About Educate to create
Educate to create is the flagship 1.5 day conference on education of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The event is co-organised by the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture.
The conference will be an opportunity to bring attention to the pressing need to raise digital skills and competence levels across Europe and to support young people in using technologies for creativity, knowledge construction and effective and efficient learning. It will look at the ‘ecosystem’ surrounding the learner and address teacher training, support for organisations, cooperation with industry and the role of non-formal education.
This event ties in with two of the main political priorities of the Bulgarian Presidency namely digital skills and youth, as well as with the policy objectives of the Digital Education Action Plan adopted in January 2018 by the European Commission. It also supports the Communication on Strengthening European Identity through Education and Culture which highlights the urgent need to boost levels of digital competence and work towards a European Education Area, where driving innovation in education and modernising the development of curricula are key objectives.
Educate to Create will open with a speech by the Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev, the Minister of Education and Science Krasimir Valchev, the Mayor of Sofia Yordanka Fandakova the European Commissioner for Education, Youth and Sport and Culture Tibor Navracsics. European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Mariya Gabriel will deliver the opening speech on the second day of proceedings. A number of other high-level participants will take part, including Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, Advisor at the European Commission on Digital Education, Former Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Research in France.
The conference will have both plenary and workshop sessions led by international experts in education and thought-leaders from policy, business and research.
Around 300 participants and more than 40 high-level speakers will take part in the event at Sofia Tech Park, the innovation and digital hub of Bulgaria’s capital. The conference will target a diverse number of stakeholders- policy makers, educators, students, innovators, the business sector, NGO representatives and researchers.
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19-th April 2018, Sofia Tech Park
20-th April 2018, Sofia Tech Park
111, Tsarigradsko Shose Blvd.
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The Venue
The conference ‘Educate to create: from digital consumers to digital creators’ will take place in John Atanasoff Innovation Forum, Sofia Tech Park.
Serving as a bridge between the scientific and business communities, the John Atanasoff Innovation Forum is an event centre that hosts a variety of events related to the main focus areas of the Science and Technology Park – science, information and communication technologies, innovation, education and green energy.
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The Science and Technology Park is located on 111 Tsarigradsko Shosse Blvd, Sofia.
The main car entrance is located near the “Aviation Square”. There is a paid multi-story parking in the park. Pedestrian access to the park is also near the “Aviation Square”, as well as through the pedestrian bridge over the “Tsarigradsko Shosse” Blvd.
Near the park there are many stops of public transport lines, including:
- Bus stop “Sofia Tech Park”: Bus routes 306 and 84 and Trolley routes 5 and 8.
- Bus stop “Square of aviation”: Bus routes 1, 3, 5, 6, 280, 294, 305 and 306 and Trolley routes 4, 5, 8 and 11.
- Bus stop “Hospital St. Anna”: Bus routes 1, 3, 5, 213, 305, 6, 76, 204, 604, 505, 304
Guests are kindly asked to organize their travel in Sofia themselves. You can find information about the location and transport to the venue at address: http://sofiatech.bg/en/contacts/.
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All guests are kindly asked to organize their transfer to and from Sofia International Airport. For your convenience when planning your transport around the city, please visit the Sofia public transport guide (https://freesofiatour.com/blog/sofia-public-transport-guide/).
Buses are available from Terminal 1 and 2 and Sofia Metro is available from Terminal 2.
Single trip card for metro and public transport is 1,60 BGN.
Single trip card for metro is issued by Transport Documents Machine at the entrances of the Sofia Metro or by a cashier at the cash desks and is validated at the validator located on the barriers to the metro entrance. The card can be used for entrance to the metro up to 30 minutes after its issuance.
Single trip cards for bus lines 84, 184 and 384 can be purchased from the ticket offices of Sofia Urban Mobility Center, located in the Arrivals Hall of Terminal 2 or from the ticket machines at Terminal 1 of Sofia International Airport. Please perforate your single trip card after boarding the vehicle.
Further information can be found on the website:
https://www.sofia-airport.bg/en/passengers/and-airport/public-transport
https://www.sofiatraffic.bg/en/common
http://www.metropolitan.bg/en/
Taxis are available directly outside the Arrivals Hall at Sofia International Airport 24 hours a day. A taxi service booth is situated in the Arrivals Hall. Make sure that you check the prices of a particular taxi before you enter the car to avoid taxi scams.
Approximate taxi fee in Sofia:
- Initial Charge: 0,60 – 0,90 lv. (0,30 – 0,45 EUR)
- Daytime rate per km (6 am – 10 pm): 0,79 – 0,90 lv. (0,40 – 0,45 EUR)
- Night-time rate per km (10 pm – 6 am): 0,89 – 0,99 lv. (0,45 – 0,50 EUR)
- Waiting rate: 0,24 lv. per minute (0,12 EUR)
- Call-out charge: 0,90 lv. per minute (0,45 EUR)
Further information can be found on the website:
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The guests are invited to organise their stay in Sofia themselves. Each participant is free to select and book their accommodation in Sofia using any of the relevant booking platforms. The organization team for the conference recommends the following hotels in Sofia:
- Best Western Premier Hotel, Sofia Airport – http://www.hotelpremiersofia.com/
- Best Western Hotel Expo – https://www.hotelexposofia.com/bg/
- Novotel Sofia – https://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-8468-novotel-sofia/