Technical University of Sofia (Bulgaria)
The
university offers twining, education programs delivered in German, English, and French language with the association of
foreign university partners and governmental organizations for international cooperation. Further training and
interdisciplinary research are also available at the Open Faculty. TUS has 2 branches in Plovdiv and Sliven and 3 affiliated
high schools.
Over its 75 years of experience, TUS proved its competitiveness in engineering research and training both at the national and EU levels. It has participated in more than 1200 international and numerous national research projects. TU Sofia has strong international recognition and maintains intensive contacts with major European and US universities. It is the founder of the Association for Business Cooperation linking the International Relations departments of Higher Technical Schools from Central and Eastern Europe and a member of CRE (Conference of the European Universities’ Rectors). The staff has participated in many international scientific organizations, CMEA and UNIDO projects, and joined projects under the TEMPUS, COPERNICUS, CEEPUS, HERCULES, COST, FP5, FP6, FP7, Horizon 2020, and ERASMUS+ programs with foreign partners from 76 universities in 16 countries. In the last 4 years, TUS has been coordinating 82 national and 30 international projects The first contracts for financing research and development were signed in 1962-1963 and the Research and Development Sector (R&DS) was established in 1967. Gradually its activities expanded setting up various research and development laboratories (R&DL). Their number has reached 50 R&D units at times.
Higher School of Transport "Todor Kableshkov"-Sofia (Bulgaria)
1. Education of undergraduate and doctoral students to obtain engineering, economic, and special qualifications in the field of transport, transport equipment, technologies, and infrastructure necessary for the branches of economy and state structures, in specialties approved by the Academic Council by the Classifier of Areas Higher Education and Professional Areas and the Classification of Scientific Specialties;
2. Upgrading and acquisition of new qualifications through parallel and postgraduate training;
3. Research, design, and construction activities;
4. Expert advisory, business, social, sports, publishing, information and other activities.
5. HST carries out procedures for the acquisition of educational and scientific degrees and positions by the legislation in force. The educational and research work is carried out in 4 study halls with an auditorium, a library with an electronic information system, 23 specialized offices, 72 laboratories, 73 training, lecture, computer, and language halls, and a training complex.
The HST is 100% covered by wireless internet. The training of future engineers and economists is carried out with the help of state-of-the-art computer technologies, for which a local computer network is connected to the Internet via terrestrial and satellite connections. An important part of the university complex is the student hostels, guest rooms, coffee clubs, student clubs including sports, and a canteen. Priorities of the HST are digital and green transition skills and, the application of AI both in education and practice during students' internships; and ethical review of learning analytics of university students and researchers
Panepistimio Patron (Greece)
The University consists of seven (7) Schools, 35 Departments with Undergraduate Study Programs leading to a specific Degree. Furthermore, the University of Patras offers 49 Postgraduate Study Programs. The Computer Engineering & Informatics Department (CEID) of the Engineering School of the University of Patras was founded in 1979, its first class enrolling in 1980 and graduating in 1985.
The department’s mission is to provide education and research in the broad field of Computer Science and Engineering (CS&E), Communications and Informatics. The Department is organized into 3 Divisions (Hardware and Architecture, Software, Foundations and Applications) that span the fields of CS&E and Communications. The Department also has several research laboratories as well as a Computer Centre that services the entire Department. Currently, the Department staff consists of more than 30 faculty and teaching and laboratory personnel. CEID graduates obtain the pertinent professional license of Electronics Engineer from the Technical Chamber of Greece as well as the relevant professional rights according to the legislation in force.
The Department also hosts the following interdisciplinary graduate programs (typically 1.5 years long):
1) “Data Driven Computing and Decision Making”,
2) “Integrated Hardware and Software Systems”,
3) “Information Processing Systems and Machine Intelligence”.
Several researchers are engaged in national and European R&D projects, in collaboration with partners in Greece and abroad. Since 2015, CEID faculty have attracted via the University Office of Research or CTI, research funding from national and European funding agencies exceeding 10 million euros, engaging and immersing graduate students in state-of-the- art research and development activities and helping launch their careers in academia as well as in R&D at companies as well as in startups. Members of the faculty regularly participate in program commitees of competitive international conferences and as editors of important scientific journals (e.g. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, Journal of Discrete Algorithms, SIAM J. Scientific Computing, Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Networks).
European Profiles (Greece)
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PUBLIC SECTOR
• Sustainable Tourism Development
• Environment & Energy
• Education reform
• Vocational Education and Training
• Social services
• HR Development
• EU Legal Approximation
• Local and Regional Development – Economic Growth
• Development of Small & Medium Enterprises
• Programme Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation
• Applied Research & Information Communication Technology Applications
• Management of Networks / Clusters PRIVATE SECTOR
• Strategic & Business Planning
• Market research and Analysis
• Feasibility Studies
• Exploration of Business Opportunities in Developing Markets Company currently employs on permanent base 15 employees and over 100 experts on contract base globally.
The competences of our consultants have been built over the years around an alliance between experts in local environments and experts in specialised- topic areas. Moreover, the company is running a Quality Management System on project base and is certified with ISO 9011:2015 and also ISO 27001:2013
Instituto Politecnico do Porto (Portugal)
Its mission is to be the leader of Polytechnic subsystem in Portugal, taking its social responsibility in the presence of the community and society, in an international frame of reference, demanding for the excellence. It includes eight schools, which are the link between the three Campuses, 30 research centers, more than 18,700 students, 59 undergraduate degrees and 72 masters' degrees and cover different areas: Engineering, Accounting and Administration; Education; Music and Performing Arts; Media Arts and Design; Hospitality and Tourism; Management and Technology, Health Sciences. P.PORTO is on the national top of international rankings of Higher Education Institutions.
Our graduates are highly valued by employers in the region and all over the country and abroad. Our degrees are accredited by national, European and international accreditation bodies (EUR-ACE and ABET). Our research is recognized worldwide with many success cases of transfer of results to the society.
We are proud of our work and of our students. P.PORTO is a member of the Erasmus NOW Portugal Consortium (NOrth Working Portugal), managed by the Association of Polytechnic Institutes of the Northern Region of Portugal (APNOR), composed by the Polytechnics of Porto, Bragança, Cávado and Ave, and Viana do Castelo, which, in their totality, form an academic community of more than 32,000 students, 2,000 teachers and 1,000 non-teaching staff. The Erasmus NOW Consortium Portugal associates companies and institutions representing the labor market of the Northern Region of Portugal and promotes collaboration with other Erasmus consortia in the country and in Europe. Its School of Education is a dynamic institution in terms of publications and scientific projects, with an active participation in special internationalization and mobility projects. The School of Education started operating in 1985, providing undergraduate degrees in Primary Education, as well as in-service teacher training programmes for teachers and educators. Later, it widened the range of its educational offer to other professional domains, namely in the field of Social Education, Art and Cultural Heritage Management, Foreign Languages and Cultures and Translation and Interpretation of Portuguese Sign Language. There is also a partnership with the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, to provide a PhD in Education. The Polytechnic of Porto is one of the founding members of the ATHENA European University and is therefore engaged in a process of thorough internationalisation of this consortium activities, and particularly interested in deepening its relations with all ATHENA member HEI. Indeed, the ATHENA European University, which we are coordinating, is based on an holistic view of inclusion and pushing to create higher education environments where any student, researcher, academic or administrative staff member can find the required conditions to succeed and feel empowered through a sustainable development approach.
Sucessos Criativos, Lda (Portugal)
