OP Science and Education for Intelligent Growth

OP “SCIENCE AND EDUCATION FOR INTELLIGENT GROWTH” OP 2014-2020

The program aims to increase excellence, including the training and retention of new generations of highly qualified specialists in the country, opening up the industry-science cooperation and easing the career development system.

PRIORITIES

Research and technological development;
Education and Lifelong Learning;
A learning environment for active social inclusion;

ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES

Creation and development of centers of excellence and competence centers, incl. renovation of the building stock, the equipment and the purchase of equipment;
Modernization of the scientific infrastructure and existing research laboratories of research institutes and higher education institutions conducting research in areas relevant to regional and national economic and social challenges;
Establishment and modernization of regional scientific infrastructures, incl. and unique collections and archives and regional partner facilities / distributed nodes of the pan-European research complexes identified in the European Roadmap for Scientific Infrastructure

BENEFICIARIES

The Ministry of Education and Science and its subordinate budget spending units; Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; Educational, training and scientific organizations and institutions, socio-economic partners, schools, universities, employers, branch organizations, vocational training centers, municipalities, non-governmental organizations, extracurricular pedagogical institutions, youth organizations, sports clubs, NAVET, companies in secondary vocational schools, National Representation of Student Councils, etc.