Modern Perspectives in Bulgarian Engineering Education Through the Prism of Experts from the IT-Sector

The fast pace of technology, information, communication and artificial intelligence increases the importance of soft skills, communication skills, critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork in engineering. This, in turn, highlights the importance of interdisciplinary training by educational institutions in the preparation of engineering personnel, based on the needs of businesses in the IT field.

The research focuses on the territory of the city of Sofia in the Republic of Bulgaria, where a significant number of small and medium-sized IT companies are positioned with opportunities to hire graduating students and accordingly, the experts working in them to assess their competences, but also to assess the requirements of those for training of engineering staff from universities in the IT sector.

Authors: Dimcheva, G., Stoyanov, I.