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...

General goal of the program The National Scientific Program “Vihren” sets out the objectives and principles of funding, designed to support excellent Principal Investigators (PIs): The Leading researcher Grant scheme is designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they are already established research leaders with a recognized track record of research achievements. The Established researcher Grant scheme is...

Net Wide Train-the-Trainer training 07 November 2019, Borovets, Bulgaria   Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” is organizing Net Wide Train-the-Trainer training within the ongoing EURAXESS TOP IV Project. The EURAXESS staff from the centers interested to extend their services will be offered a Train the Trainer program for providing services and advice on career development of researchers. The topics of the training programme are related to...