Ms. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, delivered the Annual Nelson Mandela Memorial Lecture, Nelson Mandela’s Legacy, at the aula magna of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. The event was organized jointly by the Embassy of the Republic of South Africa to this country and the National Commission for UNESCO – Bulgaria, with the cooperation of the oldest high academic institution in the country. The ceremony was attended by the Rector of Sofia University, Professor Ivan Ilchev, Dr. Habil., ambassadors, members of the diplomatic corps, academic staff and university students.

A solemn ceremony to confer an honorary academic title to Professor Vassil Mrachkov, S.J.D was held at the Aula Magna of Sofia University "St.Kliment Ohridski". The proposition for the conferment of the honorary degree on behalf of the oldest and most prestigious academic institution in Bulgaria has been put forward by the Sofia University Faculty of Law as an acknowledgement of Professor Mrachkov's outstanding contributions to the fields of law science, higher juridical education and jurisdiction, as well as his seminal and strong academic and pedagogical cooperation with the University. The degree has also been awarded as a tribute to Professor Mrachkov's 80th birthday.

In the foyer of the St. Kliment Ohridski University Library an exhibition was opened dedicated to the 110^th anniversary of the international interlibrary book exchange in the Library.

The Cinema House hosted a Modern Chinese Cinema Festival which included nine modern Chinese films of various genres and topics. The films had received a number of awards and nominations at prestigious international fora: the Berlinale Film Festival, the Sundance Film Festival, the Montreal World Film Festival, and many others. It was the first time most of them had been shown in public in this country.

A Sofia University IT team won the prestigious award in the category "Public Sector" of the 11th IT Project of the Year Competition with a project for improving the academic performance of the teaching staff at the departments with educational orientation at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ochridski”.

Two exhibitions, “The Mirror of the Heart” – a collection of Indian and Tibetan drawings by Lyudmila Klasanova, and the joint exhibition “India as Inspiration” by the curator Prof. Tsvetan Stoyanov, were opened at the Alma Mater Gallery of the Sofia University Rectorate.