Students from TU-Sofia on internship at the European Parliament in Brussels

Students from the Technical University – Sofia participated in the National Internship Initiative "Staying in Bulgaria" organized by the Council of Women in Business and ranked among the top places. The awardees are:
 
1. Ralitsa Veleva, 3rd year, major "Public Administration" with the project "Colleague for a Day" and will undertake a one-month internship at the European Parliament in Brussels.
2. Ralitsa Bankova, 1st year, major "Graphic and Web Design" with the project "MeDICOM – desktop application for visualization and processing of medical images" and will undertake a one-month internship at the European Parliament in Brussels.
3. Jayhan Barutev, 1st year, major "Renewable Energy Sources" with the project "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for the Needs of Energy" and will undertake a work visit at the European Parliament in Brussels.
4. Martin Ralchev, 3rd year, major "Energy" with the project "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for the Needs of Energy" and will be on a work visit to the European Parliament in Brussels.
5. Iveta Stamatova, 4th year, major "Public Administration" with the project "Enhancing the administrative capacity of the Mglezh Municipal Administration through the introduction of a private cloud for providing e-administrative services", which received a monetary award.
6. Georgi Georgiev, 3rd year, major "Industrial Management" with the project "Reality Beyond Borders", which received a certificate for his participation.

Iveta Stamatova	Martin Ralchev	Ralitsa Bankova
Jeyhan Barutev	Awards Ceremony	Group photo of the awardees

The National Internship Initiative "Staying in Bulgaria" by the Council of Women in Business is a large-scale internship initiative in Bulgaria, aimed at supporting young people to realize their potential in Bulgaria and seek professional opportunities in the country. Bulgarian and international companies, members of the Council of Women in Business in Bulgaria, have united to create a favorable environment for the career development of active and talented young people in Bulgaria. For the second consecutive year, the patron of the initiative is Ms. Eva Paunova, Member of the European Parliament. This year, the project was also supported by Ms. Maria Gabriel, Member of the European Parliament, Vice-Chair of the EPP Group in the European Parliament for Mediterranean, Middle East and North Africa issues, and head of the Bulgarian delegation in the EPP Group.
 
The campaign started in 2015 with the essay competition "The Internship – First Step in My Career" and marked the beginning of a series of initiatives by the Council aimed at young talents in Bulgaria. In 2016, the "Innovators of the Future – Interns 2016" competition was launched, in which students and high school seniors presented their innovative ideas and concepts for solutions to improve the future and quality of life in the country.
 
Over 70 projects were presented within the competition (many of them by students of TU-Sofia) in the following areas: Technology and Innovation; Infrastructure and Environment; and Social Innovation and Human Resources. After a fierce competition and lengthy discussions by the jury consisting of representatives of member companies and the Management Board of the Council of Women in Business, the best and most innovative projects were awarded.
 
Detailed information regarding the application process and conditions for the National Internship Initiative "Staying in Bulgaria" can be obtained from Career Center at the University.