The National Union of Industrial Cooperatives and the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy Join Hands via a Memorandum of Cooperation

04/04/2025

In times of dynamic change within the industry and the labor market, partnership with educational institutions is of key importance.

The National Union of Worker-Producer Cooperatives (NUWPC) and the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy (UCTM) – Sofia have signed a memorandum of cooperation. The Chairman of the NUWPC, Assoc. Prof. Vladislav Lazarov, D.Sc., and the Rector of the UCTM, Prof. Senya Terzieva-Zhelyazkova, Ph.D., discussed opportunities for collaboration and joint initiatives, committing to maintaining sustainable ties between the two organizations. Also participating in the discussion were Prof. Nikolay Karev, Ph.D., and Assoc. Prof. Georgi Chernev, Ph.D., from the UCTM, as well as Prof. Stefan Michev and Georgi Milchev from the NUWPC.

The University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy in Sofia trains highly specialized professionals in fields such as chemical technologies, metallurgy, biotechnology, materials science, automation and informatics, management, ecology, and education—professionals who are increasingly in demand by the Bulgarian economy. The cooperatives within the NUWPC system, for their part, exemplify a model that supports sustainable development and balances economic performance with social objectives.

The memorandum provides for joint initiatives, the exchange of personnel, experience, and expertise, research collaboration, opportunities for student internships within the cooperatives, the establishment of working groups, and the organization of joint events.