The President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Corresponding Member Evelina Slavcheva, took part in the first meeting for 2026 of the Council of the European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) which was held on May 21–22 in Nicosia, Republic of Cyprus. The meeting discussed the initiative to establish a closer academic partnership between EASAC and the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA) which aimed to strengthen their positions on the European stage. Current activities under EASAC’s programs on energy, biosciences, and the environment were presented, as well as EASAC’s participation in the European Commission’s Science Advisory Mechanism (SAM) on the Science Advice for Policy by European Academies (SAPEA) project. The European Academies' Science Advisory Council (EASAC) brings together the national academies [...]

The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is hosting the third meeting of the presidents of the Academies of Sciences of the member states of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) which is taking place today in Sofia. “Artificial intelligence as a catalyst for scientific cooperation in the BSEC region” is the main topic of discussion during the international forum. The President of BAS, Corresponding Member Evelina Slavcheva, and the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC), Academician Asaf Hajiyev, opened the event. In her address, Corr. Memb. Slavcheva emphasized the importance of these meetings which provide an opportunity not only to exchange ideas and discuss significant topics but also to deepen and develop joint cooperation. The Black [...]

The Bulgarian National Science Fund honored 22 projects in 11 scientific fields at an official ceremony held today at BAS. The Fund’s scientific expert committees selected two projects in each scientific field. The project “Algebraic, Combinatorial, and Geometric Problems in Coding Theory,” led by Corresponding Member Peter Boyvalenkov, Director of the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics at BAS, was recognized as the most successful project in international collaboration. The award for best project in the scientific field of “Biology” went to the project led by Prof. Jana Tchekalarova, PhD, Deputy Director of the Institute of Neurobiology, in partnership with the Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering – BAS and the Medical University - Pleven. The project led by sen. asst. prof. Dr. Tzveta Stoyanova from [...]