EURASIA short training rounds in Sofia

Monday 01.07
Arrival of BFSU representatives
Arrival of GDUFS representatives 

Tuesday 02.07
Meeting time: 13.50
Meeting point: courtyard of the Rectorate building 
14.00 – 15.00
Venue: Hall 2, Floor 1, Rectorate Building
Welcome
Prof. Dr. Maria Stoicheva, Vice Rector & EURASIA Project Coordinator
Meeting with Ms Maria Lencheva, EURASIA project financial officer
15.00 – 16.30
Individual meetings as per developed courses
Evening
Venue: Alma Mater Restaurant (entrance from the courtyard of the Rectorate building)
Dinner with the Dean and Vice Deans of the Faculty of Philosophy
Meeting time: 18.50
Meeting point: courtyard of the Rectorate building

Wednesday 03.07
Venue: Hall 1, Floor 1, Rectorate Building
Official opening of the Europe-Asia Research Centre
Prof. Dr. Maria Stoicheva, Assoc. Prof. Dr., Galina Sokolova – Sofia University “St. KLiment Ohridski”, Dr. Lid King – The Languages Company, UK, Mr Angel Orbetsov – Director of the “America, Asia, Australia and Oceania” Directorate, Ministry of Exterior
10.00 – 12.30
The EU Economy and China
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Krasen Stanchev
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch break
13.30 – 15.00
Dr Lid King, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nikolina Tsvetkova – The pros and cons of online training. Introduction to the EURASIA online training module
15.30 – 16.30
Individual meeting as per developed courses

Thursday 04.07
Excursion to Plovdiv
Meeting point: Courtyard of the Rectorate Building
Start time – to be confirmed

Friday 05.07
Attending the Third ECPR SGOC General Conference Dismembering Organised Crime: Identifying, Analysing and Countering
Venue: Aula Magna
9.15-9.30
Opening Plenary Session, Welcome addresses and Introduction to the Conference
Prof. Maria Stoicheva, Functional Rector for International Relations, Sofia University
Mr. Malden Marinov, Minister of Interior, Republic of Bulgaria (tbc)
9.30-11.30
Keynote lectures
9.30-10.30
Organised crime in the Sahel region
Francesco Strazzari, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa.
10.30-11.30
Can we claim to be countering organized crime?
Tuesday Reitano, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, Geneva.
11.30-12.00
Venue: Aula – Lounge
Coffee break
12.00-13.30
Venue: Conference Hall
Individual meetings as per developed courses
Closing of the meeting, evaluation, award of certificates

Courses at GDUFS to be discussed during the visit

Saturday, September 28^th

15.05
Arrival of academics from SLS – Pune at Sofia Airport
16.00-17.00
Meeting with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nikolina Tsvetkova and Mrs. Tsvetana Panova at the Crystal Palace Hotel to discuss details of the stay in Sofia
Sunday, September 30^th
Sightseeing in Sofia
Monday, September 30^th
9.30
Meeting point – Crystal Palace Hotel lobby
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nikolina Tsvetkova
10.00 – 11.30
Dr Vihar Georgiev
Discussion on the content of European studies courses being developed at Symbiosis Law School
Campus East, 125 “Tsarigradsko Shosse” Blvd, block 4, floor 4, room 421
16.00 – 17.00
Prof. Dr. Maria Stoicheva, Vice Rector, EURASIA Project Manager
Law and culture
Dr. Angel Orbetsov, former Director of the “America, Asia, Australia and Oceania” Directorate, Ministry of Exterior
Rectorate Building, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel, blvd., floor 1, room 121A
17.00
150 Years of the Mahatma: A tribute by Bulgarians to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’ followed by a reception
5 “Oborishte” Str., Gallery and Hall
Tuesday, October 1^st
9.20
Meeting point – Rectorate Building, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel, blvd., courtyard
Ms Tsvetanka Panova
9.30-11.00
Dr. Savina Mihailova, Dr. Iva Pushkarova
Discussing EU financial and tax law; Fraud and fraud prevention; Criminal law
Rectorate Building, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel, blvd., South wing, floor 3, room 63
14.00-15.00
Prof. Dr. Yanaki Stoilov
Discussing the EU legal framework
15 Tsar Osvoboditel, blvd., Rectorate Building, room 311 
17.00
Official opening of the academic year of the EU Studies Department, Faculty of Philosophy
Rectorate Building, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel, blvd., Aula Magna
Cocktail party at the “Egg” restaurant to celebrate the 20^th Anniversary of the EU Studies Department
Rectorate Building, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel, blvd.
Wednesday, October 2^nd
10.00-11.00
Ms Maria Lencheva
Discussing EURASIA financial matters
Rectorate Building, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel, blvd., South wing, floor 3, room 63
11.00-12.00
Dr Nikolai Yanev
Applying the GDPR – an opportunity for online training
Rectorate Building, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel, blvd., South wing, floor 3, room 63
13.00-14.00
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Stanislav Kostov
Discussing EU Environmental Law
Rectorate Building, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel, blvd., South wing, floor 3, room 63
14.45 – 15.50
Meeting EU Studies students
Campus East, 125 “Tsarigradsko Shosse” Blvd, block 4, floor 4, room 421
16.00-17.00
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Theodor Sedlarski (Former Minister of Economy, Dean of the Faculty of Business)
Discussing the Legal Environment of Doing Business in EU
Campus East, 125 “Tsarigradsko Shosse” Blvd, block 3, Dean’s office
Thursday, October 3^rd
9.00 – 16.00
An excursion to Plovdiv – European Capital of Culture 2019
Meeting point – Rectorate Building, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel, blvd., courtyard
Mrs. Tsvetanka Panova
Friday, October 04^th
10.30-11.30
Prof. Dr. Madlen Danova, Dean of the Faculty of Classical and Modern Languages, Director of the “South, East and South-East Asia” Programme
Closing of the meeting
Rectorate Building, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel, blvd., South wing, floor 3, room 63

NB: The consultation and discussion about EU competition law is going to take place in a distance format.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ivan Stoynev, Director of the International MA programme “EU Law”

Courses to be delivered at SLS – Pune – for discussion during the visit