The Vice-President of BAS, Prof. DSc Shtelian D. Shterionov participated today in the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Faculty of Viticulture and Horticulture of the Agricultural University of Plovdiv and the ritual vine pruning on the occasion of Trifon Zarezan (Trifon the Pruner) holiday. The event was held at the university's training base in Brestnik. The rector, Assoc. Prof. Boryana Ivanova, opened the celebration which was attended by representatives of the diplomatic corps, local authorities and the academic community. Prof. Shterionov congratulated the management and students of the Agricultural University on behalf of the President of BAS – Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva. In his speech, he emphasized that for decades the Faculty of Viticulture and Horticulture had established itself as [...]

A national discussion "SOS for Cultural Heritage" with the participation of scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences was held today in Sofia. The forum was organized by the Cultural Heritage Society - the Bulgarian representative of the largest European organization for the preservation of cultural heritage "Europa Nostra" and the "Standard" media. The "Wonders of Bulgaria" initiative marks its 15th anniversary, said Slavka Bozukova, chairwoman of the Cultural Heritage Society, opening the forum and pointing out that this was the 135th discussion on the topic. She said that a memorandum on the protection, development and promotion of Bulgaria's cultural heritage had already been drafted and would be signed today by those present at the meeting to be submitted to the Council of Ministers and [...]

A public discussion on "Cultivating influence: cultural diplomacy between France and Bulgaria" was held on 7 February in the “Ivan Geshov” Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. This was the first in a series of events on cultural diplomacy in Bulgaria and the Balkans organized by the Institute of Balkan Studies with Center for Thracology at BAS (IBSCT-BAS) in partnership with the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria (SIC) (in implementation of the project "Cultural Diplomacy in the Balkans in the 20th and 21st Century: Achievements, Problems, Challenges for the Future", funded by the Bulgarian National Science Fund of MES). The Vice-President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Corr. Memb. DSc Evdokia Pasheva opened the [...]