{"id":48294,"date":"2022-06-06T18:15:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T15:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zaednovchas.bg\/?p=48294"},"modified":"2022-07-06T18:16:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T15:16:12","slug":"when-the-future-of-the-automotive-industry-enters-the-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zaednovchas.bg\/en\/when-the-future-of-the-automotive-industry-enters-the-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"When the Future of the Automotive Industry Enters the Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Or how Bosch employees inspired the students from Secondary School \u201cLyuben Karavelov\u201d in Plovdiv to be more motivated and focused on their personal development<\/em><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Vladimir Vladimirov, Project Manager at Bosch Engineering Center in Sofia <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe need to somehow show students that there are plenty of opportunities for development.\u201d <\/em>This statement sums up why Vladimir Vladimirov, Project Manager at Bosch Engineering Center in Sofia, was so motivated to visit the students at Secondary School \u201cLyuben Karavelov\u201d in Plovdiv.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His visit was part of Teach For Bulgaria\u2019s initiative Role Models. Role Models connects successful professionals from different sectors with schools. The goal is for students to get an extra boost in their motivation and to start thinking about their future personal and professional development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vladimir visited the school with his colleague Panayot Nikolov, Director of Sales for Bosch Automotive Aftermarket Bulgaria and North Macedonia. Panayot also participated in the initiative driven by his motivation to help young people in Bulgaria by sharing his own experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Roza Baltova and Bozhidara Ilieva, teachers at Secondary School
Lyuben Karavelov\u201d in Plovdiv<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

It was actually the teachers who decided to invite the two professionals from Bosch. They wanted to make their classes more relevant and practical and to motivate their students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is crucial for us that the role model can inspire the children because they seem to have lost their motivation during the long periods of online learning. This provoked us to look for people who can be role models for them, so that their inner drive and ambition can be rekindled,\u201d commented Bozhidara Ilieva, IT teacher and A New Way to Teaching alumna.<\/em><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Roza Baltova, senior teacher of Bulgarian language and literature and coordinator of the school\u2019s project My Vision for the Future, added that the open communication and approach the visitors chose to share their story influenced the students on a deeper level. Their story may have sounded like a hybrid between a sci-fi novel and a lecture on economics, but Vladimir and Panayot managed to share their professional journeys and tell the students about the future of the automotive industry, technology, and innovation in \u201ca very natural, approachable and personable way with the appropriate visualization.\u201d This helped them convey important messages to the students on the importance of having the right mindset, perseverance, discipline, optimism, compassion, and tolerance. According to Roza, this was very important for the students\u2019 personal growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDuring our visit we discussed personal growth, the importance of interpersonal skills, and ways to identify exactly what you need to work on, in order to be successful at your job and also be a better person,\u201d shared Panayot Nikolov. <\/em>He was very impressed by the interesting and meaningful discussion they had with the students and their teachers after the presentation.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Panayot Nikolov in front of the students<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was surprised by the energy and enthusiasm I could see in the students and in their teachers. Their motivation and interest in what I was saying, their questions were very unusual, some of them were really intriguing. It was a pleasure for me to answer their questions. Another pleasant surprise was the connection between students and teachers. I could feel the positive energy in the room. There was no clear distinction between students and teachers – they were all on the same team,\u201d added Panayot.<\/em><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Vladimir agreed with his colleague and commented on the positive environment, sense of belonging, and shared values:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe children were very inquisitive and I could tell that their teachers were keeping up with the latest developments, I could tell that they were thinking out of the box. They really try to develop their students. The school was perhaps one of the best schools I\u2019d ever visited. I loved the relationship between students and teachers, I had never seen anything like it before. When we got out into the schoolyard, a teacher went to a group of students and started talking with them, they were talking and laughing as if they were peers.\u201d<\/em><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

A few years ago Vladimir made a successful career change – from an athlete and a national karate and kickboxing coach to an engineer of innovative automotive technology. He pointed this out to the students in order to illustrate that personal growth comes from internal motivation and life-long learning, regardless of what career they choose. And that nothing is impossible.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n