Valuable cultural and historical artifacts, rescued and returned to the country with the support of international partners, were presented on May 14 at the Ministry of Culture. The ceremony of the presentation of the artifacts was attended by the Minister of Culture Marian Bachev, the Deputy Minister Dr. Todor Chobanov, the Ambassador of Switzerland to Bulgaria H.E. Raymund Furrer and the Deputy Head of the German Mission in Sofia Stephan Röken. The main highlight of the exposition is a unique gladiator’s helmet dating back to the middle of the 1st century AD estimated at a market value of about 3 million euros. The physicochemical studies of the helmet used for its complex characterization were carried out in the laboratories of the Institute of Physical [...]

Scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences are participating in the Sofia Science Festival 2025 which takes place from today to 11 May in Sofia Tech Park. The theme of the demonstrations and discussions, organized by the Institute of Bulgarian Language, is: "Competition with Large Language Models", and their focus is on the following questions: what is the place of language technologies in our everyday life; how to use them properly and when to rely on them; who are the experts in the field of linguistics and language technologies. The Institute of Optical Materials and Technologies is showing "Fairy Tale Optics", and the Geological Institute is presenting the path of critical and strategic raw materials from ore to tailings. Scientists from the Institute of General [...]

  The President of BAS Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva met with the Ambassador of India to Bulgaria H.E. Mr. Arun Kumar Sahu. The Ambassador noted the dynamic development of science in India and stressed the need to establish a contractual framework for cooperation between BAS and scientific organizations in India which would contribute to strengthening the ties between the scientific communities of the two countries. The meeting, which took place at BAS on 30.04 this year, also discussed the opportunities for training of PhD students from India in the scientific units of BAS and holding events jointly with the Embassy of India. The identified areas of interest for collaboration are broadly: biotechnology, agro-biotechnology, pharmacology, aerospace, informatics, etc. For this purpose, the meeting decided to prepare [...]

The President of BAS Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva met today at the Academy with the Rector of Baku Slavic University, Azerbaijan, Dr. Anar Nagiyev. The main activities at the University are the teaching and study of Slavic languages and the in-depth study of the history and culture of the countries where these languages are spoken. Dr. Nagiyev informed Corr. Memb. Slavcheva about the work of the Centre for Bulgarian Studies which was part of the University structure. The Centre currently has more than 50 students, and the study of Bulgarian language enjoys great interest. Corr. Memb. Slavcheva and Dr. Nagiyev agreed to take steps to build cooperation between scholars in the field of Bulgarian studies and history from BAS and Baku Slavic University. The meeting [...]