A jubilee scientific conference on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the arrival in Bulgaria of Archbishop Angelo Roncalli, the future Pope John XXIII, was held today at the “Prof. Marin Drinov" Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The event on "Monsignor Roncalli and his Apostolic Mission in Bulgaria (1925-1934)" was opened by the President of BAS, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva.  "With this forum in memory and glorification of one of the most outstanding and influential religious leaders of the twentieth century who left a lasting mark in world history with the convening of the Second Vatican Council but also linked his life and name to our country, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences traditionally pays due tribute to a great and sincere friend [...]

A public lecture by Dr. Atanas Popov, a specialist in European law, was held today at BAS. Dr. Atanas Popov introduced the audience to the history of the European Communities, focusing on the sociological and legal aspects of nuclear energy regulation in a comparative national and international context. The existence and activities of the European Atomic Energy Community are not widely known despite the enormous current interest in nuclear energy. Bulgaria is one of the Euratom member countries that intends to increase its nuclear investments. The lecture explained in a broader sense the functioning and sociological aspects of this part of European law in view of the growing challenges in the field which were mostly of an economic nature. The President of the General Assembly [...]

Prof. DSc Vassil Kirov has been elected as a Member of Academia Europaea.  Academia Europaea was established in 1988 and is the Pan-European Academy for the Humanities, Letters and Sciences. Membership is by invitation only. The aim of the Academia Europaea is the development and dissemination of scientific excellence in the humanities, law, economic, social and political sciences, mathematics, medicine and all branches of natural and technological sciences anywhere in the world for the public benefit and for the advancement of the education of the population of all ages in the above fields in Europe. The Academy has 5500 members, including 88 Nobel Laureates. There are eleven members from Bulgaria. Prof. Kirov is member of the “Economics, Business and Management Sciences” и „Social Change and [...]

Representatives of the scientific community, business and the executive discussed key challenges and solutions related to human resources in the green and digital transition at the "Sustainability of Human Resources for a Competitive Economy" national scientific conference. The event organized by the Economic Research Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (ERI) together with the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association (BICA) and the Institute for Sustainable Economic Development (ISED) was attended by scientists from the ERI at BAS, the University of Economics - Varna, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, University of National and World Economy, “Paisii Hilendarski” University of Plovdiv, Higher School of Security and Economics. In Bulgaria, there is both a labour shortage and a mismatch between demand and supply of competences. In order for [...]

On April 30, a round table on "Demography - Trends, Problems and Solutions" organized by Minister Gutsanov was held at the National Assembly in which scientists from the Institute for Population and Human Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IPHS - BAS) presented papers on the trends and ways to overcome the demographic crisis in Bulgaria. The Director of the Institute, Prof. Antoaneta Hristova, pointed out that this discussion was a continuation of the analysis of the demographic crisis conducted by the Institute for Population and Human Studies 7 years ago. Prof. Hristova pointed out with regret that the scientific forecasts made by the Institute had come true and Bulgaria was falling into the most pessimistic scenario of a rapidly ageing and declining population. [...]

The official opening of the Doctoral School at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of BAS took place today at the “Acad. Ivan E. Geshov" Hall of the Academy. The Doctoral School is established for the purpose of training under the project "Training of doctoral students for research and transformation of the labor market according to the needs of Industry 5.0. and the dual transition". The school aims to create new skills in relation to the digital transition and the realization of participants in innovative fields in underdeveloped and developing regions and is part of a comprehensive academic development program. On behalf of the leadership of BAS, Prof. Neli Koseva made a welcome speech and emphasized the exceptional initiative, high professionalism and courage of the [...]