On June 20, 2023, in the city of Pernik, an open lecture titled "Advanced Design of Vehicles and Products" was held in the ceremonial hall of the Mining Directorate, as a joint initiative of EPU and the Municipality of Pernik.
The lecturers for the event were Professor Harald Leschke, the former Director of Corporate and Innovative Design at Daimler-Mercedes, and Professor Sasho Draganov, Chairman of the Board of the "National Association for Design and Advertising."
This event was part of the Engineering Design program at EPU, aimed at studying cutting-edge vehicle design.