure, whether the students r not, the university will continue its sion in the upcoming years. Only time l how successful that strategy is going l in r AUBG. r r Written by Vasil Paskov 7 Spring 2023 | AUBG Daily
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