At its meeting held on March 16, 2026, the 9th General Assembly of BAS conferred upon Professor Julian Revalski, Full Member of the Academy (President of BAS from 2016 to 2024) the title of “Honorary Member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.” The title is awarded for his exceptional contribution as a scientist and President of BAS to the development and establishment of the Academy as a leading national center of expertise for scientific consultation on issues of strategic importance to the state; for his active work in the field of knowledge transfer and the strengthening of ties between BAS and the education system; for his efforts to improve and modernize the Academy’s scientific infrastructure; as well as for the progress achieved in the [...]

The President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, and the Scientific Secretary-General of the Academy, Prof. Neli Koseva, paid a working visit to the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Paris on March 9. During an official ceremony, the agreement for scientific cooperation between BAS and CNRS was renewed. The ceremony was also attended by H.E. Radka Balabanova-Ruleva, Ambassador of Bulgaria to France. The new agreement aims to promote scientific exchange and the development of joint research activities between Bulgarian and French scientists. During the meeting, Prof. Neli Koseva presented the activities and priorities of BAS, as well as the Academy's cooperation with CNRS under the EU framework programs. Prof. Alain Schuhl Deputy CEO of CNRS for Science, presented [...]

The Vice-President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Prof. Emmanuel Moutafov and the Director of the “Ivan Vazov” National Theatre, Vasil Vasilev, discussed the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between the two institutions today at a meeting at the theatre. The Academy has established cooperation with the National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts, the National Academy of Music, and the National Academy of Art, said Prof. Moutafov, presenting the joint initiatives that have been organized. Prof. Moutafov was director of the Institute of Art Studies at BAS and spoke about the research work of theatre scholars at the Academy. The National Theatre is set to premiere the Little England play based on the novel of the same name by Ioanna Karystiani. This is [...]

Four directors of institutes at BAS participated in a press conference to present the first stage of implementation of the “Critical and Strategic Raw Materials for Green Transition and Sustainable Development” National Scientific Program: Prof. Irena Zareva from the Economic Research Institute, Prof. Svetoslav Georgiev, PhD, from the Geological Institute, Prof. Emilia Chengelova, DSc, from the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, and Prof. Antoaneta Hristova, PhD, from the Institute for Population and Human Studies. The national program is implemented by 14 institutions, coordinated by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, which is represented by eight institutes. The institutes in the “Man and Society” division are participating in Work Package 7: “Assessment of Socio-Economic Impact” within the framework of the program. Key points from the press conference: [...]

On February 13, Minister of Energy Zhecho Stankov and Executive Director of Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) Valentin Nikolov visited the Geological Institute of BAS. The meeting was also attended by BAS Vice President Prof. Shtelian Shterionov. During the visit, they discussed Bulgaria's potential for exploring and extracting critical and strategic raw materials as well as energy resources, including through research under the current National Science Program “Critical and Strategic Raw Materials for Green Transition and Sustainable Development.” The main focus of the talks was the detailed study of critical raw materials in the Maritsa East coal basin which is being carried out under a recently concluded tripartite agreement between BEH, Maritsa East Mines EAD, and the Geological Institute of BAS. A key moment of the [...]