Author

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Denitsa Gorchilova

Denitsa Gorchilova is an Associate Professor, doctor, and head of the Department of Public Administration at the University of National and World Economy (UNWE). Her research interests are in the field of civil society institutions, management of non-profit organizations, civic activity and participation. In the first part of her research, she analyzed the defects of the civil sector, and in the current stage, she works in the field of social services. More important publications of the author are "Institutions of Civil Society: Illustrative Texts" (Publishing complex of UNWE, S., 2017), "Non-profit sector: social and institutional characteristics" (UI "Stopanstvo", S., 2010).

Contributors

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Violeta Toncheva-Zlatkova

UNIVERSITIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY: BUILDING AND MAINTAINING COMMUNITIES

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58894/EJPP.2023.4.505
University 4.0 outreach impact community engagement
May 2024
1322

Abstract

Over the past two decades, the emergence of fourth-generation universities, which are expected to transcend not only their campuses but also national and supranational barriers, has become increasingly evident. The transition from University 3.0 to University 4.0 is happening now and can be well traced through the prism of the participation of Bulgarian universities in various European research and scientific networks. This paper aims to outline the main parameters of these processes through the experience of the UNWE as part of ENGAGE.EU with a main focus on the changed expectations in terms of the "final product" – no longer just knowledge taught and new knowledge created, but also impact on the multiple elements of a complex community network.