FIT is traditionally the faculty of TU-Sofia, holding one of the first two positions under raised funds for R&D. The faculty has realized and realizes at the moment projects with public funding, as well as a great number of industrial projects.
Currently the most important FIT projects with public funding are:
(Contract № D00-106-5/12.2008 between R&D Division of Technical University of Sofia and Science Fund, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sceince of R Bulgaria)
Head: Prof. PhD Eng. Georgi Todorov
project
„“Tribology Studies and Qualification of Composite Materials and Coatings, Lubricated by Biodegradable Liquids”, implemented within the program of co-operation with Romania - 2010
(Contract №DNTS 02/12/2010 between R&D Division of Technical University of Sofia and Science Fund, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sceince of R Bulgaria)
Head for Bulgaria: Assoc. Prof. PhD Eng. Mara Kandeva, Faculty of industrial Technology of Technical University of Sofia.
Head for Romania: Prof. PhD Eng. Andrey Tudor, Polytechnic University - Bucharest, Department of "Machine Elements and Tribology"