International conference organized by Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski on the occasion of its 120th anniversary

23 - 25 November 2008

The International Conference Programme

23 November, Sunday

Plenary Session, 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm, Aula
Opening ceremony. Prof. Nedyu Popivanov, Vice-Rector of Scientific and International Projects, Delivers a Speech

23 November, 3:20 pm - 5:00 pm, Aula
Section: Cooperation
Chair: Prof. Nedyu Popivanov, Vice-rector
Discussion Host: Prof. Alexander Fedotoff, Sofia University

3:20 pm - 3:40 pm Prof. Dr. h. c. Notker Rösch, Munich
Research Cooperation between Sofia University and Technical University of Munich - Achievements, Obstacles, Prospects

3:40 pm - 4:00 pm Prof. Dr. h. c. Thomas Haertlé, Nantes
Vision of the Bulgarian Students in the French Research and Educational System. How Could We Face the Challenges of European and Global Work Market?

4:00 pm - 4:20 pm' Prof. Metin Baydar, Isparta
Cooperation between Balkan Universities

4:20 pm - 4:40 pm Discussion

4:40 pm - 5:00 pm Coffee break

23 November, 3:20 pm - 5:00 pm, Hall 1
Section: University Management. General Affairs
Chair: Assoc. Prof. Zhelyu Vladimirov, Vice-Rector
Discussion Host: To be announced

3:20 pm - 3:40 pm Prof. Anna Maria Totomanova, Sofia University
The University Crucified between Science and Education

3:40 pm - 4:00 pm Prof. Georgi Kapriev, Sofia University
Charging Depreciation Using the Buxton Index

4:00 pm - 4:20 pm Prof. Dr. h. c. Peter Fischer-Appelt, Hamburg
The University of Reason in a Time of Risk

4:20 pm - 4:40 pm Discussion

4:40 pm - 5:00 pm Coffee break

23 November, 3:20 pm - 5:00 pm, Hall 2
Section: University and Authority
Chair: Assoc. Prof. Mariya Shishinyova, Vice-Rector
Discussion Host: To be announced

3:20 pm - 3:40 pm Assoc. Prof. Dimitar Denkov, Sofia University
Loss of Authority: Traits of the New Enlightenment

3:40 pm - 4:00 pm Assoc. Prof. Dimitar Vatzov, New Bulgarian University
Public Guarantees of Critical Thinking Today

4:00 pm - 4:20 pm Professor Julia Stefanova, Sofia University Internationalization of Education /in Bulgaria/: Reality, Challenges and Good Practices

4:20 pm - 4:40 pm Discussion

4:40 pm - 5:00 pm Coffee break

23 November, 3:20 pm - 5:00 pm, New Conference Hall
Section: Humanities and Social Science in the Age of Globalization
Chair: Assoc. Prof. Nedyalka Videva, Vice-Rector
Discussion Host: Assoc. Prof. Angel Angelov, Blagoevgrad

3:20 pm - 3:40 pm Professor Dr. h. c. Urs Altermatt, Fribourg
Orientation or Compensation? The Status of the Humanities: Decline or Rise?

3:40 pm - 4:00 pm Professor Dr. h. c. Edward Mozeiko, Alberta
Humanities in the Age of Globalization: Is There a Future?

4:00 pm - 4:20 pm Assoc. Prof. Petya Kabakchieva, Assoc. Prof. Alexander Kiossev, Sofia University
Methodological Nationalism, Globalization and Institutional Structure

4:20 pm - 4:40 pm Discussion

4:40 pm - 5:00 pm Coffee break

23 November, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Hall 1
Section: University Management: Organization of Knowledge, Information Systems and Management of the University
Chair: Assoc. Prof. Zhelyu Vladimirov, Vice-Rector
Discussion Host: To be announced

5:00 pm - 5:20 pm Prof. Gegham Gevorgyan, Yerevan
Towards Bologna Process: Past, Present and Future of Armenian Higher Education

5:20 pm - 5:40 pm Assoc. Prof. Grigorii Vazov, Higher School of Insurance and Finance
Organization of Knowledge and University Management

5:40 pm - 6:00 pm Prof. Stoyan Denchev, State University of Library Studies and Information Technologies
Formation and Development of a Culture of Transparency in the Higher Education System

6:00 pm - 6:20 pm Assoc. Prof. Laszlo Kozma, Eotvös Lorand University
A European ICT Sector Framework in Line with the European Qualification Framework

