On November 14, a meeting was held between the Director of the National Trade and Banking High School (NTBHS) - Mrs. Emilia Ivanova, and the Dean of FEBA – Assoc. Prof. Atanas Georgiev. During the meeting, they signed a partnership agreement between the two institutions.

Also, future ideas for cooperation were discussed. The two sides expressed readiness for support and assistance in organizing and conducting joint activities. In addition, the problems and challenges related to educational processes in secondary professional and higher education were discussed. The meeting was also attended by Assoc. Prof. Boryana Bogdanova, Director of the Career Center of FEBA, Prof. Eleonora Stancheva-Todorova, and Assist. Prof. Nikolay Katsarski - secretary of the Academy for Teachers and Principals of Commercial and Economic high schools in Bulgaria at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of the University of "St. Kliment Ohridski".