Professor Julian Revalski, Member of BAS, has presented today the Honorary Medal of the President of BAS to Acad. Asaf Hajiyev - Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation. The award is given for his significant contribution to raising the role of science and national academies of sciences in the cooperation between the PABSEC countries. The organization is a unique model for a multilateral political and economic initiative to harmonize the actions of member states, to ensure peace, security and development of the Black Sea region in the spirit of friendly relations. Acad. Asaf Hajiyev has been Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation since 2015. He is a mathematician, member of the Azerbaijan National [...]

An exhibition of works of fine art by members of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is open in the Central Foyer of the BAS until 3 December. Eight paintings and two sculptures mark the beginning of a permanent exhibition of artworks by Academy members. The idea is part of the management programme of Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of BAS, whose second term of office expires on December 7. The exhibition includes works by Ivan Murkvicka, Ivan Lazarov, Dechko Uzunov, Todor Dinov, Iliya Petrov, Ivan Nenov, Rumen Skorchev, Svetlin Rusev and Vejdi Rashidov. Over the years, 17 artists have been members of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, said Prof. Revalski at the official presentation of the exposition. By a decision of the Governing Council of BAS, [...]

Contrary to the prevailing public opinion that corruption is the number one problem, business in Bulgaria manages to overcome it. This was stated by Prof. Spartak Keremidchiev from the Economic Research Institute at BAS during the conference "Economic Development and Policies: Reality and Prospects. European Integration, Convergence and Cohesion" organized on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Institute. In his paper "Unanswered Questions on Business Corruption", the economist compares the results of 3 international studies on business corruption in the country in order to draw attention to the fact that policies to curb this parasitic phenomenon for the economy require correct information on its state and dynamics and that corruption in the private sector has so far escaped the attention of researchers, even [...]

On November 23-24, 2024, the eleventh scientific session of the High-School-Students’ Institute of BAS (HSSI-BAS) at the PhD Training Centre - BAS took place in the central building of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The event was opened by the Vice-President of BAS Corr. Memb. Evdokia Pasheva who noted how many young people had been touched by the magic of science. Regardless of who will be honored at this competition, all participants present are already winners, said Corr. Memb. Pasheva. The head of HSSI – BAS, Acad. Petar Kenderov, congratulated the participants and reminded them of the mission of the High-School-Students’ Institute - to encourage young people to explore, to present their developments and to establish links between Bulgarian education and science. The two-day forum [...]

On 25 November, the Assembly of Academicians at BAS elected Prof. Prof. Yuri Tschinkel from the USA foreign member of BAS. Yuri Tschinkel is a professor at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York, USA. He is one of the leading contemporary mathematicians with outstanding contributions to the development of algebraic geometry, algebraic topology, and geometric aspects of mathematical physics. His main results have been published in over 130 papers in the most prestigious mathematical and physics journals and have been cited more than 1550 times. He is the editor of 19 mathematical books and 23 surveys. He was Editor-in-Chief of the Experimental Mathematics journal, and currently serves on the editorial boards of Springer's Progress in Mathematics book series as well as a number [...]