The INVESTech project team - comprising Bulgarian partners, the Joint Innovation Center of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (JIC-BAS), the Cluster Sofia Knowledge City (CSKC), and the Technological School of Electronic Systems at the Technical University of Sofia (TUES) - is organizing a round table dedicated to the role of micro-credentials as a tool for skills development, the modernization of education, and the strengthening of ties between science, vocational education, and the business sector.
The theme of the round table is:
From September 7 to 9, 2026, the Community of Practice of Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoP CoVEs) will host its fifth anniversary edition of the Forum on Vocational Excellence 2026. The landmark event will be hosted by the FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences in Graz, Austria. Cluster Sofia Knowledge City (CSKC) will be represented at the forum by Dr. Milena Koleva, Project Manager at the cluster. Our participation highlights CSKC’s active role in developing innovative ecosystems for vocational education and training (VET) and establishing Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs) within the ICT sector.
The Cluster Sofia Knowledge City, in collaboration with the Portuguese innovation cluster TICE.PT, invites its members and partners to join the new European platform EU.FFICIENT (funded under the Horizon Europe programme).
The EU.FFICIENT platform is a dynamic innovation hub designed to support and connect experts and organisations working at the intersection of science, business, and the public sector.
The platform offers:
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