MaXIMA Project Partners
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Technical University of VarnaCoordinator |
The Technical University of Varna, Bulgaria is the coordinating partner and participates in all Work Packages. TUV is the second largest Technical University in Bulgaria. The research activities involve more than 130 PhD students. TUV is the first Bulgarian University accredited successfully by EUA (European University Association) and also the first implementing the quality management system. TUV is also a Coordinator of two national and one international projects in the same field. The University provides engineers of regional and national importance for shipbuilding, transport, machinery, electronics, electricity and communications technology needed for industrial complexes and developing in northeastern Bulgaria.
web: www.tu-varna.bg
Key scientific staff
- Dr. Kristina Bliznakova
- Prof. Ivan Buliev
- Dr. Zhivko Bliznakov
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Katholieke University of LeuvenBeneficiary |
The Katholieke University of Leuven, Belgium boasts a rich tradition of education and research that dates back six centuries. It is currently by far the largest university in Belgium in terms of research funding and expenditure and it has more than 40 000 students, of which 11% are doctoral students. KU Leuven conducts fundamental and applied research in all academic disciplines with a clear international orientation. It provides high-quality, comprehensive health care with its University Hospital. KU Leuven participates in over 540 highly competitive European research projects (FP7, 2007-2013), ranking sixth in the league of HES institutions participating in FP7, and it constitutes an attractive destination for the world’s best researchers.
web: www.kuleuven.be
Key scientific staff
- Prof. Hilde Bosmans
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University of Naples – Federico IIBeneficiary |
The University of Naples – Federico II is the oldest state (public) university in the world, founded by emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Frederick II. It is a large University with 26 Research Departments, about 85.000 students enrolled, about 2500 professors and staff researchers, and 3000 administrative and technical staff members. In this project UNINA will participate through the Department of Physics, which is the largest Dept. of Physics in Italy. It promotes and coordinates research activities within its competence in the fields of Physics of the Universe, of Physics of Nuclei and Radiation, of Subnuclear and Astroparticle Physics, of Theoretical Physics, Applied Physical Methods and Condensed Matter.
web: www.unina.it
Key scientific staff
- Prof. Giovanni Mettivier
- Prof. Paolo Russo
Project team – Technical University of Varna
Project team – Katholieke University of Leuven
Project team – University of Naples – Federico II
