On April 20, 2023, the second edition of the International Youth Biennale "Bulgarian Traces in the World - with Palette, Camera and Word", organized by the Bulgarian Sunday School "Assen and Ilia Peikov" and the Cultural Association "Parallel 43" in Rome, Italy, was launched. The main goal of the forum is to revive the collective memory of Bulgarian communities abroad and the youth in Bulgaria through the recovery of tangible and intangible cultural monuments (such as customs, traditions, artworks, architectural monuments, historical places, personalities, temples, etc.) scattered around the world where our compatriots live. With the help of teachers from Bulgarian schools in Bulgaria and abroad, children and students will become researchers, discoverers and guardians of Bulgarian traces, which will be collected and systematized [...]

The President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of the Academy, met with the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Bulgaria H.E. Viktor Temirbayev. Prof. Revalski briefed the guest on the history, structure and activities of the Academy. The two sides agreed to cooperate in strengthening and developing bilateral cooperation between BAS and the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The meeting was attended by Mr. Meiram Aitzhanov, Third Secretary at the Embassy of Kazakhstan.

The President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of the Academy, met with the Ambassador of Austria to Bulgaria H.E. Andrea Ikić-Böhm. Among the main topics of the conversation was the cooperation between scientists from both countries over the years. Prof. Revalski said that the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has good relations with the Austrian Academy of Sciences with which BAS has been cooperating since 1977 and is a partner in international organizations such as the European Academies’ Scientific Advisory Council (EASAC).  Н.E. Andrea Ikić-Böhm briefly presented the scientific activities in Lower Austria.

  The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences awarded the Institute of Catalysis of BAS with an Honorary Silver Plaquette on the occasion of its 40th anniversary. The distinction is also awarded for significant scientific achievements in the field of development of new catalysts and cutting-edge technologies with environmental orientation. The solemn celebration on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Institute of Catalysis was held in the Seminar Hall of the Institute. On behalf of the Management Board of the Academy, the Vice-President Corr. Mem. Stefan Hadjidodorov presented the award to the Director Prof. Silvia Todorova. Undoubtedly, the institute has established itself as a leader in the field of catalysis in the country, said the Vice President. The Institute of Catalysis is an internationally recognized [...]

The Assembly of Academicians of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences elected as a foreign member of BAS Prof. Konstantinos Georgiou Nihoritis from Greece. He is a distinguished Greek Old Bulgarian scholar and theologian with numerous publications on Bulgarian cultural history and its links with Athos. He is a graduate of the Athonias Ecclesiastical Academy (1976) and the Sofia Theological Academy (1981). He is currently a professor at the Faculty of Slavonic, Balkan and Oriental Studies at the Macedonian University of Thessaloniki. More information about Prof. Nihoritis can be seen here. During its meeting on March 14, 2023, the Assembly of Academicians also elected two Bulgarian scientists as Associate Members of AACM - Prof. Ivan Kostov and Prof. Dimitar Sasselov. Prof. Ivan Kostov was born on [...]