On 25 April 2015, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Luchia Antonova-Vasileva and Assist. Prof. Dr. Iliyana Garavalova from the Institute for Bulgarian Language launched the preparatory courses for university applicants of Bulgarian descent for the 2015–2016 academic year. The courses were officially opened by the First Secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Prishtina. They are organised by the Society of Bulgarians in the Republic of Kosovo and are held in the village of Rechene.