Center of Competence "Clean Technologies for a Sustainable Environment – Water, Waste, Energy for a Circular Economy" (Clean&Circle)
Funded by the RDIIDIT Program under Contract № BG16RFPR002-1.014-0015
The Center of Competence "Clean Technologies for a Sustainable Environment – Water, Waste, Energy for a Circular Economy" (Clean&Circle) is a beneficiary under the Research, Innovation and Digitization for Smart Transformation Programme (RDIIDIT).
Project № BG16RFPR002-1.014-0015 "Center of Competence Clean Technologies for a Sustainable Environment – Water, Waste, Energy for a Circular Economy" (Clean&Circle), funded by the Research, Innovation and Digitization for Smart Transformation Programme (RDIIDIT), is focused on maintaining modern research infrastructure and experienced expert potential, aimed at developing and implementing innovative scientific solutions and clean technologies for sustainable water and waste management, efficient use of resources for the development of the circular economy, and environmental protection.
Project Objectives
- Maintaining modern infrastructure and expert potential in the field of clean technologies;
- Creating innovative technological solutions for sustainable water and waste management;
- Achieving resource efficiency based on deep technologies and biotechnologies;
- Supporting the circular economy and environmental protection in Bulgaria and the EU.
More information on the official project website: https://www.clean-circle.eu/
Partners:
Lead Partner: Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski",
University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy (UACEG), University of Forestry, Burgas State University "Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov", "Academician Rostislaw Kaishew" Institute of Physical Chemistry (IPC-BAS), Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry (IOCCP-BAS), "Stephan Angeloff" Institute of Microbiology (IMicB-BAS), Cleantech Bulgaria Foundation, Center of Competence "Clean Technologies for Circular Economy" Association
Implementation Period: May 14, 2025 – December 31, 2029
Total Project Value: BGN 10,781,649.79
EU Funding: BGN 8,301,870.34
National Co-financing: BGN 2,479,779.45
Administrative Coordinator at UACEG: Assoc. Prof. Vesela Zaharieva, PhD (Eng.)


