Връзки с обществеността – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Scientists from more than 30 countries in Sofia for “Mathematics Days”

More than 200 scientists from over 30 countries are presenting new findings in classical and modern fields of mathematics and informatics during the “Mathematics Days in Sofia” – MDS2026 international conference, held in the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Traditionally, this scientific forum is organized under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria. “A country that wants to be technologically advanced must, above all, be a country of mathematics - with good teachers, strong universities, and research institutes that are viewed not as an expense but as an investment with the highest return,” said President Iliana Iotova who opened the event and welcomed the participants and guests at BAS. “This forum does not join the general chorus [...]

Връзки с обществеността2026-07-07T09:35:58+03:006 July 2026|Categories: Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies, Selected|

The “Prof. Marin Drinov” Academic Publishing House is now a partner of Clarivate Analytics

At the initiative of Prof. Emmanuel Moutafov, DSc, Vice-President of BAS, the necessary changes were made to the website, documentation, and procedures of the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Academic Publishing House in order to establish a partnership with Clarivate Analytics. The global analytics, data, and research company, also known simply as Clarivate, primarily maintains the Web of Science (WoS) - a platform for scientific journals and citations - and the Journal Citation Report (JCR) - an annual report on the influence of scientific journals through scientometrics, i.e., through the impact factor. Some of the journals published by BAS institutes are already indexed in the WoS system but through the established partnership between Clarivate and the “Prof. Marin Drinov” PH, the monitoring and evaluation of the Academic [...]

Връзки с обществеността2026-07-06T12:28:11+03:003 July 2026|Categories: General news, Selected|

Contemporary art at BAS: “Color Resonances” exhibition by Lyuben Genov

Lyuben Genov’s exhibition, titled “Color Resonances,” is on view at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences through July 31, 2026. This is the third exhibition in the “Contemporary Art at the BAS” series, an initiative of Prof. Vassil Kirov, Chairman of the Academy’s General Assembly. “The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences possesses a significant collection of classical Bulgarian art. The time has come to turn our attention to contemporary Bulgarian art as well, to open up our spaces at the Academy and its campuses,” said Prof. Kirov at the exhibition’s opening which took place on July 1 in the central foyer of BAS. “I am convinced that science and art reflect the human spirit’s quest for knowledge and beauty,” noted BAS President Corresponding Member Evelina Slavcheva in [...]

Връзки с обществеността2026-07-06T12:26:57+03:002 July 2026|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity|

The President of the Slovak Academy of Sciences visits BAS

Representatives of the Academy and Dr. Martin Venhart, President of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, discussed today at BAS the participation of scientists of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in major European projects and the successful collaboration with the business community. “I am impressed by the ‘Science for Business’ forum,” said Dr. Venhart, adding that he would like to organize a similar event in Slovakia. The President of BAS, Corresponding Member Evelina Slavcheva, presented the work of Bulgarian researchers at the centers of competence and centers of excellence, where scientists from the Academy successfully collaborated with colleagues from universities. During the discussion, the participation of teams from BAS and SAS in the five joint projects being carried out during the 2025–2026 period was also presented. [...]

Връзки с обществеността2026-07-06T12:25:23+03:001 July 2026|Categories: General news|

BAS awards President Iliana Iotova the honorary title of “Doctor Honoris Causa”

The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences awarded President Iliana Iotova the honorary title of “Doctor Honoris Causa.” The ceremony took place in the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall of the Academy. The Governing Council of BAS awarded the honorary title to the president “for her contribution to Bulgarian studies, her active support for the promotion of the nation’s cultural heritage, the affirmation and preservation of Bulgarian spiritual identity, her contributions as a stateswoman and in her roles as a Member of the European Parliament, Vice President, and President of the Republic of Bulgaria, and her long-standing, active, and personal involvement in the Academy’s causes.” Today is a special and particularly important day for us, the scientists of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. A day on which we [...]

Връзки с обществеността2026-07-01T10:26:18+03:0030 June 2026|Categories: Selected|

BAS is a co-organizer of a major international academic forum on history

From June 23 to 27, 2026, a major international academic forum was held in Varna: the 26th symposium of CIÉPO (Comité International des Études Pré-Ottomanes et Ottomanes). CIÉPO is a prestigious academic organization that, since 1974, has been organizing biennial symposia that bring together researchers from around the world working on issues related to the history of the Ottoman Empire, the Balkans, and the Black Sea region from the 15th to the early 20th century. This is the second time Bulgaria has hosted such a forum (following Sofia in 2018), and the first time BAS has been a co-organizer. The chair of the Organizing Committee was Corresponding Member Prof. Ivan Roussev. The symposium’s co-organizers included the University of Economics - Varna, the Institute for [...]

Връзки с обществеността2026-06-29T15:17:25+03:0029 June 2026|Categories: General news|