Corresponding Member Evelina Slavcheva took office as President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. At a ceremony held today at BAS, Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of BAS, symbolically handed over the key of the Academy to the newly elected President. During your two mandates, a spirit of collegiality and tolerance prevailed. All the good practices that you have established, we will certainly continue in the next term, said Corr. Memb. Slavcheva. The ceremony was attended by Dimitar Zdravkov, Advisor to the President on Education, the President of the General Assembly Prof. Vassil Kirov, the Vice-Presidents Corr. Memb. Evdokia Pasheva and Corr. Memb. Stefan Hadjitodorov, the Scientific Secretary-General of BAS Prof. Neli Koseva and representatives of the media.

For the first time in the 155-year history of the Academy, a woman is elected President Corresponding member Evelina Slavcheva has been elected President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences for the period 2024-2028 at a meeting of the General Assembly of BAS which was held today at the Academy. In a statement to the General Assembly, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva thanked her colleagues for their support and stressed that the hard work was just beginning. Only all of us together can continue the successful path of the Academy, she said, and stressed that she would make every effort to make this happen. Corr. Memb. Slavcheva was elected President with 81 supporting votes out of 107 members voting at the General Assembly. The other candidate [...]

The Ministry of Transport and Communications supports the implementation of the project proposed by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences for naming Sofia Airport after the brightest historical figure for Bulgaria, Vasil Levski. This has become clear during the meeting held by the President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of the Academy, and the Minister of Transport and Communications Krasimira Stoyanova today at the Academy. Minister Stoyanova handed to Prof. Revalski the positive opinion of the Ministry of Transport and Communications and informed him about the necessary concrete actions for the naming of Sofia Airport. Sofia Municipality has also given a positive opinion, Prof. Revalski said. In order to issue a presidential decree naming the airport - a site of national importance, a positive opinion [...]

At a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of BAS held on 20.11.2024, Minister Galin Tsokov honoured Prof. Julian Revalski with a Plaquette of the Ministry of Education and Science for his overall activity as the President of BAS in two consecutive terms and for the joint work between the two institutions. The plaquette has been made by Bulgarian students from the “Velizar Peev” Vocational High School in Svoge and depicts the Bulgarian alphabet. What sets you apart is your leadership towards the people. In all the conversations we have had, even when we have argued, I have been impressed by your position that researchers and people working at BAS should have better working conditions, including higher salaries, Minister Tsokov said. Your success during [...]