Bridge4Mothers Final Conference in Ruse

On 23 October, the Ruse Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted the final conference of the Bridge4Mothers project. The project aims to strengthen the participation and empowerment of vulnerable mothers in vocational education and training through inclusive learning, digital upskilling and personal, social and learning-to-learn (PSL) development.

The event opened with presentations from the project partners: Impact Grid (Germany), Nexus Education (Turkey), Cradle (Greece) and Bulgarian Digital Cluster (Bulgaria).

The project coordinator, Impact Grid, then presented the key project results:

• Comparative research report and Engagement Strategy.

• Collective Gender-Informed Competences Roadmap and Learning Objectives.

• Digital Upskilling Curriculum and learning resources.

• PSL Curriculum and Assessment Framework.

• Online Training of Trainers session held on 2 October 2026.

In the final part of the conference, guest speakers gave presentations on skills development, synergies with other projects and opportunities for future collaboration.

After that project partners made a visit to the University of Ruse where they saw an innovation lab and attended an international scientific conference.