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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DESISLAVA ATANASOVA, PHD  IS THE NEW RECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF RUSE

The university of Ruse has a new rector. This is Associate Professor Desislava Atanasova, PhD who until now held the position of vice-rector for scientific research. She was elected at the General Assembly of the University of Ruse, which took place today on February 4^th, 2025. The procedure for the partial election of a rector was held there. Preparations for this election began in September 2024, when the Minister of Education and Science, Professor Galin Tsokov, PhD appointed by order as acting rector of the University of Ruse Profеssor Gencho Popov, PhD for a period not exceeding six months.

At the end of 2024 The Academic Council approved a schedule for the holding of partial elections, according to which the Central Election Preparation Commission accepted applications until 31^st January, 2025.

The only candidate for the post of rector was Associate Professor Desislava Atanasova, PhD, nominated by the Department of Informatics and Information Technologies. She received additional support from two faculties and one department.

In her address to the General Assembly Associate Professor Atanasova, PhD declared that she will make every effort to make the University of Ruse modern, innovative and prosperous. She is committed to leading the prestigious institution with the same degree of commitment and dedication as all before her. Associate Professor Atanasova, PhD emphasizes that the University of Ruse is a valuable and desirable institutional partner.

"Our main mission remains unchanged - to provide knowledge, to inspire and enrich students and doctoral students, preparing them for the challenges of quality, innovation and a sustainable academic environment," said Associate Professor Atanasova, PhD.

After the presentation of the management platform, the secret voting began, which lasted about an hour.

The candidacy of Associate Professor Desislava Atanasova, PhD for rector of the University of Ruse was supported by 168 votes. With an absolute majority, the General Assembly elected Associate Professor Desislava Atanasova, PhD as Rector of the University of Ruse.

Acad. Hristo Beloev - Honorary Rector and Chairman of the General Assembly, DscEng of the University of Ruse announced the results and congratulated Associate Professor Atanasova, PhD, wishing her health and success.

"Thank you for the trust! I hope that this means that in the future we will work together with dedication and vision, so that the University of Ruse maintains its leading position in the country and continues to assert itself with dignity on the international stage," said Associate Professor Atanasova, PhD after the announcement of the results. She was also warmly congratulated by Prof. Gencho Popov. PhD- the current rector of the university.

The official inauguration of Assoc. Prof. Desislava Atanasova, PhD will be held after the conclusion of the management contract between the Minister of Education and Science and the elected rector for the term of his mandate.

Assoc. Prof. Desislava Atanasova, PhD was born in 1966 in Ruse. She is  a graduate of Mathematics high school "Baba Tonka".

 In 1989 she graduated from the "Information Technologies" specialty at  the university of Ruse "Angel Kanchev" and received a diploma in electronics and automation engineering. In 1998 she defended her doctoral degree at the Institute of Metallurgy "Acad. Angel Balevski" at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

In 1990 she started working at the University of Ruse as an assistant, and later went through the positions of senior assistant and chief assistant. From 2010 to 2015 is an associate professor and deputy dean for academic work at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Education. In 2016 she was elected dean of the same faculty, holding the post until 2019.

In 2020 she was elected vice-rector for internationalization and communication policy, and in 2024 assumes the post of vice-rector for scientific research at the University of Ruse.

Assoc. Prof. Desislava Atanasova, PhD gives lectures on Non-Procedural Programming, Human-Machine Interface, Artificial Intelligence and Information Technologies. She is a member of the University's Expert Council for Professional Direction 4.6. Informatics and Computer Science. She is a  participant in research and educational activities, Assoc. Prof. Atanasova, PhD has over 140 scientific publications, reports and monographs, and is also the author of textbooks and teaching aids in the field of information technology and programming.

THE UNIVERSITY OF RUSE LEADS THREE KEY AREAS IN THE EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY ACROSS

Today, January 31st , 2025, an informational meeting of the team involved in the work program under the ACROSS-European University for Cross-border Knowledge Sharing project was held in a meeting room of the Rectorate of the University of Ruse.

The meeting was led by Academician Hristo Beloev - Honorary Rector and Chairman of the General Assembly of the University of Ruse, DscEng, who is also the head of the project.

The project started its implementation on January 1st, 2025, after the success achieved in the announcement of the results of the last call of the European Commission under the European Universities initiative.

Acad. Hristo Beloev, DscEng emphasized that the participation in the ACROSS alliance is another great success for the University of Ruse, which will allow it to establish its leading position in the construction of innovative educational and scientific models on a national and international scale.

"Our participation in ACROSS gives us the opportunity to strengthen our integration in the European educational and scientific space, to provide new perspectives for our students and teachers and to develop an even stronger integrity within the regional ecosystem," said Acad. Beloev, DscEng.

The vice-rector for scientific research Associate Professor Desislava Atanasova, PhD, who is part of the project team, emphasizes the opportunities for scientific development and exchange within the framework of ACROSS, as well as the huge challenge facing the team from the University of Ruse to actively participate in the construction of an innovative university structure with a unique appearance and perspective vision for development.

