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The Rector of the Higher School of Civil Engineering “Lyuben Karavelov” (VSU) Assoc. prof PhD eng. Anita Khandruleva was elected as a member of the Board of Directors of the European Digital Innovation Hub in the Construction Sector. At its meeting on 23 August, the General Assembly of the EDIH unanimously supported her to represent VSU in the Board. She replaces Assoc. prof. Ventsislav Stoyanov, who is stepping down from the board for personal reasons.

Science and business create a European digital innovation hub in the construction sector to drive the digital transformation of the construction sector

The state should provide funding for the measures for digitalization of the construction sector, included in the National Digitalization Strategy and the roadmap for its implementation, said the head of the European Digital Innovation Hub in the construction sector, Maria Nakova, at the conference “Challenges and opportunities in the construction sector – the role of innovation, new technologies and skills”, organized by the Bulgarian Construction Chamber (BCC) and newspaper “Stroitel”. The event was attended by the Chairman of the Board of the BCC Eng. Ilian Terziev, Commissioner Maria Gabriel, who is responsible for innovation, research, culture, education and youth in the European Commission, the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Arch. Ivan Shishkov, Mayor of Sofia Yordanka Fandakova, Honorary President of the BCC Eng. Svetoslav Glosov, representatives of the executive and local authorities, the scientific community and the CBB.

The General Assembly of the “European Digital Innovation Hub in the Construction Sector” (EDIH) Association has unanimously decided to appoint Lyubomir Peynovski as the new chairman of the Association. He will be taking over the leadership position from Valentin Nikolov, who has been the chairman of the EDIH Board of Directors since its establishment.