is all about putting the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology (IPS) at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences on the global research map!
Project Duration: 1 March 2025 – 28 February 2030
Project Budget: EUR 2 476 132 (100% EU Funding)
The project aims to elevate institute’s expertise in research on vocational education and training in Bulgaria to a world-class level.
At its core, ProSkills2Work explores how vocational skills are formed in Bulgaria, how people upskill throughout their careers, and what shapes their journey from education to the workforce.
The research addresses key challenges in workplace learning and skill development, while also refining sociological concepts to better understand the evolving relationship between education and work within Bulgaria’s dynamic social and economic context.
Project Advisory Board
Mr. Dobroslav Dimitrov
Chairman of the Bulgarian Employers’ Association Innovative Technologies (BRAIT)
Prof. D.Sc. Emilia Chengelova
Director, IPS
Mr. Erik Swars
Head of international relations, Swiss Federal University of Vocationale Education and Training (SFUVET)
Prof. Dr. Fernando Marhuenda Fluixa
Professor for Teaching and School Organisation University of Valencia, Department of Education and School Management
Mrs. Jacqueline May
Head of the PAL (Examination tasks and teaching materials development centre)
Mr. Jean-Claude Prince
Former Central Secretary of the Swiss Labour Union
Asst. Prof. Dr. Lyuba Spassova
Secretary of the Scientific Council of the IPS
Ms. Maria Mincheva
Deputy Chairman, Bulgarian Industrial Association
Аssoc. Prof. Dr. Milena Angelova
Secretary General, Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association
Prof. Em. D.Sc. Pepka Boyadzhieva
Department of Knowledge Society: Science, Education and Innovation, IPS
Mr. Patrick Jung
Managing Representative (Deputy Managing Director) German-Bulgarian Industrial and Trade Chamber
Prof. Em. Dr. Philipp Gonon
Professor Em. of Vocational Education and TrainingUniversity of Zurich, Institute of Education
Mrs. Polina Zlatarska
Chief Expert, Vocational Education and Training Directorate, Ministry of Education and Science
Prof. D.Sc. Rumyana Stoilova
Head of Section “Stratification, Inequalities and Mobility” and Member of the Scientific Council, IPS
Mrs. Sofia Damyanova
GoDual Project Manager at Austrian Chamber of Commerce
Ms. Svetlana Doncheva
Head, Project Management Unit, Bulgarian Industrial Association
Dr. Thomas Meyer
Former co-head of the Swiss panel study Transitions from Education to Employment (TREE)
Prof. Em. D.Sc. Veselin Petrov
Chairman of the Scientific Council
Prof. Dr Wolfgang Schuster
Managing Director of the Institute for Sustainable Urban Development, Former Mayor of Stuttgart
