Varna University of Management – interest in blue economy

Dear Colleagues,

Varna University of Management (VUM) is an established higher education institution in Bulgaria, headquartered in the Black Sea Basin.

Over the past years, we have actively developed, coordinated, and participated in INTERREG and Erasmus+ projects focusing on the sustainable development of coastal areas, particularly in the fields of the blue economy and blue growth. Some of our most important initiatives in this area include INTERSMARTS – Interdisciplinary Solutions for Smart Sustainable Tourism and Services for Blue Growth in the Black Sea Basin, recognised as the Best 2025 INTERREG NEXT BSB Project and recipient of other international awards for innovative project development; BIOSUSTAIN – Sustaining BSB Biodiversity through Traditional Knowledge and Innovation; and CodeBLUE – Cross-Disciplinary Innovative Education in Tourism and Services for a Sustainable Blue Economy, among others.

VUM also hosts a regional centre of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) and maintains active cooperation with several BAS institutes, whose researchers also contribute to our academic programmes.

Our project experience is broad and diverse, covering different programmes, thematic areas, and types of activities, including research, education and capacity building, innovation, stakeholder engagement, and sustainable territorial development.

In this context, we would be very interested in identifying fellow initiatives and organisations within the Euro-MED programme where VUM could join as a partner. We would also be pleased to contribute our expertise and experience to the development and elaboration of project proposals.

We would be happy to explore potential synergies and opportunities for cooperation.

Warm greetings,

Tzvetalina Genova
Head of Projects and Applied Research Department
Varna University of Management
International Management Institute
13a Oborishte Str.
9000 Varna, Bulgaria
E-mail: tzvetalina.genova@vumk.eu; projects_dept@vumk.eu

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