The European Researchers’ Night 2022 initiative, under the motto "Science and innovation are the key to the desired future", took place on 30 September and 1 October across the country. More than 10 scientific units of BAS took part in the event with demonstrations, educational experiments, lectures, exhibitions and presentations of current projects and scientific results. The official opening took place in the Ancient Cultural and Communication Complex Serdika, Sofia. The Vice-President of BAS Corr. Mem. Evdokia Pasheva noted that the European Researchers’ Night is an opportunity for more people to experience the charm of science and for more young talents to be attracted by it. At BAS, we have always stimulated innovative projects, said Corr. Mem. Pasheva. During the opening ceremony, the prizes of [...]

The partnership between Bulgarian scientists and business was discussed at a meeting in BAS by the President of the Academy Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of BAS, and the Minister of Innovation and Growth Alexander Pulev. Scientists will be given the opportunity to implement their scientific developments in cooperation with Bulgarian companies. The joint activity may receive support and funding from the programmes of the Ministry of Innovation and Growth for which about BGN 2 billion have been provided, it became clear at the meeting. Opportunities for scientists and innovative enterprises to cooperate with foreign partners in the field of artificial intelligence and robotics were also discussed. The Vice-President of BAS Corr. Mem. Stefan Hadjitodorov introduced Minister Pulev to the latest applied developments, innovations, patents [...]

The cooperation between Bulgarian and Turkish scientists was discussed at a meeting of the President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of the Academy, and the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey in Bulgaria H.E. Aylin Sekizkök. The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences works within the framework of bilateral agreements with two Turkish scientific organizations: TÜBİTAK – the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey and TÜBA – the Turkish Academy of Sciences. Scientists and PhD students from BAS and universities in Turkey carry out mobilities under nearly 30 Agreements funded by the Erasmus+ programme. During the meeting, the possibility for BAS with its expertise in the field of historical sciences to participate in the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey [...]

The Vice-President of BAS Corr. Mem. Evdokia Pasheva met with Prof. Imasiku Nyambe, Vice-President of the Zambia Academy of Sciences. Prof. Nyambe is visiting Bulgaria on the occasion of the XXII Congress of the Carpathian-Balkan Geological Association, which will be held from 6 to 11 September in Plovdiv. Corr. Mem. Pasheva presented the experience of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in the field of international cooperation and the main moments of the history of the oldest institution in modern Bulgaria. The opportunities for Bulgarian scientists to participate in scientific activities in Zambia were discussed. The meeting was attended by Acad. Ivan Zagorchev and Prof. Irena Peytcheva, representative of the organizing committee of the Carpathian-Balkan Geological Association 2022.