At the meeting, the challenges facing the system of higher education and science in Bulgaria and the interaction between the two institutions were discussed as well as the possibility of a broader partnership between the academic community of BAS and the Council of Rectors through the implementation of joint projects, research, modernization of the educational process as well as the implementation of joint patents. "I believe that our long-standing cooperation will continue in the future as our joint efforts and deeds will consolidate the authority of education and science and further develop our common mission for a prosperous society based on knowledge and innovation," Corr. Memb. Slavcheva added. The President of the Council of Rectors in the Republic of Bulgaria Prof. Miglena Temelkova congratulated Corr. [...]

The exhibition "Chronicles of Steel. Cold Weapons of the Bulgarian Middle Ages" was opened on December 11 at the National Archaeological Institute with Museum of BAS. The exposition presents the culture of war in the Bulgarian lands in the Middle Ages through the most iconic weapons of the era - swords, sabres and combat knives. The Director of the National Archaeological Institute, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hristo Popov, presented the exhibition which is an emanation of an outstanding scientific work on the systematization and research of the medieval cold weapons of Bulgaria carried out by the scientists of the NAIM - BAS. All objects are documented with a uniform description and high quality illustrations and photographs. They were measured in the same way, with the same [...]