Virtual Educational Platform

THE PROJECT

CB006.1.31.070 “Innovative cooperation initiatives in cross-border region” is financed by European Union through INTERREG-IPA CBC CCI Number 2014TC16I5CB006

LEADING PARTNER:

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences – BAS

Team:

Prof. Dr.Sc. Rossitsa Chobanova – Leading partner project manager
Chief. Assist. Prof., Ph.D. Daniela Georgieva – Аssistant
Magister Rositsa Deyanova – Accountant

PROJECT PARTNER:

Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts – MANU

Team:

Acad. Ljupco Kocarev – Project partner manager
Master Victor Stojkoski – Аssistant
Master Anna Sokolovska – Coordinator

MAIN GOAL OF THE PROJECT:

Improving the competitiveness of regional business in the Blagoevgrad and Kyustendil regions in Bulgaria and in the South-eastern, East and North-eastern regions of Macedonia through joint innovative cooperation initiatives.

RESULTS:

• Joint Bulgarian-Macedonian virtual office for consulting forestry and forest-based industries – VOFIS;
• Joint Bulgarian-Macedonian Virtual Educational Platform with open access – VEP.
• Books

PRODUCTS:

• Forestry Sector in Bulgaria and Macedonia
• Forestry Sector in Bulgaria and Macedonia (in Bulgarian)
• Innovation in the Forestry Sector (in Macedonian)
• User Manual for Virtual Educational Platform
• User Manual for Virtual Office
• FLYER

IMPLEMENTATION:

Training activities of people working in the sector and all stakeholders, interested in the development of logging and forestry-based industries, how to use the office and the e-learning platform, and how to improve the competitiveness of the sector and the region. Providing methodical guides on how to work with the office and the e-learning platform.

DISSEMINATION:

• Papers of regional and international conferences, presenting the project’s results:
  
  
  

1. Chobanova, R., Popova, R., Improving Forestry Sector Management in the Region of Blagoevgrad and Kyustendil in Bulgaria, More Wood, Better Management, Increasing Effectiveness: Starting Points and Perspective, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, 2017, ISBN 978-80-213-2761-0, р.122-127
   
2. Chobanova, R., Georgieva, D., Women in Forestry Sector in Bulgaria, More Wood, Better Management, Increasing Effectiveness: Starting Points and Perspective, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 2017, ISBN 978-80-213-2761-0, р.114-121
   
3. Chobanova, R., D., Georgieva, Women in Forestry Sector in Bulgaria, No 1-2 (2017): Journal of Women's Entrepreneurship and Education, p.101-113, ISSN 1821-1283 (print) - UDC 005.64:37:316.344.5; ISSN 2406-0674 (online) - Cobiss.SR-ID 157987852

DATA BASE

Database of innovative cooperative initiatives in the sector

Requirements for development of a model for optimization of the business activities of SMEs in the forestry sector and the supply chain, and to develop VOFIS and VEP content

Managerial and technical skills that forestry personnel need and is appropriate to possess

An initial report on primary findings

A final report