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Head of Department:: Assoc. Prof. Emil Metodiev Indzhov, Ph.D. Cabinet: 1232 Phone: +359 66 827 587 e-mail: indzhov@abv.bg |
Academic Organizer: Dipl. Eng. Rumyana Gancheva Pencheva Cabinet: 1235, 1418 Phone: +359 66 827 545, +359 66 827 359 e-mail: rpencheva@tugab.bg |
Brief Background
The Department of Social and Economic Sciences was established in 2010 by Order № 496/25.11.2010 of the Rector of TU - Gabrovo as a result of merging two departments – the Department of Social Sciences and the Department of Economics of Commerce. These departments have undergone a long period of development and winning recognition, during which a team of highly qualified teaching staff was formed. Currently, the Department comprises 7 associate professors, 3 PhD degree holders, 2 chief assistant professors and one assistant professor enrolled in a PhD form of training.
Department Staff
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Name and Academic Rank |
Room |
Phone |
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Head of Department:: Assoc. Prof. Emil Metodiev Indzhov, Ph.D. |
1232 |
+359 66 827 587 |
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Dipl. Eng. Rumyana Gancheva Pencheva Academic Organizer |
1235 1418 |
+359 66 827 545, +359 66 827 359 |
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Assoc. Prof. Ivanka Veleva Stoyanova – Todorova, Ph.D. |
3118 1233 |
+359 66 827 402 +359 66 827 327 |
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Assoc. Prof. Svetla Boyanova Panayotova, Ph.D. |
3118 1227 |
+359 66 827 402 +359 66 827 374 |
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Assoc. Prof. Tsvetelina Alexandrova Gankova – Ivanova, Ph.D. |
1227 |
+359 66 827 374 |
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Assoc. Prof. Liliana Ivanova Rusanova, Ph.D. |
1236 |
+359 66 827 357 |
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Assoc. Prof. Dobrin Ganchev Ganchev, Ph.D. |
1231 |
+359 66 827 307 |
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Assoc. Prof, Ventsislava Nikolova-Minkova, Ph.D. |
1231 |
+359 66 827 307 |
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Chief Assist. Prof. Zhaneta Nikolaeva Tsoneva, Ph.D. |
1236 |
+359 66 827 357 +359 879 119 536 |
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Chief Assist. Prof. Plamen Nikolov Kolev, Ph.D. |
1236 |
+359 66 827 357 |
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Dimitar Mihailov Ivanov |
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Degree Courses
The Department of Social and Economic Sciences is responsible for providing training in the Bachelor and Master degree courses „Social Work” and “Public Administration” and the Bachelor degree course “Economics of Commerce”.
Areas of Research
- European Integration
- Unemployment, policy in the labor market, social policy
- Innovations in public administration
- Organization and management of social work
- Economics and management of commercial and industrial organizations
- Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial models
- Innovation and Competitiveness
- Hygiene and Social Medicine
- Electronic governance and electronic government
- Industrial property
Project № 503611-LLP-1-2009-1-NL-ERASMUS-ECDSP – “European Master in Social Work”, aimed at developing a European Master Programme in Social Work by an international consortium of university lecturers and pilot starting of training in English.
Project № 510837-LLP-1-2010-1-DE-ERASMUS-ECDSP – “Curriculum Development for a Joint Master in International Public Administration and Management”, aimed at developing a Master curriculum in Public Administration and Management in English.
Project „Eastern European Cooperation” under a programme of the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD, aimed at stimulating teacher and student exchange between the partner universities.
Project „Creation and Development of Centers for Entrepreneurship Promotion in Higher Education Institutions in Bulgaria” (Contract 137/9.11.2009 between TU-Gabrovo and the Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism.
International Cooperation
Each year, teachers and students from the Department implement mobility programmes, student practice and training in partner universities.
Partnership in ERASMUS Intensive Programme "Electronic Government"
Participation in the International Forum for Public Administration and Management – IFPAM
The Department and the Technical University of Gabrovo as an institution is a member of the European Network of Universities Offering Social Work Courses. Within the network weeks of international student exchange are held annually and hosting is implemented on the principle of rotation of the universities participating in the network.
Cooperation with External Organizations
The Department is a member of the Bulgarian Association for Social Work Education.
Besides the training of students and scientific research in various fields, the Department cooperates with the state governance and local administration structures, with NGOs, social institutions and commercial companies in the region.
