The Rector of UNWE Presented to the Minister of e-Governance the Report on Security in the State Cyberspace of the Republic of Bulgaria

Wednesday, 13 April 2022 17:25

The Rector of UNWE Prof. Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov and the Minister of e-Governance Bozhidar Bozhanov held an official meeting to discuss the opportunities for cooperation between the two institutions. The meeting was also attended by Prof. Dr. Rosen Kirilov, Vice Rector for Digitalization and Cyber Security.

The Rector presented to Minister Bozhanov the Report on Security in the State Cyberspace of the Republic of Bulgaria prepared by the UNWE Department of National and Regional Security.

Prof. Dimitar Dimitrov and Minister Bozhidar Bozhanov

During the meeting Prof. Dimitrov introduced to Minister Bozhanov the work of UNWE in the field of digitalization and cyber security and outlined that the University has made significant progress in these areas being a leader among the higher education institutions in the country. He added that the UNWE has a Programme in Cyber Security Management which is very successful and continues developing.

Prof. Dimitrov pointed out that the digitalization and cyber security have very important role for all participants in socio-economic life and it will continue also in the future. The UNWE wants to continue developing in this direction. That`s why the University has a Vice Rector with the portfolio of digitalization and cybersecurity.

Minister Bozhanov outlined that it is very good that the UNWE has a Programme in the field of cyber security because the people who will be at the management level after their graduation will be prepared for the risks and reputational damage that can occur if there are no measures in this area. He noted that one of the long-term priorities of the Ministry of e-Governance is also to have enough qualified professionals in the field of cyber security at all levels.

Assoc. Kirilov noted that the UNWE will continue working on the digital infrastructure and there is still a lot of work in this direction. He oiutlined that the University wants to expand the education of young people in the field of cyber security because they should know that it is a problem, to be educated in this area and to be prepared. Assoc. Kirillov expressed his thankfulness for the opportunity to discuss the cooperation with the Ministry of e-Governance and added that in the future he hopes to work together for developing the education in the field of digitalization and cyber security.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rosen Kirilov, Vice Rector for Digitalization and Cyber Security

The meeting was held on the eve of the first in Bulgaria International Conference on the Cyber Security, part of the BSIDES series with co-organizer – the UNWE. Minister Bozhanov will be a special guest at the event which will be held on 15 April 2022 at 9:00 a.m. in Maxima Aula of UNWE.

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