Sofia University, Austin Peay State University sign memorandum of cooperation
Baku, October 15, AZERTAC
The Rector of St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia Prof. Eliza Stefanova and the President of Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, Dr. Michael Licari, signed a memorandum of cooperation, the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) reported citing the university's press center on Thursday.
The ceremony was also attended by the US Charge d’Affaires to Bulgaria, H. Martin McDowell, a delegation from Austin Peay University, the Vice-Rector of Sofia University Prof. Madeleine Danova, the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy Prof. Kaloyan Simeonov, and faculty.
The memorandum provides for the exchange of students and faculty twice a year, support for academic cooperation that will continue after the completion of each exchange, and a vision for other American and Bulgarian universities to join the cooperation framework.
The partnership focuses on security policies, sustainable development, and deepening bilateral cooperation. The exchange will be coordinated by the Institute for National Security and Military Studies at Austin Peay State University and the Department of Political Science at the Faculty of Philosophy of Sofia University.
Prof. Eliza Stefanova expressed her confidence that the partnership between the two institutions will be fruitful and will not be limited to the exchange of students and lecturers, but will also include much more active connections, initiatives and deepening of relations between researchers from both universities. She highlighted the high expertise of the scientists at Sofia University, who conduct world-class research in various fields of science.
McDowell stated that the Tennessee National Guard-Bulgaria Partnership Program has been building close security relationships between the two countries for over 25 years, adding that the partnership now extends to the academic realm.
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