Sofia

Karriere Quantum Camp 2025

Grafik mit Logo und dem Namen der Stadt Sofia

Following the camps in Dublin, Rome, Madrid and London, the fifthKarriere QuantumCamp took place in Sofia from 19-25 October 2025. Ten teams from ten different European countries came together to explore quantum technologies and to develop their interest in the German language and culture. Each team consisted of one teacher and two students from Bulgaria, Italy, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the United Kingdom, Spain, Romania, Belgium, Greece and Croatia.

The camp was organised in collaboration with our Berlin-based partners TüftelLab. During the camp, they conducted the quantum workshops during which the students and teachers received interesting insights into current developments and creative applications in the field of quantum technologies. In addition, the students also had the opportunity to learn and improve their German language skills. During the interactive German training topics related to quantum technologies were also addressed, thereby building a bridge between the German language and quantum contents.

The programme brings together teachers from many different subjects – not just those teaching physics or STEM. During the students’ German sessions, the teachers took part in the Teacher Ambassadors’ Programme, where they developed quantum-related content to implement into their teaching.

The camp week also included some cultural highlights: On Tuesday, participants explored Sofia’s vibrant street art scene in a Graffiti Tour. The next day, learning German became an adventure as students set off on a city rally, searching for German words in supermarkets and tracking down the Goethe-Institute’s second location.

At the end of the week, the camp concluded with a public closing event. Students and teachers proudly presented their projects and shared the results of their hard work with external guests, from the University of Sofia and beyond, showcasing what they had learned and experienced during the week.

Supported by the German Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space, and realised in cooperation with the Goethe-Institutes in Ireland and Bulgaria as well as the project partners TüftelLab, theKarriere Quantumcamp once again succeeded in combining education, cultural exchange, and international research. The result was a week full of inspiration, discovery, and meaningful new connections.

Closure Event

A student stands in front of a screen displaying a Pac-Man-style figure and the words 'Color Eater' in various languages and colors. Another student stands beside the projection screen, while someone in the audience holds up a phone to capture a photo or video of the presentation. — Closing Event: Presentation Color Eater | © Boyan Hristov

Drei Schülerinnen und Schüler stehen vor einer Leinwand, auf welcher eine bunte Projektion von Häusern aus der Vogelperspektive zu sehen ist. Menschen im Publikum sind von hinten zu sehen. — Presentation Cityview | © Boyan Hristov

Applauding students and an older man sit in the audience at the closing ceremony. The older man applauds with his hands above his head. — The audience | © Boyan Hristov

Two people are standing in front of a presentation screen. One of them points to a small object held by the other, while the audience watches them attentively. — Presentation | © Boyan Hristov

The picture shows a camp participant holding two cables in his hand. These cables are connected to a technical device, which is standing on a table behind the person, together with a laptop. — Technology Presentation | © Boyan Hristov

A person stands in front of a screen projection displaying the words “Running the computation on a quantum computer”. The person is illuminated by the presentation and points to a technical illustration below the lettering. // — Presentation Computation | © Boyan Hristov

Nine people are sitting in a semicircle on a stage. A woman at the edge is holding a microphone and looking at the people sitting next to her. In the foreground, people are sitting in the audience, seen from behind. // — Discussion Quantum Physics | © Boyan Hristov

Workshops

The picture shows four people, two of them from behind, one from the side and a girl from the front. The girl is laughing and holding her hands in front of her mouth. In the background, more young people and shelves can be seen. — Workshops | © Boyan Hristov

Four people, including three students and an older teacher, gathered around a table. The students are seated, two of them using a mobile phone. The teacher is standing and showing something to the female pupil, who is looking down. In the background, there are other people standing, tables, and laptops. — TueftelLab Workshop | © Boyan Hristov

The picture shows three teenagers sitting down. In the middle is a girl holding a white sheet of paper in her hand and laughing, her hand covering her mouth. The boys to her right and left are looking in her direction. On the table in front of them is a bottle, a cable, and some more pieces of paper. — Workshops | © Boyan Hristov

Leisure Program

A large group is standing in a side street, with buildings on the right and left. A graffiti tour guide is standing with his back to the group, and the participants are listening to him. — Graffiti Tour | © Boyan Hristov

Fourteen camp participants and team members are standing on the sidewalk, looking in one direction. Behind them, graffiti on a building wall reads “The Sofia Dream Tree”. © Boyan Hristov

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