The Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) celebrated its 80th anniversary from November 2 to 5. Among the guests of honor at the Academy was Corresponding Member Evelina Slavcheva, President of BAS. The solemn celebration took place in the Central Building of ANAS in Baku. The President, Acad Isa Habibbayli, opened the program with a speech entitled “ANAS: History and Present Day.” The film “ANAS: Temple of Science and Science as a Temple” was screened in the Grand Hall of the Academy. In her congratulatory address to ANAS, Corr. Memb. Slavcheva welcomed the efforts made by the Azerbaijani scientific community to develop and promote science in the Republic of Azerbaijan and to establish ANAS as a leading research organization in the country. She emphasized the [...]

Between November 3 and 5, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS) celebrated its bicentennial with a series of events. The program of jubilee initiatives included a festive concert, an international conference entitled “Past, Present, and Future of Learned Societies: The Changing Role of Academies in the 21st Century,” an exhibition entitled “Treasures of the 200-Year-Old Academy,” a workshop co-organised with ALLEA which discussed the integrity of scientific research; a symposium in collaboration with Academia Europea “From Barriers to Bridges: Towards a More Cohesive European Research Area”; and others. The leadership of BAS represented by Vice-President Prof. Emmanuel Moutafov was invited to the celebrations for the jubilee of the partner Academy. He took part in all the events and met with Prof. Tamás Freund, President of [...]

Solemn meeting for the National Enlighteners Day The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences marked the National Enlighteners Day with a solemn meeting held in the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall. “This year marks the 175th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Vazov which the leadership of BAS decided to mark together with the National Enlighteners Day. The speeches of the President of BAS and Academician Ivan Granitski are dedicated to him as an embodiment of enlightenment, the idea of education, and patriotism,” the Vice-President of the Academy Prof. Emmanuel Moutafov, who opened the solemn meeting, said. The National Enlighteners Day is a holiday that revives the memory of the spiritual leaders of the nation, those who have awakened our people in their pursuit of enlightenment, knowledge, and [...]

The President of BAS, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, presented the honorary plaquette of BAS GOLD to Acad. Ivan Ivanov, Editor-in-Chief of the “Journal of BAS”. The distinction is awarded on the occasion of the 155th anniversary of the journal for its overall contribution to the spiritual growth of the Bulgarian people, popularization of the achievements of Bulgarian scientists, the problems of Bulgarian science and the development of scientific life at BAS and around the world. “During these long years, many important figures and great Bulgarians have worked for the "Journal of BAS"; they have worked to preserve the legacy of Marin Drinov, namely through this journal to literate the Bulgarian people, to spread Bulgarian science abroad and to reflect the achievements of Bulgarian scientists.” With [...]

Today, 24 October 2025, bilateral agreements were signed in the Granite Hall of the Council of Ministers in the presence of H.E. Mr. Tô Lâm, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and Mr. Rosen Zhelyazkov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria. Among them: Letter of Intent between the Ministry of National Defence of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (MNDV) and the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Bulgaria for the expansion of military cooperation; Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Public Security of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for cooperation in the field of cybersecurity and combating high-tech and cybercrimes; Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry [...]