Take part in the Largest Educational GIS Competition in Our Country!
25 September 2024
To the attention all lecturers, university and PhD students! Until October 10, 2024, you can register for participation in the largest educational GIS competition in our country - 'Learning the World with GIS'. It is organized by Esri Bulgaria under the patronage of the Ministry of Education and Science and in partnership with over 30 leading academic, industry and media organizations. Varna Free University is a partner of the event.
Get involved with your own project created using ArcGIS Online's intuitive applications. No previous experience or in-depth knowledge is needed to easily and skillfully use Esri's GIS toolkit. Simply choose a topic that is meaningful or interesting to you and present it through a compelling storymap (digital story) or other GIS projects. You must include at least one 2D or 3D web map. Using more than one Esri GIS application is considered an advantage. If you have not worked with ArcGIS Online before, you can borrow ideas and guidance from the instructions and materials that you will find on the competition webpage.
The topics of the competition projects can be very diverse: from education, history and science, through ecology and nature conservation, to tourism, social commitment and many others. Competition projects should be submitted by October 31, 2024 to schools@esribulgaria.com. They will be judged by a highly expert jury. For the winners of all categories, many cash and material prizes, specialized trainings, etc. are provided.
All GIS projects that meet the requirements of the competition will also be included in a virtual exhibition on the occasion of the 25th World Day of Geographic Information Systems in our country - the largest event in this field, which will be held on November 20, 2024.
Find out more and sign up today on the Learning the World with GIS page.
The competition is organized with the support of:
Sofia Water AD, part of Veolia and Ciela Norma.
Partners of the competition are: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Faculty of Geology and Geography at SU "St. Kliment Ohridski", Faculty of Economics at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics at SU "St. Kliment Ohridski", University of Architecture, Construction and Geodesy, University of Mining and Geology "St. Ivan Rilski", University of Forestry, New Bulgarian University, University of National and World Economy, National University Center "GIT", Military Academy "Georgi Sava Rakovski", UniBIT, Higher School of Telecommunications and Posts, Southwest University "Neofit Rilski", Varna Free University "Chernorizets Hrabar", , University "Prof. Dr. Asen Zlatarov" - Burgas, Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen, "Angel Kanchev" University of Ruse, St. Cyril And St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo, Publishing House "Az-buki", EduTechFlag, Teacher.bg, Educational Initiative Space School, Uchi.bg, Atlantic Club in Bulgaria, Bulgarian Cartographic Association, Bulgarian Geographical Society, Move.bg, SCGIS Chapter Bulgaria, BAGIS, National Geographic Bulgaria, Dir.bg, bTV Media Group, Digitalk, BNR, Gradat Media Group.
About Esri Bulgaria
Esri Bulgaria is a leader in the field of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with nearly 30 years of experience in the Bulgarian market. Established in 1995, the company is the exclusive representative of Esri for the country. Esri Bulgaria implements strategic GIS projects on a national scale in various areas of the economy, including cadastre, environment, engineering infrastructure, security, healthcare, agriculture, education, etc. The company is the official organizer of the World GIS Day in the country. ESRI Bulgaria is a partner of Bulgarian universities and a member of authoritative Bulgarian and international organizations. More information at: http://esribulgaria.com/.
About Esri
Esri, the global leader in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), online maps, analytics, location and mapping services, helps customers unlock the full potential of their data to improve their operational and business results. Founded in 1969 in California, USA, today Esri software products are deployed in more than 350,000 organizations worldwide and in more than 200,000 institutions in Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, including many companies which are part of Fortune 500, government agencies, NGOs and universities. Esri has a strong regional network of offices, distributors and partners that support customers locally in more than 100 countries on six continents. With its innovative approach in geospatial information technology, Esri designs the most innovative solutions for digital transformation, Internet of Things (IoT) and complex analytics.
Visit us at www.esri.com.