Promoting Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and experience exchange meeting

Dear Students, PhD Students, and Colleagues from Technical University – Sofia, Plovdiv branch,

 Dear MCAA members,

It is a great pleasure to invite you to participate in the promotion of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) and experience exchange meeting based on cooperation between Technical University – Sofia, Plovdiv branch and MCAA (Marie Curie Alumni Association) Bulgaria Chapter:

“Promoting Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and experience exchange meeting“

Date: May 28^th, 14:00 - 17:00

Venue: Technical University – Sofia, Plovdiv branch, Aula “Assoc. Prof. PhD G. Stoilov”,  25 Tzanko Djustabanov Str., Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

Final Programme:

14:00 Valyo Nikolov, Director of the Technical University – Sofia, Plovdiv branch - Welcome and introduction to Technical University – Sofia, Plovdiv branch.

14:15 Atanas Kostadinov, Chair of the Bulgaria Chapter - Welcome and short introduction to MCAA and Bulgaria Chapter.

14:30 Antoaneta Mateeva and Gabriella Tchouprenska, National Contact Points – Short overview of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions in Framework Programme Horizon 2020.

14:50 Questions and answers session

15:00 Antoaneta Mateeva and Gabriella Tchouprenska, National Contact Points – Open Call H2020-IF-2018: How to apply for Individual Fellowships (IF)

15:30 Questions and answers session

15:45 Experience exchange with the MCAA Bulgaria Chapters members.

·         Anife Ahmedova:  Some advantages in participating in the Marie Curie actions – PhD networks, Sofia University;

·         Zhelyu Vladimirov: Keeping professional contacts (networking) as a key to successful application, Sofia University;

·         Atanas Kostadinov: ERCIM and ABCDE program, Technical University – Sofia, Plovdiv branch.

16:45 Questions and answers session

17:00 Meeting closes

17:30 Social event Old Town visit.

The event is cost-free and there are small stipends of up to 80 EUR for the MCAA Bulgaria Chapter members participating in the event, to partially reimburse their travel/accommodation costs. All MCAA members are warmly welcome especially those who would like to get involved with the Bulgaria Chapter.