VFU "CHERNORIZETS HRABAR", THE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY - VARNA AND THE UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV ARE DEVELOPING JOINT MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMMES
06 December 2021
The rectors of Varna Free University "Chernorizets Hrabar", the Technical University - Varna and "Paisii Hilendarski" University of Plovdiv will launch a project to develop an innovative academic ecosystem in the three universities. The event will be held in a hybrid form on December 7, 2021 at 10 am in the Academic and Sports Complex of VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar". The project is implemented with the financial support of the Operational Programme "Science and Education for Smart Growth" 2014-2020 and totals to BGN 1,498,758.36. The implementation period is from November 8, 2021 to December 31, 2023.
The project will involve university and PhD students, young scientists and academic staff from various professional fields from the three universities in the following fields:
- technical sciences - "Architecture, Construction and Geodesy" (VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar"), "Transport, Shipping and Aviation" (TU), "Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation" (PU), "Communication and Computer Engineering" (PU), "Energy" (TU);
- the arts - "Fine Arts" (VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar");
- social, economic and legal sciences - "Psychology", "Law", "Administration and Management", "Economics" (VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar").
New joint interdisciplinary master's degree programmes will be developed and the graduates will be awarded joint diplomas. One of the programmes is in the green and blue industries. It will train technical staff for environmentally friendly technologies, recycling and extending the life cycle of products, sustainable development of the marine ecosystem, etc. The second intersectoral programme is entirely dedicated to digitalization and the use of digital technologies in engineering. The focus is on the study and practical application of 3D-technologies, visualization of data and processes, virtual reality, additive technologies, etc., which are the main components of Industry 4.0 and digitized production.
Within the framework of the project to develop modern laboratories for virtual reality and additive technologies, in which the specialists in technology will be trained and where the scientists and the academic staff from the three universities will be able to work.
Language and digital skills of the participants will be increased. A common network of university career centers will be established. Short-term specializations and mobilities will be held in the associated partners of university and doctoral students, young scientists and academic staff.
An innovative educational partnership will establish cooperation between private and public universities in two of the largest cities in the country - Varna and Plovdiv - while maintaining their academic autonomy.
Beneficiary of the project BG05M2OP001-2.01-0026 "Innovative model for modernization of higher education through the development of an academic ecosystem VFU Chernorizets Hrabar - Technical University - Varna - Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv” is Varna Free University Chernorizets Hrabar in partnership with the Technical University - Varna and Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv. The associated partners are: The National University of Distance Learning - Spain, the University of Žilina - Slovakia, the University of Bucharest and the University of Craiova, Romania.
The project will involve university and PhD students, young scientists and academic staff from various professional fields from the three universities in the following fields:
- technical sciences - "Architecture, Construction and Geodesy" (VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar"), "Transport, Shipping and Aviation" (TU), "Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation" (PU), "Communication and Computer Engineering" (PU), "Energy" (TU);
- the arts - "Fine Arts" (VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar");
- social, economic and legal sciences - "Psychology", "Law", "Administration and Management", "Economics" (VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar").
New joint interdisciplinary master's degree programmes will be developed and the graduates will be awarded joint diplomas. One of the programmes is in the green and blue industries. It will train technical staff for environmentally friendly technologies, recycling and extending the life cycle of products, sustainable development of the marine ecosystem, etc. The second intersectoral programme is entirely dedicated to digitalization and the use of digital technologies in engineering. The focus is on the study and practical application of 3D-technologies, visualization of data and processes, virtual reality, additive technologies, etc., which are the main components of Industry 4.0 and digitized production.
Within the framework of the project to develop modern laboratories for virtual reality and additive technologies, in which the specialists in technology will be trained and where the scientists and the academic staff from the three universities will be able to work.
Language and digital skills of the participants will be increased. A common network of university career centers will be established. Short-term specializations and mobilities will be held in the associated partners of university and doctoral students, young scientists and academic staff.
An innovative educational partnership will establish cooperation between private and public universities in two of the largest cities in the country - Varna and Plovdiv - while maintaining their academic autonomy.
Beneficiary of the project BG05M2OP001-2.01-0026 "Innovative model for modernization of higher education through the development of an academic ecosystem VFU Chernorizets Hrabar - Technical University - Varna - Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv” is Varna Free University Chernorizets Hrabar in partnership with the Technical University - Varna and Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv. The associated partners are: The National University of Distance Learning - Spain, the University of Žilina - Slovakia, the University of Bucharest and the University of Craiova, Romania.