Prof. Dr. Svetoslav Spasov participated as a representative of UNWE in the QS Quacquarelli Symonds Europe Summit 2025 in Porto, Portugal.

During the Forum were discussed strategies for innovation, partnerships, attracting students and improving the quality of higher education in a European and international context.

Prof. Spasov met with the founder and president of QS Quacquarelli Symonds Mr. Nunzio Quacquarelli. The company is a world leader in global university rankings.

Prof. Spasov took also part in a debate on the strategies of the Ministry of Education and Science and Bulgarian universities in attracting foreign students.

The UNWE representative also held an important discussion on the future cooperation with the managers of Elsevier - Richard van Haaren, Tayrfun Basal and Margarida Vaz de Brito - the company that created the global scientific database Scopus.

At the invitation of Prof. Marisa Araújo, Prof. Spasov visited Lusíada University in Porto, where he held a working meeting with university lecturers and discussed the preparation of joint projects in the field of anti-corruption education.