On July 21, 2023, during the work of the first day of the Summit for sustainable development in coastal areas in Burgas (Burgas Blue Summit and Innovation Expo), in Bulgaria, took place the official signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation between the Network of Black Sea Universities and the City Hall of Burgas, representing the 4BIZ Project Consortium – Boosting the Blue Economy in the Black Sea Region by Initiating a Business Collaborative Framework in the fields of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Coastal and Maritime Tourism and Maritime Transport, and respectively DBAN – Digital Blue economy and innovation Acceleration Network .
From the Romanian side, on behalf of the 4BIZ Project Consortium, the Memorandum was signed by Mr. Prof. Dr. Eden MAMUT, Secretary General of the Network of Black Sea Universities and coordinator of the 4BIZ project, and on behalf of the DBAN Project by Mrs. Vesna BALTINA, Vice-Mayor of the Municipality of Burgas and coordinator of the DBAN project.
The purpose of this collaboration is to establish a framework for cooperation between the parties, for the exchange of information and research results to contribute to supporting the needs of the business sector in the countries around the Black Sea in order to stimulate the Blue Economy in the region, and facilitating the exchange of best practices and cooperation between business communities.
The 4BIZ Project Consortium includes the following partners: Black Sea Universities Network (Romania) – as coordinator, International Center for Black Sea Studies (Greece), Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Galati (Romania), Igor Sikorsky Polytechnic Institute in Kyiv (Ukraine), Ukrainian Maritime Cluster (Ukraine), Maritime University in Batumi (Georgia), Regional Development Agency in Trabzon DOKA (Turkey), Marine Cluster Bulgaria (MCB) and Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest (Romania).
The DBAN Project Consortium includes the following partners: City Hall of Burgas (Bulgaria) – as coordinator, South-East Zone Digital Innovation HUB (Bulgaria), International Business and Economic Development Center (Georgia), Odessa State Agrarian University (Ukraine). For additional details: the Romanian National Secretariat of the RUMN Tel: 0241 606462 or email: office@bsun.org
