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TWIN4ECO Project
The Twin4ECO project is designed to boost the research excellence and increase the visibility of the Sofia University Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FEBA) in the field of sustainable energy economics and innovation management as an answer to the national and regional realities and EU targets in the field of energy and sustainability.
Relying on a transdisciplinary holistic research and management capacity building approach, the project will develop and implement a comprehensive set of measures, including joint scientific strategy building, networking activities, knowledge transfer, exchange of best practices, joint research activities and establishment of a long-term collaboration between FEBA and four internationally leading research institutions from EU countries: EWI (Germany), UG (the Netherlands), TU WIEN (Austria) and TU Dublin (Ireland).
Thus, Twin4ECO will contribute to turning FEBA into a national point of research excellence and an institution with a strong regional (and international) significance in the field of sustainable energy economics and innovation management.
Project Partners:
- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Coordinator
- Energiewirtschaftliches Institut an der Universität zu Köln gGmbH
- Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
- Technische Universitaet Wien
- Technological University Dublin
The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FEBA) at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski” will implement the TWIN4ECO twinning project with 100% grant funding in the amount of BGN 2,697,727.18 from the National Recovery and Resiliency Plan with an implementation period until May 2026.
The project has the following 2 main scientific objectives:
- Developing a model of energy systems
- Dissemination of innovative sustainable practices and new energy technologies
The funding is for the implementation of the investment with Reg. No. BG-RRP-2.005-0001 "Twinning for scientific excellence: Stimulating sustainable energy economy and promoting research in the field of innovation management in Bulgaria" (TWIN4ECO) and is following a decision to award funds under the procedure through direct award of proposals for the implementation of investments with Reg. No. BG-RRP-2.005 "Building Connections (TWINNING)" under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan of 16.11.2023.
In accordance with Article 22 of the Decree No. 114 of 8 June 2022 laying down detailed rules for the allocation of funds to final beneficiaries of the Recovery and Sustainability Mechanism, the specific final beneficiaries of the procedure are the applicants that received a high score "above the thresholds" from the EC but did not receive European funding. In the application procedure to the EC, the highest score from Bulgaria was also awarded to Project Proposal No. 101079186, Twinning for Excellence. The project is coordinated by FEBA, Sofia University.
The leader of the project team is the Dean of FEBA Assoc. Prof. Dr. Atanas Georgiev.