Master’s course in Open Source Project Management and Business Development

The researchers from the Department of Economics, Industrial Engineering and Management at the Technical University of Sofia joined forces with the team behind OS.University in order to share with the student community their observations and findings when it comes to the successful collaboration around open source initiatives. The course that originates out of this partnership is designed by prof. Ognyan Andreev — Dean of the Faculty of Management, and is led by Dr. Hristian Daskalov, Head of Research at OS.University.

“Open Source Project Management & Business Development” is a course of choice for “Big Data Analysis” Master’s students at the Faculty of Applied Mathematics & Informatics at TU Sofia. The master’s program focuses on the development of software for big data analysis with application in social networks, the IT security ecosystem, intelligent systems. The contents of the course on O.S. management are open to students from other programs and universities, as well, who can enroll through its OSU course page.

Research & Innovation

Bulgaria’s first radio- based academic journal is broadcasting!

As a Director of the National Student House under the Ministry of Education, I am in charge of the overall operations of the institution (www.studenthouse.bg) – a governmental body, established in 1933 and headquartered at 10 National Assembly Sq., Sofia. The National Student House (NSH) is part of the executive branch of the Government of Republic of Bulgaria, reporting directly to the Minister of Education and Science. NSH is supporting the implementation of the state policy towards the students’ community in the country and abroad. Continue reading “Bulgaria’s first radio- based academic journal is broadcasting!”

Business & Economy, Research & Innovation, Society & Development, Stakeholder Management

A platform to solve the information coordination relationships problem between Academia and businesses

Team’s award ceremony, attended by the chairman of AIESEC Latvia and a team of EY consultants

Originally published on Medium by OS.UNIVERSITY R&D team

In May 2017, Hristian Daskalov, project lead at the Open Source University on exchange at Riga Technical University, took part in Latvian ‘Youth Speak Forum’, organized by world’s largest students-led organization AIESEC and their partners from world’s leading consultancy — Ernst & Young (EY).

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Education & Research, Research & Innovation, Society & Development

What is the Open Source University at www.OS.UNIVERSITY and why does it matter?

You may have already went through some of my recent posts, regarding the Open Source University platform — world’s first distributed academic & career development ledger, with potential to transform the way 7 billion people develop academically and grow professionally. But how would this transformation really look like? — a question that this article answers to in 3 to 5 minutes, in case our 30-page whitepaper is not your first choice. Continue reading “What is the Open Source University at www.OS.UNIVERSITY and why does it matter?”

Brain Workshop Institute, Research & Innovation

OS.UNIVERSITY Project Gaining Momentum Among European Universities

After the positive reviews and the expansion of its partnership network in 2016 (under programs for entrepreneurial support, led by the Ministry of Economy and the Open Society Institute, as well as through the Sofia Business School global masterclasses) 2017 proved to be an extremely successful year for the Open Source University R&D project that was kicked-off back in 2015 by members of the Brain Workshop Institute.

From academic perspective, the project was peer-reviewed by some of the leading technology institutes within the European scientific community and was featured in academic journals across Bulgaria, Latvia, and the Czech Republic. Continue reading “OS.UNIVERSITY Project Gaining Momentum Among European Universities”

Business & Economy, Research & Innovation

Introducing World’s First Academic and Career Development Ledger on the Ethereum Blockchain

Source: Open Blockchain, The Open University

Message from the OS.UNIVERSITY R&D Team:

To all the change-makers around the world,

We introduce you the Open Source University project at www.os.university in which we invite you to join. It brings the future of Academia close to what it was initially intended to be and what the term ‘’university’’ stands for — a community. Continue reading “Introducing World’s First Academic and Career Development Ledger on the Ethereum Blockchain”

Brain Workshop Institute, Business & Economy, Education & Research, Research & Innovation, Society & Development, Stakeholder Management

2017 will be the year of the Sharing Economy 2.0, the Internet of People

The Future is here – it’s just not very evenly distributed, William Gibson once wrote. Hence, you need to know where and when to look in order to connect the dots and see the broader futuristic-turned-realistic picture. There were a few such opportunities for me to look into over the past year.

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Business & Economy, Research & Innovation

Science and Education for Smart Growth 2014-2020

bgonair — Guest of Bulgaria On Air TV – Investbook Programme, Jan 06th 2015

In the 2010-2014 period, I’ve had the chance and the privilege to represent the students’ and academic community in a number of expert bodies, platforms and collaborative governance forums, in the legislative (Consultative Council on European Affairs and Oversight of the European Funds, 41st National Assembly Parliamentary Committee), executive (Council on Oversight of the National Students’ Loan Policy, Ministry of Education and Science) and local self-government sector (Expert Council on Science, Technology & Innovation, Sofia Municipality). Continue reading “Science and Education for Smart Growth 2014-2020”