IPS-BAS Team Launches Large-Scale National Study on Professional Skills within the ProSkills2Work Project
Within the framework of the project, a team from the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has launched a nationally representative empirical study among students in the final stage of secondary education.
Kyustendil – a Small Capital of Sociology for a Few Days
The Spring School for early-career researchers and doctoral students, organised within the ProSkills2Work project, brought together 21 participants in Kyustendil – seven established professors and 13 emerging sociologists from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, Romania, Serbia, and Sweden. Over the course of four days, the programme developed into an intensive mix […]
Second Research Seminar
At this seminar, Lucy Hunt (postdoctoral researcher in the ProSkills2Work project, IPS-BAS) will present on the topic:
“A Comparative Analysis of School-to-Work Transitions among Majority and Minority Youth: A Review of the Scientific Literature and the Development of a Qualitative Panel Study within the ProSkills2Work Project.”
Call for applications for the autumn school within the ProSkills2Work project
October 6-9, 2026. The theme is the relationship between education and employment in Europe – transitions from education to work, social inequalities, institutional differences between countries, the impact of automation, artificial intelligence, and new forms of work.
Doctoral Seminar #6
Martina Nordqvist-Färnskog (PhD student at Linköping University, Sweden) will present her paper: Interstitial Spaces, Shifting Rhythms – Rethinking Time and Place in Adult Language Education for Migrants. 27 February 2026 (Friday), 11:00–12:00, in person and online
Doctoral Seminar No. 5
The PhD student Helena Geisler will present a paper on “Importance and Construction of Fit to Team, Organisation and Supervisor in Hiring: A Mixed Method Study”. 23 January 2026 (Friday) from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ЕЕТ online.
Season’s Greetings from ProSkills2Work!
The ProSkills2Work project, implemented by the IPS-BAS, wishes all colleagues, partners, and friends a joyful Christmas and a prosperous New Year 2026!
Call for Applications – Project-based PhD Positions
The Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IPS-BAS) is pleased to invite applications for three project-based PhD positions within its Project 101183817 – ProSkills2Work – Progressing Promising Skills to Work in Bulgaria, implemented by the IPS and funded by the Horizon Europe.
Extended Deadline for the Applications for ProSkills2Work Spring School in March 2026
New deadline: 7 December 2025.
Early-career researchers are wanted for the ProSkills2Work Spring School. Bulgaria, outside the capital, 16-19 March 2026
Doctoral Seminar No. 4
The fourth seminar in the series to assist doctoral students from the IPS-BAS, will be held on November 21, 2025 (Friday) from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. online only.