Opening Conference on Doctoral Project 2030

In her presentation Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maria Vodenicharova pointed out the main activities and parameters of the two projects. She pointed out that the projects have a total value of BGN 4 661 097. The project No. BG05SFPR001-3.004-0013 – Doctoral Project 2030 has a total budget of BGN 2 815 111 and it is led by Prof. Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov. It will be implemented in partnership with the University of Food Technology /UFT/. Its main objective is the development of innovative and interdisciplinary Doctoral training at the UNWE, in partnership with the UFT, to achieve higher quality teaching and research outputs, maximally relevant to Industry 5.0, the Green Transition and ISSS areas, taking into account the regional necessities and demands for PhD degree professionals by 2030. On the basis of the identified challenges to higher education in the training of PhD students and the specific demand for PhD degree professionals in the labour market, the UNWE, as the number one business university in the Republic of Bulgaria, and the UFT - Plovdiv, as a leading university in the field of food and biotechnology, should upgrade the training of their PhD students. Recognizing the necessity to train PhD students with a focus on Industry 5.0, Green Transition, Blue Growth and ISSS areas, the UNWE will partner with the UFT enabling the sharing of resources and know-how. The establishment of Doctoral Schools for the training of PhD students will enable the development of innovative and interdisciplinary training to achieve higher quality teaching and research outcomes. The implementation of the project will contribute to improve the labour market relevance and quality of higher education as well as to enhance the knowledge and create skills for the transition to a Green Economy at all levels of higher education.