Burgas State University leaders met with representatives from Swiss tech firm Pure Cycle Power AG to discuss working together long-term.
The plan includes paid internships and practical training for students. Students could work on degree projects based on real engineering tasks, join special programs for young engineers, and take part in joint research projects. Pure Cycle Power wants to give students a clear path from the classroom to a full-time engineering job.
The company uses advanced hydrothermal processing. This method turns wet organic waste into syngas with high hydrogen content and useful mineral salts. Because Pure Cycle Power's engineering center is in Burgas, the firm plans to expand its work in Bulgaria.
The visit helped both sides talk about how to link education and research with what the industry needs.
During the visit, Pure Cycle Power representatives saw the research and teaching facilities at BDU. They toured the Research Institute laboratories, including the water analysis lab, the blue growth labs, and new training labs for student practical work. These labs are in the university's organic and inorganic buildings.
Rector Sotir Sotirov, vice-rectors Sevdalina Turmanova, Svetlana Zheleva, and Alexander Dimitrov, and director of international cooperation Stoyanka Petkova joined the talks. Teachers from the Faculty of Technical Sciences and the Faculty of Natural Sciences also attended. The Pure Cycle Power group included Sergey Pashkin, Vitaliy Petrov, Atanas Paskalev, Michael Wilson, and Plamen Petrov.