One of the most prestigious awards of the French Republic - the Ordre des Palmes Académiques, the degree of Chevalier (Knight), was awarded to Professor Julian Revalski, Member of BAS, at a ceremony held on 25 June at the Embassy of France. The Order ranks third in importance among French state decorations, behind only the Legion of Honour and the National Order of Merit. The award was presented by His Excellency Mr. Joël Meyer, Ambassador of France to Bulgaria. Special guests at the ceremony were the Minister of Education and Science, Mr. Krasimir Valchev, the President of BAS, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Education and Science, Prof. Andrey Chorbanov, representatives of the academic community and prominent public figures. [...]

The opportunities for deepening the cooperation between the Bulgarian scientific community and the real sector of the economy in order to promote and develop innovations and their implementation in practice were discussed by the President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, and the Chairman of the Management Board of the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association, Mr. Rumen Radev, at the Academy today. Among the main topics of the meeting were  specifically the opportunities for linking scientific developments with enterprises interested in their application, including the development of new hydrogen solutions. BAS and BICA share a common vision of the role of knowledge and research as a driver for the sustainable development of the Bulgarian economy. At the meeting, an agreement was reached [...]

On June 18, 2025, a Golden Doctoral Diploma was awarded to Prof. DSc. Vladko Murdarov on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his receiving the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. The solemn speech at the ceremony was delivered by the head of the Institute of Slavonic Studies, Prof. Dr. Stefan Newerkla, who stressed that the jubilarian Prof. Murdarov, a recipient of the Gottfried von Herder Fellowship, was the author of 27 books and more than 1150 scientific articles in renowned international journals. As particularly valuable, he pointed out his books "Vienna and the Beginnings of Bulgarian Linguistics" (Виена и началото на българската езикословна наука ) (1988), "Viennese Slavic Studies and Bulgarian Linguistics. 1822-1839-1918" (Виенската славистика и българското езикознание. 1822-1839-1918) (1999), also translated into German, [...]