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The GATE Institute, in collaboration with the ExcellEnt Project, concluded a seminar titled “Unlocking Entrepreneurial Potential in Bulgaria.” The event gathered a diverse range of ecosystem stakeholders, including local entrepreneurs, business leaders, startup founders, policymakers, academics.    

For the fifth consecutive year in a row, GATE will be presented at the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics (FMI) career forum of the Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. The event will occur on May 28-29, 2024 in the park in front of FMI. It is part of the Institute’s campaign to discover young talents through the summer internship program under the motto “GATE is OPEN”.    

Prof. Desislava Petrova-Antonova, Lead of the “Future Cities” application domain at the GATE Institute, participated in a discussion of the Standing Committee for Strategic Development of Local Self-Government of the National Association of the Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria, dedicated to the need to rethink the well-being of municipalities through the use of technology and data.    

GATE Institute is featured as an example of a high-potential research and academic institution and one of the top AI research centres in Bulgaria, in a recently published report on Technology and Innovation in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

   

GATE Institute at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” expands its international cooperation to the Far East by signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Centre for Computational Sciences of the University of Tsukuba, Japan.    

Prof. Silvia Ilieva, director of the GATE Institute, is among the “Top 100 most influential IT personalities in Bulgaria”. The annual Career Show index distinguishes individuals who have made a significant contribution to the development of the IT industry in Bulgaria and serve as an example of good practices and high professionalism.