On May 15, 2025, the Institute of Balkan Studies & Center for Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences held a public lecture by Professor Peter Schreiner, a visiting foreign Bulgarian Studies scholar. Professor Schreiner is a world-renowned scholar in the field of Byzantine and European medieval studies, a Doctor Honoris Causa of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" and the "St. Cyril and St. Methodius" University of Veliko Tarnovo. For his outstanding services to the study of medieval Bulgarian history and the past of Samuil's Bulgaria, on October 3, 2024, he was awarded an honorary badge by the President of the Republic of Bulgaria. Prof. Schreiner is the author of dozens of books and over 1000 studies, articles and reviews. With his numerous publications, he [...]

The "Prof. Lyubomir Andreychin" Institute for Bulgarian Language at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is celebrating 83 years since its foundation with a two-day international annual conference which is taking place in the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall of BAS. The Director of the Institute for Bulgarian Language Prof. Svetla Koeva opened the event and stressed that the forum brought together the cream of researchers who focused their efforts on the Bulgarian language. "We report at the conference the results we have achieved from our joint work during the year," Prof. Koeva said. The traditional annual awards of the Institute were presented during the official opening. The first prize "Book of the Year" was awarded to the authors of the work „Българските лични имена днес“ (Bulgarian [...]

The film "155 Years of BAS - The Living Spirit of the Founders" by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ina Aneva, Scientific Secretary of the Biodiversity, Bioresources and Ecology Division of BAS, was selected and screened at this year's edition of the prestigious Ethnografilm Festival in Paris. The screening took place on Easter Sunday at the iconic Parisian cinema Club de l'Étoile, next to the Arc de Triomphe. The selection of the film to participate in the festival is a high recognition as Ethnografilm enjoys the support of a number of international scientific and academic organizations. Particularly significant among these is the involvement of the International Science Council (ISC) which recognises the role of documentary film as a vehicle for scientific communication and social dialogue. The film [...]

On April 8, 2025, in the hall of the Czech Centre in Sofia, the Cyrillo-Methodian Research Centre of BAS commemorated the 1140th anniversary of the blissful dormition of St. Methodius Slavo-Bulgarian. Guests of the academic celebration were the Vice-President of BAS Prof. Shtelian Shterionov, the Deputy Director of the "St. Constantine-Cyril the Philosopher" National High School of Ancient Languages and Cultures (NGDEK) and conductor of the high school choir Mr. Daniel Ivanov, current and former colleagues from BAS and Sofia University, students, pupils and citizens. After the welcoming speech of the Director of CMRC Prof. Veselka Zhelyazkova, a short musical program was performed by the Choir for Early Music at NGDEK - part of the partner network of CMRC. Of particular interest was the lecture [...]

  The Minister of Education and Science Krasimir Valchev today discussed the vision for a comprehensive change in the Bulgarian language, literature and history curricula with scientists from the Institute for Bulgarian Language, the Institute for Literature and the Institute for Historical Studies of BAS. The meetings were also attended by the President of BAS, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, who offered the assistance of the National Academic Network to hold discussions on the vision for curriculum change across the country. "The idea of the change we envisage is to provide children with a broader base of knowledge and skills in the humanities and sciences. In this way, we hope to compensate for the poor results that students show on the PISA functional literacy tests," Minister [...]

For the first time, Bulgaria has a representative in the Global Young Academy (GYA). This is Asst. Prof. Dr. Alexandra Milanova from the Institute of Balkan Studies with the Center of Thracology at BAS. She has been selected among hundreds of candidates from all over the world for her high academic achievements, international appearances and community involvement. The official inauguration ceremony will be held in the framework of the Academy's Annual General Meeting in June 2025 in Hyderabad, India. The Global Young Academy was established in 2010 and unites 200 young scientists from six continents. Its main objective is to bring together and encourage talented young researchers to participate in decision-making at international, regional and national levels to address global societal challenges.