News ERUA Podcast #1 – Let the students talk share article 03 January 2025 The European Reform University Alliance (ERUA) has launched its first podcast. This time Professor Hristo Panchugov from New Bulgarian University (NBU) in Sofia interviews two students: one from NBU and one from SWPS University in Poland. Take a moment to listen to a conversation with two students from the partner ERUA universities — Yana from NBU and Tomasz from SWPS University. The students talk about education opportunities ERUA offers to students from its eight partner universities. They also discuss engagement in the governance of the alliance and how young people can shape the future of higher education in Europe. Watch the podcast Host Assistant Professor, New Bulgarian University Hristo Panchugov He lectures at the Department of Political Science and researches political systems, EU and Bulgarian politics, governance and migration. 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