News and events

The European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Iliana Ivanova held a working meeting in Plovdiv with the regional innovation ecosystem. The initiator and host of the roundtable was the Agricultural University of Plovdiv and the theme of the meeting was the European Commission's initiative on Regional Innovation Valleys and the partnership between education, scienc...

The Bioeconomy week at the Agricultural University - Plovdiv was successfully held. From October 9th to October 13th, a series of events and workshops on the topic of bioeconomy and sustainable agri-food systems took place. Work and training sessions with students and professors at the Agricultural University were conducted by scholars from the universities in Wageningen, Bologna, and Dublin. Thes...

On October 13, 2023, the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission, in close collaboration with the Agricultural University - Plovdiv and the BIOEAST Initiative, officially launched the Regional Innovation Valleys for Bioeconomy and Food Systems. This is an initiative of the European Commission that will contribute to the New European Innovation Agen...

For the first time at the Agricultural University of Plovdiv,  Bioeconomy week will take place. From October 9th to October 13th, a series of events and workshops on the topic of bioeconomy and agri-food systems will be held. In addition to working sessions on scientific projects in the field of bioeconomy in which AUP is a partner, training modules for teachers and students will be conducte...

The Regional Innovation Valleys for Bioeconomy and Food Systems will contribute to the New European Innovation Agenda and its flagship action in building 100 regional deep-tech innovation valleys. These valleys hold significant potential to support and expedite the implementation of the bioeconomy in regions where communities reside and work. They also address the innovation gap within ...

On April 19, a Bulgarian-Dutch workshop was held at the Agricultural University - Plovdiv on the topic "Presenting a concept for a strategy for scientific research and innovation in the bioeconomy", with the participation of lecturers, business representatives, associations and scientists. The event is organized under the CAPBIO4BG project - "Improving the research and innovation capacity of the A...

Interview with prof. Vladislav Popov, vice-rector for science and projects, about the initiating of a Regional bioeconomy hub- Plovdiv: https://bnt.bg/news/agrarniyat-universitet-v-plovdiv-e-iniciator-za-sazdavane-na-regionalen-hab-za-bioikonomika-314625news.html

On 20.01, the second meeting of the future regional bioeconomy hub - Plovdiv is taking place. The initiator of the initiative is Agrarian University - Plovdiv, represented by the rector, Prof. Dr. Hristina Yancheva, the vice-rector for scientific and project activities, Prof. Vladislav Popov, Ph.D., and Associate Professor, Dr. Petar Borisov. They welcome the participants in the meeting - represen...

On the official page of the project, you can see 11 videos that present successful examples of bioeconomy in agri-food organizations in the EU. They show how companies in various sectors have incorporated circular practices into their business. Intended for those interested in better understanding what circular business models are, how they work, what type of services/products they deliver and how...

BEACON CONFERENCE was held on 10 November 2022 in Italy in the frames of ECOMONDO Organised by: Ecomondo Scientific Technical Committee, European Mission A Soil Deal for Europe, Re Soil Foundation                            According to the 'Caring for Soil is Caring for life' report published by the European Commission in 202...

By invitation from the Netherlands House of Education and Reserch, on September 22nd and 30th, Prof. Dr. Vladislav Popov (Deputy Rector) and Prof. Dr. Hristina Yancheva (Rector) of the Agricultural University - Plovdiv took part in presentations on „ CAPBIO4BG project – Strengthening the research & innovation capacity in the area of Bioeconomy for the Plovdiv region” and &bdq...

At the beginning of September 2022, within the work program of the CAPBIO4BG project, a study tour was organized and conducted for the exchange of experience of lecturers from the Agricultural University - Plovdiv with fellow lecturers and scientists from Wageningen University, the Netherlands. The objectives of this visit were to explore the existing know-how of WUR, in order to develop a researc...

On March 21 and 22, a workshop for lecturers was held at the Agricultural University - Plovdiv as part of the CAPBIO4BG project - "Improving the research and innovation capacity of the Agricultural University - Plovdiv in the field of bioeconomy for the development and implementation of research and innovation projects in regional, national , cross-border and international scale'. The training was...

BULGARIAN- DUTCH SEMINAR  “DEPLOYING THE BIOECONOMY IN BULGARIA: OPPORTUNITIES FOR INNOVATIONS ADOPTION AND GROWTH DEVELOPMENT” under the patronage of the Minister of innovations and growth Mr. Daniel Lorer March 10th 2022, International Fair Plovdiv   Agricultural University- Plovdiv and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bulgaria organized a seminar &ldquo...