BAS Expert Visits UNITe Center to Promote Collaboration in 3D Cultural Heritage Digitization
On May 2, 2025, Assoc. Prof. Veselka Toncheva from the Institute of Ethnology and Folkloristics with the Ethnographic Museum (IEFEM) at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) visited University of Ruse “Angel Kanchev”. The visit was connected to the project “3D Data for Cultural Heritage through Three-Dimensional, Automated, Scientifically Grounded Digitization”, implemented by IEFEM. One […]
Academic Meetings in Bangkok Explore Joint 3D Technology Programs Between University of Ruse and Chulalongkorn University
In early February 2024, Prof. Plamen Zahariev, Prof. Georgi Hristov, and Assoc. Prof. Nina Bencheva from the Department of Telecommunications at University of Ruse “Angel Kanchev” held several meetings with faculty members and doctoral students at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. The proposal made by the faculty members of University of Ruse for conducting short-term […]
National Twinning Information Day within Horizon Europe Outlined New Perspectives for the Development of Scientific Capacity in Bulgaria
On February 12, 2026, a National Information Day on the Twinning competition under the Horizon Europe program was held at the Center of Excellence UNITe building. The Ministry of Education and Science, in its role as national coordinator of the program, organized the event to present and explain the terms and conditions of the competition, […]
Burgas State University Establishes a Modern Genome Center to Support Medicine and Scientific Research
Burgas is taking a new step towards establishing itself as a scientific and innovation center with the construction of a Genome Center at Burgas State University “Prof. Dr. Asen Zlatarov”. The new bioinformatics laboratory is expected to start operating later this year, with the team aiming to have it fully operational by mid-2026. Its creation […]
Professor Svetlana Turlakova Joins CoE UNITe at Sofia University with Support from IIE-SRF and Cornell University
Professor Svetlana Turlakova, a Ukrainian industrial development economist, has been selected as part of the prestigious Scholars Under Threat initiative at Cornell Universityfor the 2026–27 academic year. Virtually hosted by Cornell’s Department of Economics, she will collaborate with renowned economist Professor Kaushik Basu on cutting-edge research. At the same time, Prof. Turlakova is hosted as […]
COE UNITe In Front of the Camera: Cyprus Television Alpha TV Is Preparing a Movie to Promote Projects Under the EU Cohesion Policy
On January 29, 2026, a television crew from Alpha TV Cyprus visited the Center of Excellence UNITe building, where they filmed footage of the center’s activities and conducted interviews with representatives of the UNITe team. The upcoming television production, which focuses on three benchmark national projects in the field of EU cohesion policy, will also […]
Sofia University Features ILEDA and ISILA Projects for Advancing Online and Blended Learning
The Scientific Research Department at Sofia University has introduced a new initiative aimed at showcasing exceptional research efforts through a series of short promotional videos We are pleased that the ILEDA project, together with its follow-up initiative ISILA – supported by COE UNITe — has been selected as part of this year’s featured projects.The video […]
The 9th IEEE International Conference Big Data, Knowledge and ControlSystems Engineering (BdKCSE 2025) took place in Bankya
The 9th IEEE International Conference Big Data, Knowledge and ControlSystems Engineering (BdKCSE 2025) took place in Bankya on November 6, 2025.Ivan Lambov, Ph.D. (UNITe; Institute of Mathematics and Informatics,Bulgarian Academy of Sciences) and Tsvetomir Gospodinov (doctoral studentat the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia University)participated with a research paper titled “The Use of Blockchain to SecureIoT […]
A teacher seminar at FMI of SU, dedicated to artificial intelligence in education, sparked widespread interest and lively discussions
On November 6, 2025, a seminar on “Good practices and challenges in the use of artificial intelligence in mathematics and computer science education in secondary education” was held in the conference hall of the Center of Excellence UNITe at the Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. The forum was organized by the Faculty of Mathematics and […]
UNITe was presented on a scientific seminar in Velingrad
Between October 17 and 19, 2025, a scientific seminar on “Good practices for the application of high-tech tools in mathematics, informatics, and IT education” was held in Velingrad, organized by the IT Department of FMI, SU. Researchers from the Center for Excellence UNITe (CoE) presented some of the challenges and opportunities arising from the application […]