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Bulgarian presence at the annual conference of Academia Europaea

On 16 October, Prof. DSc Vassil Kirov, Chairman of the General Assembly of BAS, was welcomed as a new member of Academia Europaea by its President, Prof. Donald Bruce Dingwell, at the Building Bridges 2025: 36th Annual Conference of Academia Europaea (AE) and 14th Conference of the Young Academy of Europe (YAE) in Barcelona. This is a significant achievement for the scientific community in Bulgaria and Central and Eastern Europe, which needs a stronger voice in European science policy. Academia Europaea was established in 1988 and is the pan-European academy for the humanities, letters and sciences. The aim of Academia Europaea is the advancement and dissemination of excellence in science in the humanities, law, economic, social and political sciences, mathematics, medicine and all branches of [...]

Връзки с обществеността2025-10-17T16:43:31+03:00Friday, 17 October 2025|Categories: Man and Society, Selected|

Open Doors Day at IEES-BAS 2025

The Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems at BAS held an Open Day on 16 October. High school students from "Paisius of Hilendar" Sofia High School of Mathematics, students from the University for Chemical Technology and Metallurgy - Sofia, lecturers from American College - Sofia and seventh graders from the “Prof. Vasil Zlatarski” Secondary School for Western and Eastern Languages together with their teachers visited the institute and met the scientists. During the initiative, they learned more about the mission and research directions of the institute, as well as about the different types of electrochemical systems for energy storage and conversion. In the laboratories, they had the opportunity to observe experiments and learn about innovative developments in battery and hydrogen technology. The first hydrogen electric [...]

Връзки с обществеността2025-10-21T12:21:15+03:00Friday, 17 October 2025|Categories: Energy Resources and Energy Efficiency|

Berlin Process for the Western Balkans scientific conference

The 9th Joint Scientific Conference of the Berlin Process for the Western Balkans was held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 14 to 16 October under the title “Science under Pressure - Challenges and Opportunities”. On behalf of BAS, Prof. Ivan Georgiev, Scientific Secretary of the “Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies” division took part in the forum. The main topics discussed at the conference were the freedom and autonomy of academic institutions and the role of academies and universities in supporting and strengthening the knowledge economy, security, democracy and the rule of law in the Western Balkan countries. The joint scientific conferences of the Berlin Process have consistently underlined the importance of strong, independent universities, academies and research institutions as drivers of innovation, societal progress and [...]

Връзки с обществеността2025-10-17T16:41:39+03:00Friday, 17 October 2025|Categories: Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies|

Prof. Radostina Stoyanova is awarded the Pythagoras Grand Prize

The winner of the Pythagoras Grand Prize for lifetime contribution to science is Prof. Radostina Stoyanova from the Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of BAS. The official ceremony for the highest awards for science of the Ministry of Education and Science took place on 14 October and was opened by the Minister of Education and Science Krasimir Valchev. It was held for the 17th consecutive year, with 52 scientists applying for the eight categories. Minister Valchev presented the award to Prof. Radostina Stoyanova who had laid the foundation for the development of a new scientific field in the country - the chemistry of materials for clean and affordable energy storage. Her publications have been cited over 5 000 times and have a Hirsch [...]

Връзки с обществеността2025-10-16T10:59:26+03:00Wednesday, 15 October 2025|Categories: General news, Selected|

The eminent Italian palaeoslavist and Bulgarian language scholar Prof. Alessandro Maria Bruni with a diploma of foreign member of BAS

The eminent Italian palaeoslavist and Bulgarian scholar Prof. Alessandro Maria Bruni was honored by the President of BAS, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, with a diploma of foreign member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The ceremony took place today in the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall of the Academy. It is a great honour for me and I accept my election not only as the highest appreciation for my scientific contribution, but also as an incentive to continue my research together with Bulgarian colleagues so that there will be even greater development of this very important discipline - Old Bulgarian Studies or Palaeoslavistics, Prof. Bruni said with gratitude. This support from the Academy is very important for the development of international cooperation, he stressed. The Assembly [...]

Връзки с обществеността2025-10-21T12:22:20+03:00Wednesday, 15 October 2025|Categories: General news, Selected|

Presentation of the “Living Bridges Across Time” collection

The "Living Bridges Across Time. 12th Joint Conference of Bulgarian and North American Scholars / Живи мостове във времето XII-та съвместна конференция на български и американски учени " collection was presented at the Institute of Balkan Studies & Center of Thracology on October 14. The publication is a collaboration of the Institute of Balkan Studies & Center of Thracology, the Council for Foreign Bulgarian Studies at BAS and the Bulgarian Studies Association of the USA. Published by the "Prof. Marin Drinov" Academic Publishing House, the collection is edited by Alexandre Kostov, Anissava Miltenova and Tracy Speed and includes a foreword as well as 21 articles, the product of the bilateral scientific conference held on 15 and 16 June 2024 in Sofia in which Bulgarian and [...]

Връзки с обществеността2025-10-17T09:48:33+03:00Wednesday, 15 October 2025|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity|