The director of the Institute for Population and Human Studies received “HR Excellence in research” award by the European Commission for remarkable achievements of IPHS in the area of Human Resources.

Resources. This is a sign for highest standards in scientific research and involvement of employees in research activities.

The European Commission grants the statue with the logo “HR Excellence in research” to institutions that have implemented the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers.

The process will take place in 5 steps:

1. Preparation of internal analysis for compliance assessment.
2. Development of the Researcher Human Resources Strategy and Action Plan 2015-2017.
3. Application for the “HR Excellence in Research” logo.
4. Implementation of the action plan; monitoring and self-evaluation of the progress achieved 2 years after awarding the logo.
5. External evaluation 4 years after awarding the logo.

The composition of the Executive Committee for the preparation of an internal analysis and an action plan in the initial stage includes: Prof. Dr. Antoaneta Rusinova-Hristova (Director of the Institute of Research and Development), Prof. Dr. Tatyana Kotseva (senior researcher from the Department of Demography, contact person of the Logo for Human Resources), Assoc. Dr. Ergül Tair (senior researcher from the Department of Psychology), Venera Ruseva (employee of the Czech Republic), chief assistant Dr. Ilina Nacheva (junior researcher from the Department of Psychology), Martin Tsenov, full-time doctoral student from the Department of Psychology, Elena Yotsova, chief accountant.

The team of the new Executive Committee includes: Prof. Yolanda Zografova, Ph.D. (Director of the National Institute of Health Sciences), Prof. Dr. Elitsa Dimitrova (contact person, senior researcher from the Department of Demography), Prof. Dr. Tatyana Kotseva (senior researcher from the Department of “Demography”), head assistant Dr. Polimira Mitreva (junior researcher from the Department of Psychology), Senior Assistant Dr. Emanuela Markova (junior researcher from the Department of Psychology), Ph.D. Valentina Dolmova (doctoral student from the Department of Psychology), Venera Ruseva (Czech Republic employee), Elena Yotsova, chief accountant.

June 2018
Institute for Population and Human Research at the BAS received a statuette with the “HR Excellence in Research” logo from the European Commission, awarded for the outstanding achievements of the Institute of Human Resources in the field of human resources. It is a sign of the highest standards in research and the employment of researchers.
The European Commission awards a statuette with the “HR Excellence in Research” logo to institutions applying the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Scientists, they oblige research institutions to create favorable conditions for work and professional development, as well as clear procedures for recruiting researchers.