The Rector Participated in the Opening of ETHSofia 2026
For a consecutive year the Rector Prof. Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov took part in the opening of the largest event in the field of cryptoeconomics in Bulgaria - ETHSofia. This year’s edition was focused on topics such as blockchain infrastructure, scalability and privacy solutions, the tokenization of real-world assets, decentralized applications and the role of AI in the development of the next generation of digital technologies.
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Prof. Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov at the opening of the event |
In his welcoming remarks to the participants the Rector noted that the Forum is the ideal place for the education, universities and business to meet. He shared the UNWE’s experience in working with new technologies and introducing innovations to the educational process: “At the UNWE, this year we have nearly 5 000 newly admitted students in the fields of economics, administration, political science, law, journalism, etc. The University has more than 50 Bachelor’s programmes and nearly 90 Master’s programmes, including programs related to the blockchain economics and crypto-economics.
Our policy is to meet with people from the professional practice, with people from the business, because university lecturers understand very well the necessity of new specialities. However, introducing a new speciality in a classical academic environment is very difficult. You cannot simply say: “These are the new things and we are going to study cryptoeconomics, blockchain technologies, and cybersecurity.” Therefore, when new trends and specialities emerge in business, we immediately take an interest in them”.
Prof. Dimitrov also presented to the audience the University’s successful model, called the UNWE Business Academy, through which additional knowledge is provided to young people studying in various, more traditional specialities but willing to learn about the new contemporary developments. He noted that it would be extremely beneficial for students to organize a UNWE - ETHSofia Business Academy as well.
“I hope that the successful relations between the University and the business will continue because I see many enthusiastic people who want to move forward, work together and succeed. In this spirit, I would also like our cooperation with ETHSofia to continue, because our university is a place where the business can be part of education”, concluded Prof. Dimitrov.
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Chief Assist. Dr. Petkan Iliev, lecturer at the UNWE Economics Department and founder of the speciality Cryptoeconomics at our university, also took part in the event.
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The Rector Prof. Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov and Chief Assist. Dr. Petkan Iliev with participants in the event |
ETHSofia is Bulgaria’s leading conference dedicated to Ethereum, bringing together creators, researchers and institutions shaping the future of the original blockchain network for smart contracts. Combining strong regional focus with global perspective, ETHSofia brings together local leaders and international experts to explore the latest trends and applications in the Ethereum ecosystem - from privacy-preserving infrastructure to the tokenization of real-world assets.
