During the annual scientific session of the Institute of Mechanics on December 5, the award ceremony for "Best Young Scientist in the Field of Mechanics – 2025" took place. The award was established ten years ago by the National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (NCTAM) at BAS at the proposal of Academician Yachko Ivanov and is funded by him. It is awarded through a competition organized by the Institute of Mechanics of BAS and aims to stimulate and promote the achievements of young researchers up to 35 years of age working in various fields of mechanics in scientific organizations and universities in Bulgaria. Acad. Yachko Ivanov presented Eng. Pavel Venev, MA with the 2025 award at an official ceremony. Pavel Venev is an [...]

An exhibition by contemporary Bulgarian artist Stanislav Bojankov entitled “Presentiment of a Portrait” opened at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The exhibition is the second in the “Contemporary Art at BAS” series and was initiated by the chairman of the Academy's General Assembly, Prof. Vassil Kirov. “The idea for this project arose after the decision by Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of BAS, during his term as president of the Academy to create a collection of works of art,” Prof. Kirov said. He added that up to four exhibitions of significant artists would be held within a year. “In addition to the existing collection of classical Bulgarian art, it is good for BAS to give contemporary Bulgarian art its rightful place. This will allow us to [...]

On December 10, a solemn ceremony was held to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Kosova Academy of Sciences and Arts (ASHAK). The ceremony was opened by Ms. Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, President of the Republic of Kosovo, and by the President of ASHAK, Acad. Mehmet Kraja who is a lecturer at the University of Pristina in the field of Albanian Language and Literature, author of short stories, novels, plays, and literary criticism texts. Greetings were delivered by the Albanian President Mr. Bayram Begaj, as well as the President of the Academy of Sciences of Albania Acad. Skënder Gjinushi, and the Vice-President of ALLEA Prof. Marie Louise Noche; Prof. Massimo Della Valle from the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Mr. Lucian Brujan, Berlin Process Coordinator [...]

A meeting between the President of BAS, Corresponding Member Evelina Slavcheva, and the Slovenian Ambassador to Bulgaria, H.E. Ms. Natasha Bergel, took place today at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. During the meeting, the project cooperation between the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts was discussed as well as the possibilities for its expansion. H.E. Bergel and Corr. Memb. Slavcheva agreed that a meeting between the presidents of the two academies would help to consolidate this cooperation. This has been the first meeting between the president of the BAS and the Slovenian ambassador and both sides expressed their readiness for fruitful future cooperation.