On June 18, 2025, a Golden Doctoral Diploma was awarded to Prof. DSc. Vladko Murdarov on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his receiving the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. The solemn speech at the ceremony was delivered by the head of the Institute of Slavonic Studies, Prof. Dr. Stefan Newerkla, who stressed that the jubilarian Prof. Murdarov, a recipient of the Gottfried von Herder Fellowship, was the author of 27 books and more than 1150 scientific articles in renowned international journals. As particularly valuable, he pointed out his books "Vienna and the Beginnings of Bulgarian Linguistics" (Виена и началото на българската езикословна наука ) (1988), "Viennese Slavic Studies and Bulgarian Linguistics. 1822-1839-1918" (Виенската славистика и българското езикознание. 1822-1839-1918) (1999), also translated into German, [...]

  The President of BAS Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva has taken part in the expert panel "Transforming Higher Education through Innovation and Research" at the Green Transition Forum 5.0, which is taking place in Sofia from 16 to 20 June. "No matter how inspiring innovations are, they need fundamental scientific knowledge and research to happen," Corr. Memb. Slavcheva said. She recalled that "scientists from BAS and universities work together in centres of excellence and competence. These centres are the place where the link between science and business can happen because modern laboratories provide opportunities for obtaining a commercial product," the President of the Academy further mentioned. According to her, "the drive for innovation should not be age-restricted and therefore these centres can become a place [...]

  At its meeting on 19 June, the Assembly of Academicians of BAS elected Prof. Alessandro Maria Bruni from Italy Foreign Member of the Academy. Professor Alessandro Maria Bruni was born on 9 September 1978 in Rome. He works in the fields of Byzantine and Slavic palaeography, codicology, textual studies, historical linguistics and hymnography as well as in the field of Kartvelology. He has specialised with some of the most eminent medievalists, such as Prof. Enrica Follieri in Rome and Prof. Boris Fonkich in Moscow. Until 2024, he was a professor at the University of Ca Foscari in Venice, and then at the Oriental University of Naples, today the largest Italian centre for the study and research of foreign languages and cultures. He has lectured [...]