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GATE Institute at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” opens applications for two fully funded Google DeepMind AI Masters Scholarships for the 2026–2027 academic year through the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia University.

Radostin Mitkov awarded the AWE Best Student Paper Award, one of only three distinctions in the field of computational wind engineering Radostin Mitkov, a researcher at the GATE Institute of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski,” has been awarded the prestigious AWE Best Student Paper Award during the 8th International Symposium on Computational Wind Engineering (CWE 2026), held at Western University, Canada. The award is one of only three distinctions granted for the best scientific publications presented at the symposium. The winning research was selected from more than 100 scientific contributions submitted from around the world. This recognition places the young researcher’s work among the highest-rated contributions in one of the fastest-growing fields of modern engineering.

The project aims to improve access to information on the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes

Researcher at the GATE Institute at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski,” Simeon Karpuzov, is among the ten “Outstanding Young Persons of Bulgaria” (TOYP Bulgaria 2026), an initiative organized by Junior Chamber International Bulgaria (JCI Bulgaria). He is the winner in the “Science and Technological Development” category, which recognizes young Bulgarians with exceptional contributions to science, innovation, and technology. This recognition is yet another confirmation of Simeon Karpuzov’s significant contribution to the field of digital healthcare and the application of artificial intelligence in addressing real societal and medical challenges.