Scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences are participating in the Green Transition Forum 5.0 which has opened today and will last until 20 June at the Sofia Event Center. Competitiveness and innovation in Central and Eastern European countries are the focus of the largest transformation and development event in the region. Teams of institutes from different scientific fields of BAS are presenting current developments and news thematically related to the main topics of the forum. Scientific results of our researchers, such as approaches to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, innovations for alternative energy, new technologies for application in food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals production, materials for high-tech applications and recycling for a circular economy, are showcased in a presentation during the five-day event. At a special [...]

The final of the seventh edition of the "My thesis in 180 seconds" international PhD competition was held on 28 May at the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall of BAS. Eight PhD students participated in the competition. They were evaluated by a jury with members Corr. Memb. Evdokia Pasheva - Vice President of BAS, Prof. Laure Castin - Director of the Regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe of the Francophone University Agency, H.E. Joël Meyer - Ambassador of France to Bulgaria, Prof. Albena Vassileva - Director of the Francophone Centre at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski” and Mr. Angel Bandjov - Director of the Human Rights Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The young scientists were evaluated on three main criteria - rhetoric/eloquence, reach [...]

The “Prof. Marin Drinov" prize for young scientists and "Ivan Evstratiev Geshov" for youngest scientists of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences were awarded during the solemn assembly on the occasion of May 24 which was held at the Academy. Seventeen young scientists were awarded for their achievements. The President of BAS Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva presented the awards. I am happy to be at BAS because it is the institution that embodies the spirit of knowledge and culture, an institution not only with traditions but also on which we rely to live in a better future, Minister of Education and Science Krasimir Valchev said in his address on the occasion. The Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia Daniil was an official guest at the ceremony [...]

The sixth Interdisciplinary Doctoral Forum was officially opened on 13 May 2025 at the Grand Hotel Velingrad. The event is organized by the PhD Training Center - BAS and the Career Center at TC-BAS and will last until 16 May 2025. Ninety PhD students from BAS, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and Medical University – Sofia are presenting their scientific developments. The forum was officially opened by Corr. Memb. Evdokia Pasheva, Director of the Training Center - BAS and Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, President of BAS. They wished the PhD students fruitful and successful work. Corr. Memb. Evdokia Pasheva congratulated the participants in the event and shared her joy in seeing new faces which means that the PhD students from the previous forums had already [...]

  The participation of scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in the Horizon Europe Framework Programme has been discussed at a meeting at the Academy by the President of BAS Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva and the Commissioner for Start-ups, Research and Innovation Ekaterina Zaharieva. The meeting, which took place today, was attended by BAS Scientific Secretary-General Prof. Neli Koseva and the Head of the European Commission Representation in Bulgaria Yordanka Chobanova. Bulgaria has made progress in the field of hydrogen technology, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva said during the conversation. The President of BAS presented her idea to initiate an international regional project for the introduction of hydrogen fuel in heavy transport and told about the first hydrogen charging station for Bulgaria and the region [...]