A public lecture by Ms. Karina Angelieva, Executive Director of the International Science and Technology Centre (ISTC) with a mandate from the European Commission, was held on 21.03.2025 at the Economic Research Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The ISTC is an intergovernmental organisation established in 1992 whose members include the EU, Japan, the USA, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Its activities cover the territory of 100 countries. Its main objectives are to facilitate and accelerate peaceful multilateral scientific and technological cooperation and to address national and global technological problems, including through support for basic and applied research. More information: https://www.iki.bas.bg/21032025-publichna-lekciia-na-g-zha-karina-angelieva-ot-mezhdunarodniia-centar-za-nauka-i-tehnologii

The launch of the ProSkills2Work - Progressing Promising Skills to Work in Bulgaria project was announced on 19 March. This large-scale initiative for BAS with a budget of almost 2.5 million euros and a 5-year timeframe is funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe programme. The project builds the research capacity of the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology (IPS), increases its international scientific visibility and its potential to attract project funding. ProSkills2Work is expected to bring Bulgarian research in the field of sociology of education and labour to a world level, under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Christian Imdorf from the University of Hannover who has joined the IPS team for five years. The official opening took place at the National Archaeological Institute [...]

A public lecture by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vita Juknevičienė, Science and Innovation Advisor at the Ministry of the Interior of Lithuania, and Ms. Salomėja Vanagienė, Head of the Science and Innovation Advisers Network of Lithuania, on bridging the gap through the Science for Policy (S4P) Approach in the context of Lithuania and the European Union was held at the Economic Research Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences on 19 March. Linking policy and research requires more contact, collaboration and joint work on individual case studies. Policy science in Europe plays a crucial role in shaping effective governance and tackling societal challenges, the lecture made clear. More information HERE