Finalists in the National Contest in Natural Sciences visited Aurubis Bulgaria

On November 19, at the invitation of Aurubis Bulgaria, 41 excellent students and their teachers visited the plant in Pirdop. The visit was part of the program of the 20th National Contest in Natural Sciences and Ecology held in the town of Koprivshtitsa. Organizers of the contest were Bulgaria’s Ministry of Education and Science, the Regional Department of Education - Sofia Region and secondary school "Lyuben Karavelov" in Koprivshtitsa.

Rositsa Ivanova, Head of the Regional Department of Education, Sofia region, thanked Aurubis Bulgaria for the hospitality and dedication, and for once again supporting the young minds of Bulgaria.

The visit included tour in the refinery and the rain water treatment plant. There were many questions from the students, and the experts from the company tried to answer each one of them and to present in an interesting way their work and the specifics of the production in their department.

The useful and interesting discussions helped the students orientate for their possible application at universities as well as for their future career development.