Acta Foundation is a Bulgarian non-governmental organization acting in public interest. The
name of Acta Foundation was inspired by the Latin “acta non verba” literally meaning
“actions not words” which is the philosophy that united a group of experts with rich and
complementary academic background and hands on business experience behind the Acta
foundation. Our mission is to facilitate the development of active civil society through
initiatives aimed at transforming education, business and leaders towards a more
sustainable, smart and inclusive world! Our aims are:
– to ACT as a bridge between the worlds of business and education through initiation
and implementation of various initiatives promoting lifelong learning and high quality
educational services inspired from the world of business;
– to ACT as a promoter of modern, innovative and flexible education and training aimed
at nurturing the 21 st century skills among young people;
– to ACT as a facilitator of positive changes in the world of education through the
introduction of practically oriented teaching programmes derived from the needs of the
business and the contemporary labour market.
Driven by its goals and mission, Acta foundation is specialized in the following fields:
1) International cooperation and capacity building.
Acta Foundation excels in EU and national programs like Erasmus+, Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, and LIFE, establishing a strong network with universities, schools, chambers of commerce, VET centers, NGOs, and SMEs. Our expertise includes project management, research, training design, dissemination, and event organization, with a focus on digital literacy, Industry 4.0/5.0, and digital and green transition.
2) Research & Training
Committed to sustainable development, ACTA conducts research and provides a number of non-formal trainings focused on topics related to twin transition, digital wellbeing, sustainable development, entrepreneurship and others. We partner with industry stakeholders, social actors and academia to design courses aligned with future job market needs and Education 4.0, enhancing digital literacy and fostering innovation.
3) Design, implementation and promotion of joint high-impact mentoring and
internship programmes.
All of Acta’s experts come from successful business backgrounds and are well
connected with the leading universities in Bulgaria thanks to which the foundation works
for the promotion and development of sustainable cooperation between SMEs and
educational institutions in the form of mentoring and internship programmes, VET
students work placements and different events and initiatives such as small-scale
entrepreneurs contests, hackathons and others.