6:20 pm - 6:40 pm Assoc. Prof. Dobrin Denev, University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy
Higher Education in the Field of Construction in Bulgaria in the Light of New Realities

6:40 pm - 7:00 pm Discussion

23 November, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, New Conference Hall

Roundtable Discussion on Draft Strategy for Development of Scientific Research at Sofia University
Moderator: Prof. Pepka Boyadjieva, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Discussion Hosts:
Deans: Prof. Tony Spasov, Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry at SU
Assoc. Prof. Dimitar Denkov, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy at SU

Additional Bulgarian Discussion Hosts:

Prof. Kamen Veselinov
Dr. Patrizia Georgieva
Assoc. Prof. Petya Kabakchieva
Assist. Prof. Rumen Borisov

Guest Discussion Hosts:

Prof. Martial Ducloy, University Paris 13
Profe. Dr. h. c. Andreas Speer, University of Cologne

Official Participants:

Invited: Assoc. Prof. Daniel Valchev, Minister of Education and Science; Vanya Dobreva, Deputy Minister of Education and Science; Assoc. Prof. Anastas Gerdzhikov, Albena Vutsova, Elka Dobreva, Lili Nikolova and Maria Fartunova from MES,Lyutfi Mestan, Chairman of the Parliamentary Commettee on Education and Science; Maria Karabelyova, Parliamentary Secretary

Roundtable Discussion Script:

5:00 pm - 5:10 pm Prof. Nedyu Popivanov presents the strategy

5:10 pm - 5:20 pm Prof. Georgi Dimitrov - statement on the spirit of the strategy on behalf of working group

5:20 pm - 6:05 pm Statements by discussants - 45-50 minutes (approximately 5 minutes per discussant)

6:05 pm - 7:00 pm General discussion

24 November, Monday

24 November. Plenary Session in Aula
Subject: The University Idea Today
Chair: Assoc. Prof. Ivan Petkov, Vice-rector
Discussion Host: To be announced

8:45 am - 9:00 am Entry into Aula. Seating of guests

9:00 am - 9:20 am Speech of Professor Ivan Ilchev, Rector of Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski

9:20 am - 9:40 am Prof. Dr. h. c. Roland Burkart, Vienna
The University in the Age of Communications

9:40 am - 10.00 am Prof. Dr. h. c. Andreas Speer, Cologne
Free Minds - An Archeology of the Idea of the University

10:00 am - 10:20 am Prof. Yannick David, Institut Catholique d'Etudes Supérieures (I.C.E.S.), La Roche sur Yon
Liberté, Université: chronique d'un divorce anoncé

10:20 am - 10:40 am Prof. Pepka Boyadjieva, Bulgarian Academy of Science
The University as a Cathedral

10:40 am - 11:00 am Coffee break

11:00 am - 11:20 am Prof. Hristo Todorov, New Bulgarian University
What Kind of Society Does the University Need?

11:20 am - 11:40 am Prof. Dr. h. c. Mario Capaldo, Rome
UNIVERSITAS STUDIORUM RESTITUENDA - Revolution or Restoration?

11:40 am - 12:00 noon Discussion

12:00 noon The Rector presents the Sofia University Grand Scientific Award to the winner

25 November, Tuesday

25 November, 10:20 am - 12:40 pm, Aula
Section: The University and the New Challenges
Chair: Professor Nedyu Popivanov, Vice-rector
Discussion Host: Prof. Bogdan Bogdanov, New Bulgarian University

10:20 am - 10:40 am Prof. Enver Duran, Trakya University, Edirne Challenges in Higher Education

10:40 am - 11:00 am Prof. Ivan Lalov, Rector of Sofia University 1993-1999, Challenges Facing Research Universities

11:00 am - 11:20 am Prof. Ivan Stankov, Stara Zagora
About the University's Functions: Today and Tomorrow

11:20 am - 11:40 am Coffee break

11:40 am - 12:00 noon Assoc. Prof. Sergey Ignatov, New Bulgarian University
The Modern Bulgarian University in the Age of Globalization

12:00 noon - 12:20 pm Prof. Dr. h. c. Zlatka Guentcheva, Villejuif Pourquoi le système de l'éducation bulgare ne devrait-il pas renoncer à ses plus fortes traditions?

