SOFIA AND PLOVDIV

The Hosting Organisation

Harmonia 1

Established in: 2005
Hosting city: Sofia and Plovdiv

Center for professional training at “Harmonia 1” Ltd. offers training in 361 specialties and is the most comprehensive in Bulgaria. Our experience and our successes so far in professional training gives us confidence that in the future we will continue to provide quality training courses in accordance with international and national standards. Every profession or key competence training offered by us is of proven quality and usefulness for the trainees and provides an additional opportunity to improve knowledge, skills and competences to everyone who has chosen our centre.

✓ Hosting students with physical disabilities

Harmonia 1

Established in: 2005
Hosting city: Sofia and Plovdiv

✓ Hosting students with physical disabilities

Mobility dates

19/10/2025 – 01/11/2025

Sectors

Study visit program example

Min. and max. number of students that can attend the virtual part:

10 – 30

Min. and max. number of students that can attend the physical part:

5 – 15

Age or EQF level of students that can apply for this mobility:

EQF level 3 – 4 suitable age for the students is between 16 and 29 years old

Virtual mobility content

The first part of the virtual mobility will be designated to short presentation of the hosting organization and interesting facts about the hosting country.
The second part of the virtual mobility will be a workshop that will bring together students from different countries to collaborate through digital platforms on creative activities and discussions. Participants will connect online via Google Meet or Teams and receive a task and will communicate on forum-based platform for real-time idea sharing. These sessions will improve the cross-cultural exchange and the innovative thinking. Moreover this project based approach will enhance the practical knowledge of the participants and promote the problem-solving approach as an innovative learning method.

Virtual mobility schedule

3 sessions of 1 hour for the period of 4 weeks

Physical mobility content

During their stay in Bulgaria the students will explore different historical sites and museums in both Sofia and Plovdiv to gain insight into Bulgarian history and culture. Also over the course of their two-week physical mobility, they will participate in guided workshop in which they will create together with the the Bulgarian students different projects related to the eco-design and the new trends in the wood working industry (the future of making).

Physical mobility schedule

Each group of students (with participants from the sending school side and from the hosting side) will attend to workshops and different classes from Monday to Friday.
The classes and the workshops will take place between: 9:00 am and 13:00 pm, divided into classes with a duration of 45 minutes separated by breaks of 10 to 15 minutes.
Usually the lunch break will be 1 hour and the afternoons will be devoted to the cultural program or visiting some interesting places and events related to the woodworking as Techno furniture exhibition, for example.

Online tools that will be used

Google Meet, Google Drive and Miro

Mentoring

There will be a teacher responsible for the technical aspects and the teaching methodology during the eco design and woodworking workshops.

Our mentors speak:

Application requirements

Students who wish to participate in the short-term blended mobility programmes under the MOSAIC project must apply through open calls of their schools. These calls will clearly state the number of available places and the evaluation criteria. Each participating school is responsible for carrying out the selection autonomously, based on its internal procedures. Priority may be given to students who demonstrate motivation, readiness to engage in intercultural learning, and alignment with the learning objectives of the specific study programme.

The applicants must be 16 – 29 years old.

The applicants must know woodworking basics.

The applicants must speak English.

Sofia and Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Sofia
Sofia is Bulgaria’s capital since April 3, 1879. The city is located atop Serdica, a historic Roman city, and they are finding more and more interesting ruins. As a European capital, it has lots to do and see.

The Vitosha mountain to the south makes the sunsets spectacular in this valley. The folks are lovely and polite, but we’re in Eastern Europe, so our kindness is different from central Europe’s. Sofia has a very long and interesting history. Many buildings are connected to this turbulent history.

Plovdiv
Eight thousand years ago during the Neolithic Era, the first settlers arrived in what is now the city of Plovdiv. From then until now, the town has been ruled by several empires and tribes, including Thracians, Romans, and Byzantines, building its cultural and historic significance.

Today, Plovdiv is Bulgaria’s second-largest city and continues to be bustling with life. It’s much calmer than Sofia but still packed with creative charm. Discover ancient ruins, artisan antique shops and artistic happenings – all in the historic heart of Plovdiv.