A set of tools for supporting mentors are already available and online! If you are an academic or industrial representative who has who is interested in: Sharing your experience with a refugee researcher Enlarging your network and contacts with peers Identifying possible employees, associates, assistants or partners for projects Please, do not hesitate to visit any of the tools: Online basic tool for academic coaches of refugee researchers...

A Mentoring Programme “Shape the future of a Researcher coming to Europe” has been developed within the EURAXESS TOP IV “Open to the World” project. By fostering cooperation between researchers from European Research Area and EURAXESS Worldwide countries, the programme aims to: facilitate the international mobility of researchers; encourage knowledge transfer and sharing of good practices, raise awareness on the importance of soft skills for...

The European Commission encourages and recognizes the progress research institutions have made in aligning their human resources policies with the principles set out in the European Charter for Researchers (the Charter), the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (the Code) and the related Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (the Strategy) by granting the HR Excellence in Research Award. The institutions that have been given...

The University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski” is among the first Bulgarian universities which take the initiative to adopt Gender Equality Plans in order to promote institutional changes in this direction. The initiative is within SPEAR project (“Supporting and Implementing Plans for Gender Equality in Academia and Research”, https://gender-spear.eu/) funded by Horizon 2020 program. The main goal of the PU SPEAR Team is to set a basis of...

EURAXESS Bulgaria National Network Training On 21 February 2020 in Sofia, EURAXESS BHO at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” organized a National Network Training within the EURAXESS TOP IV “Open to the World” project. The main learning objectives of the training sessions were: Open Science and IPR Charter...

A New Approach to Research Ethics is a clear, practical and useful guide to the ethical issues faced by researchers today. Examining the theories of ethical decision-making and applying these theories to a range of situations within a research career and process, this text offers a broader perspective on how ethics can be a positive force in strengthening the research community. Drawing upon a strong selection of challenging case studies, this...

An online brochure promoting EURAXESS Career Development tools and services has been recently developed within the EURAXESS TOP IV “Open to the World” project. The brochure is for all researchers who are actively engaging themselves in their own personal and professional development and continuously aiming to advance in their research career. The publication presents the available EURAXESS Career Development tools and highlights services and...

The Act on Development of the Academic Staff in the Republic of Bulgaria is now avaliable in English language via the offical website of the Bulgarian Ministry of Science web page - https://www.mon.bg/bg/100556. You can acceess the Act either by clicking on the link below or by downloading the document (below).      

The European Commission awarded Sofia Univeristy "St. Kliment Ohridski" the HR Excellence in Research Logo in October 2019. This is a recognition of the Sofia University's efforts to be an excellent employer implementing the principles in the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers, adopted by the European Commission. These two documents are key elements in the European Union's policy to make...

General goal of the program The overall objective of the program is to accelerate reintegration and career development in Bulgarian higher schools and research organizations of experienced researchers with internationally recognized scientific results (Experienced researchers). The program will stimulate the development of the research potential in Bulgaria as a necessary fundamental step for the creation of a sustainable scientific and...