Assoc. Prof. Lyuba Spasova, PhD, from IPS of BAS and Vice-President of the MOST Intergovernmental Council, represented Bulgaria at the Social Transformations Week at UNESCO.   The Social Transformations Week, organised by the Management of Social Transformations (MOST) Programme, took place at UNESCO headquarters in Paris from 29 September to 2 October. Bulgaria participated through Assoc. Prof. Dr Lyuba Spasova from the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at BAS who represented the country and the region in her capacity as Vice-President of the programme’s Intergovernmental Council (IGC). The Council was established in 1994 and comprises 35 member states elected by the UNESCO General Conference. It sets the priorities for MOST and strengthens the link between research in the social sciences and humanities and public policy. [...]

During his visit to China, Professor Emeritus Vesselin Petrov from the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at BAS presented a series of papers and lectures on procedural philosophy, ecological civilisation, environmental education, artificial intelligence and the development of human civilisation. Between 3 and 23 July, he took part in conferences, symposia, academic training sessions and working meetings in the cities of Harbin, Luoyang, Zhuhai and Shenzhen. Among the academic events were the international symposium on process thinking, environmental education and ecovillages design, a conference on ecological civilisation in Luoyang, the Process Thinking Summer Academy in Zhuhai, and the third world symposium on the philosophy of the environment and the building of a global ecological civilisation. As part of the Summer Process Academy, Prof. Petrov delivered [...]

On July 14, 2026, representatives of the Institute for Population and Human Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IPHS at BAS) held a meeting with the Minister of Labor and Social Policy, Natalia Efremova. The meeting focused on ways for BAS researchers to effectively support the ministry’s efforts by providing the databases and analyses necessary for evidence-based policymaking. The possibility of enhancing the qualifications of demography experts working in municipalities was discussed, as well as potential ways to coordinate this process. The meeting was attended by Minister Natalia Efremova, Deputy Minister Nadya Klisurska, and Chief of Staff Zornitsa Vasileva. Prof. Antoaneta Hristova, DSc - Director of the institute and Prof. Zheni Staykova took part in the meeting representing IPHS-BAS.

At the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, the “NEET Youth in Bulgaria: Research and Policy Design” Laboratory was launched through a constructive and dynamic discussion attended by five experts from the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy and two from the Ministry of Education and Science. It is part of the “New Forms of Employment and the Development of Digital Skills: Key Factors for the Successful Integration of NEET Youth into the Labor Market” project. The project is implemented with the support of the Bulgarian National Science Fund under the call for proposals for funding fundamental scientific research – 2024 (Contract КП-06-Н85/12 dated December 5, 2024). During the presentation and discussion, the main objectives, priorities, and guidelines of the future comprehensive study which will provide [...]

The 16th National Conference of Doctoral Students, Postdoctoral Researchers, and Young Scholars in the Field of Legal Science was held on June 6. The forum was organized by the Institute for the State and Law of BAS (ISL-BAS). Director Prof. Ekaterina Salkova, PhD, opened the event and encouraged participants to be bold in their scientific pursuits and responsible in formulating and defending their theses. Forty doctoral and postdoctoral students from ISL-BAS, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and the University of National and World Economy presented their papers. The young legal scholars addressed a wide range of issues spanning nearly all major branches of law. The audience found the presentations on Roman law just as interesting as those seeking answers to the challenges posed by the [...]