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 [...]

  Representatives of the German Research Foundation (DFG) met today at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences with Vice-President Prof. Emmanuel Moutafov and Scientific Secretary-General, Prof. Neli Koseva. The DFG is Germany’s largest organization providing funding for the natural sciences and the humanities. During the meeting, Dr. Jörn Achterberg, Director of “International Affairs,” presented opportunities for joint projects involving scientists from both countries. He reported that about one-third of the applications submitted by researchers from Bulgaria received funding. The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences prioritizes cooperation with European scientists and researchers from NATO member countries, said Vice-President Prof. Moutafov, who proposed that a joint scientific conference between the Academy and DFG be organized in Sofia the following year. He also recommended that DFG and the Bulgarian National [...]