The representatives of the Cluster Sofia Knowledge City Milena Koleva and Antoaneta Kirova will take part in the international conference “Discuss Learning 2025” in Athens, Greece. It is organized by our partners IDEC within the framework of the INVESTech project and will be held on November 20, 2025 in Athens. The thematic focus of the conference is “Vocational Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Climate Change”.
The conference will be a place for meetings and discussions between participants interested in vocational education and training, where good practices, innovative approaches and strategies for the development and strengthening of VET in Europe will be discussed.
Dear Friends and Partners,
We are thrilled to share good news: our esteemed member, the UK-based SaaS startup Growyze is the winner in a prestigious competition organized by the British Association of Small Businesses (BASA), securing the award for “BASA Disruptor Product and Campaign of the 2025 Year.” This accolade honors outstanding product-related initiatives launched since the beginning of 2022.
The implementation of the INVESTech Project – Innovation, Vocational Excellence and Sustainability in Tech, in which Cluster Sofia Knowledge City is a partner, has entered a new, more practical phase.
For three days from October 19 to 21, 2025, the Technological School Electronic Systems at Technical University Sofia (TUES), also a partner in the project, hosted the first edition of the international hackathon of INVESTech (Skills Hackathon 2025), dedicated to tech solutions for a sustainable and smart future.
The event was attended by 65 students from 10 schools in 3 countries - Bulgaria, Slovakia and Greece, who formed 13 teams to jointly develop, present and competitively defend their projects for innovative prototypes with real social and environmental impact.
Our member, the based in UK startup company growyze just been announced as a Finalist for the 2025 Best of UK Small Business Awards (BASA). This is another huge milestone for this company - let’s keep the momentum going and show the impact we’re making together. The BASA Awards® exist to recognize, reward, and promote exceptional small businesses. They provide recognition across 150+ categories, celebrating the achievements of small businesses in the U.S.🎉 The public vote is now open until 12 October, and every single vote counts! Let our members, partners and stakeholders support growyze with voting, so that a Bulgarian company can receive this special award🚀
Vote for growyze in two simple steps here!!!
