The South-West University Neofit Rilski is working on many projects related to digitalization, sustainability and innovation, Professor Radostina Yuleva from the Faculty of Economics at the university said during a cross-border conference held here on Wednesday. The event was part of BTA’s Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project.
Yuleva pointed out that sustainability is an extremely popular and discussed topic not only in universities, but also in society. She recalled that in the last few years, the Faculty of Economics has managed to encourage all fourth-year students to join the Plant a Tree, Leave a Trace initiative. "The university participates in an exceptional number of projects with different themes and directions. Some are aimed at the inclusion of students, young scientists, doctoral candidates with different needs", she emphasized.
Yuleva presented three main projects in which the South-West University participates. The first helps to identify the main shortcomings and difficulties in the process of online learning and distance learning, as well as the integration of students into the academic environment. The Inclusive Digital Environment project aims to provide high-quality education for disadvantaged and disabled students. Yuleva stressed that there is a serious need to raise awareness about the unequal access to inclusive education for students with disabilities and the need to provide detailed information on how they can be included in academic life.
Another project she presented is about sustainability as a tool for the recovery of small tourism businesses, environmental and social responsibility in tourism, adding that the goal of creating environmental and economic tools to support the ecological recovery of the hotel industry has been achieved, creating opportunities for a green restart of this industry. Part of the project was implemented in Greece, Yuleva added.
Assoc. Prof. Miroslav Terziyski said that the South-West University "Neofit Rilski" in Blagoevgrad has absorbed over BGN 1.5 million under the Erasmus+ programme for the last academic year. Terziyski noted that the University is a long-standing partner with Greece and that one of the important EU initiatives to which the University is related is Aurora - European University Alliance, which includes a number of European universities, as well as the University of Minnesota.
BTA's Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project aims to raise public awareness and foster open dialogue about cohesion policy, local achievements, and the implementation of the EU's policy priorities. The project kicked off with a conference in Veliki Preslav in November 2024. The schedule of conferences until the end of September 2025 includes events in the following cities: Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo, Vidin, Vratsa, Gabrovo, Dobrich, Kazanlak, Kardzhali, Kyustendil, Lovech, Montana, Pazardzhik, Pernik, Pleven, Razgrad, Ruse, Samokov, Svishtov, Sliven, Smolyan, Sofia, Stara Zagora, Troyan, Targovishte, Haskovo, Shumen, and Yambol. Cross-border conferences will be held in Belgrade, Bosilegrad, Bucharest, Edirne, Skopje, and Thessaloniki. The project builds on the Europe in the Balkans: A Common Future and Europe in Bulgaria: A Common Future projects, implemented by BTA in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
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