During the working meeting, as part of the project team, Associate Professor Tsvetelina Harakchiyska, PhD, deputy dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Education, presented to the Ruse University team the structure of ACROSS, the upcoming activities on the set indicators and the deadlines for their implementation. The tasks and specific steps for the implementation of the project were discussed, as well as the responsibilities of the University of Rousse in the management of three key directions in the activity of ACROSS.

The ACROSS consortium consists of 9 universities located in European cross-border regions: the university of Ruse "Angel Kanchev", Technical University in Bialystok, Poland; Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany - consortium coordinator; University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, University of Girona, Spain; University of Craiova, Romania; University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia, University of Perpignan, France; University of Udine, Italy. Associate partner in the consortium is Ivan Franko National University in Lviv, Ukraine.

The huge amount of work to be done in the next 4 years is distributed proportionally between the partners, and its main driver will be 16 international work groups (Task Teams), structured for the implementation of the planned 16 work tasks under the project. Each of the universities in the consortium participates with at least 2 representatives in the individual working groups. The University of Ruse is the leader of 3 of the project tasks - 1.1 Across Border Alliance Governance, 4.2 Across Border Inter-alliance Cooperation, 4.4 Across Project Support Unit (Joint structure for attracting additional funding) - and joint supervisor (together with the University of Girona, Spain) of task 3.3 Across Graduate School.

The work of the Across consortium will be guided by a Council of Rectors and an Executive Board, which will make decisions for the successful functioning of a true European University with more than 100,000 students and more than 10,000 teaching and administrative staff, with common curricula in specific professional fields , common modules in the curricula, aimed at the acquisition of skills in accordance with the needs of the rapidly changing labor market, knowledge, economy and multicultural society in cross-border regions, intensive mobility of students, PhD students and teachers, a common digital campus and others.

At the beginning of March 2025, the project coordinator – Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany will host the official opening meeting of the European University Across, where a spectacular event is expected with the presence of the chancellors of the consortium universities and the members of all international working groups.

STARTING THE EUROPEAN ACROSS UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES IN PERPINGNAN, FRANCE WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF RUSE

In the period 22-24th  January, 2025 at the University of Perpignan, France, the first meeting of partners took place within the framework of the European university ACROSS-European University for Cross-border Knowledge Sharing, of which the University of Ruse is a full member based on the success achieved after the announcement of the results of the last call of the European Commission for the European Universities initiative.

 Participants in the meeting, on behalf of the university of Ruse were : Associate Professor Galina Ivanova, PhD - Deputy Rector for International Cooperation, Associate Professor Tsvetelina Harakchiyska , PhD - Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Education, Professor Ivan Beloev, PhD - head of the Continuing Education Centre, Professor Juliana Popova, PhD, Associate Professor Orlin Petrov , PhD - Head of the Academic Staff Development Department , Doctor Victoria Ivanova - Director of the University Library and Professor Valentina Voynohovska, PhD - responsible for the tasks from the work program for the implementation of the project.

The huge amount of work to be done in the next 4 years is distributed proportionally between the partners, as its main driver will be 16 international work groups (Task Teams), structured for the implementation of the planned 16 work tasks under the project. Each of the universities in the consortium participates with at least 2 representatives in the individual working groups.

The University of Ruse is the leader of 3 of the project tasks - 1.1 Across Border Alliance Governance, 4.2 Across Border Inter-alliance Cooperation, 4.4 Across Project Support Unit (Joint structure for attracting additional funding) - and joint supervisor (together with the University of Girona, Spain) of task 3.3 Across Graduate School.

The work of the Across consortium will be led by a Council of Rectors and an Executive Board, which will make decisions for the successful functioning of a true European University with more than 100,000 students and more than 10,000 teaching and administrative staff, with common curricula in specific professional fields , common modules in curricula, aimed at the acquisition of skills in accordance with the needs of the rapidly changing labor market, knowledge, economy and multicultural society in cross-border regions, intensive mobility of students, PhD students and teachers, a common digital campus and others.

At the beginning of March 2025,  the project coordinator – Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany will host the official opening meeting of the European University Across, where a spectacular event is expected with the presence of the chancellors of the consortium universities and the members of all international working groups.

THE UNIVERSITY OF RUSE RECEIVED MAXIMUM ASSESSMENT FOR ITS WORK FROM THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE

The University of Ruse has been awarded the maximum grade 4 by the Ministry of Education and Science (MES) for the implementation of the Policies for the Development of Higher Education for another year. 100% implementation and over-implementation of the values for all indicators laid down in the strategic document of the Ministry of Education and Culture have been achieved.

The maximum assessment of the Ministry of Education and Culture for the presented Report on the implementation of the contract for the management of the higher school, referring to the Development Policy of the University of Ruse in the period 2024, for another year reflects the successful management of the higher school. Each higher education institution has specific tasks to fulfill according to its profile.

"We are proud to have once again proven the high quality of our work. By all indicators, we exceeded the set goals, which is a serious success and testimony to the efforts of the university's academic and administrative staff," said the Rector of the university of Ruse Prof.  Gencho Popov, PhD.

These results motivate the entire academic community of the University of Ruse to continue with its high achievements and maintain its established positions in the educational system of the country.