12:20 pm - 12:40 pm Prof. Almazbek Akmataliev, Naryn
Naryn State University: Its Growth and Challenge of Corporations.

12:40 pm - 1:00 pm Discussion

25 November, 10:20 am - 01:00 pm, Hall 1
Section: University Management: Structure andInstitutional Places of Research, Career Paths of Researchers
Chair: Prof. Dimitar Gyurov, Sofia University
Discussion Host: Prof. Ana Proikova, Sofia University

10:20 am - 10:40 am Prof. Georgi Dimitrov, Sofia University
Structure of the Research Activities at Sofia University

10:40 am - 11:00 am Assoc. Prof. Kaloyan Haralampiev, Sofia University
Career Development in Sofia University

11:00 am - 11:20 am Dr. Teodora Angelova, Sofia University
Structural Inequalities in Scientific Production

Coffee served during the session

11:20 am -11:40 am Prof. Dr. h. c. Mark Harris, EMEA, Westerham
Innovation - Can It Be Nourished, Can It Be Managed?

11:40 am - 12:00 noon Assoc. Prof. Tzetzo Dushkin, Sofia University
Research Laboratories in Natural Sciences

12:00 noon - 12:20 pm Prof. Aladjin Abazi,Tetovo,
Organization of Knowledge and University Management: Developing a System of Quality Assurance at South East European University in Tetovo

12:20 pm - 12:40 pm Assoc. Prof. Hristo Beloev, Rouse
Joint National and International Projects: A Means of Pooling the Capacity of Higher Schools

12:40 pm - 1:00 pm Discussion

25 November, 10:20 am - 1:00 pm, Hall 2
Section: University Systems and Cooperation
Chair: Professor Boyan Biolchev, Rector of Sofia University 1999- 2007
Discussion Host: To be announced

10:20 am -10:40 am Prof. Dr. h. c. François Resche, Nantes
Faiblesses et forces du système d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche français, un an après la mise en œuvre de la loi de réforme des universités

10:40 am - 11:00 am Research Assoc. Dr. Hristo Lafchiev, Bulgarian Academy of Science
Alma Mater and the Bulgarian Academy of Science - Natural Symbiosis or Marriage of Convenience

11:00 am - 11:20 am Professor Plamen Legkostup, St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Turnovo
Modern Inter-University Cooperation as a Continuation of the Work of the Holy Brothers SS Cyril and Methodius, and St. Kliment Ohridski

Coffee served during the session

Section: University Communities

11:20 am - 11:40 am Dimitar Atanasov, Sofia University
The University and Young Scientists

11:40 am - 12:00 noon Research Assoc. Dr. Stilian Atanasov, Bulgarian Academy of Science
The Ph.D Students in Bulgaria and in the World

12:00 noon - 12:20 pm Ilia Mechkov, Sofia University
Models of Dialogue between Professors, Graduate and Undergraduate Students; Models of Dialogue between the University and Its Alumni

12:20 pm - 12:40 pm Prof. Dr. Dincay Koksal, Canakkale
Interaction between NGOs & Higher Education

12:40 pm - 1:00 pm Discussion

New Conference Hall
Section: Specific Problems of Social Science and Humanities
Chair: Professor Georgi Bakalov, Sofia University
Discussion Host: Assoc. Prof. Angel Angelov, Blagoevgrad

10:20 am -10:40 am Research Assoc. Dr. Andronika Martonova, Bulgarian Academy of Science
Theory of Arts and the Basis of the Humanities: Partnerships, Realities, Prospects

10:40 am - 11:00 am Prof. Stilian Yotov, Sofia University
Professor Mark Arenhövel, ZEDES
German Studies - Stopgap or Pacemaker

11:00 am - 11:20 am Coffee break

11:20 am - 11:40 am Assoc. Prof. Orlin Spasov, Sofia University
Economy of Craft vs. Economy of Knowledge: Dilemmas of University Education in Journalism

11:40 am - 12:00 noon Prof. Dr. h. c. Hilmar Walter, Leipzig
Betrachtungen zur Rolle der Philologie als Geisteswissenschaft an der Universität in der "Epoche der Globalisierung"

12:00 noon - 12:20 pm Prof. Dr. h. c. Helmut Schaller, University of Marburg
Bulgarian as a Balkan and European Language

12:20 pm - 12:40 pm Discussion

1.10 pm - 1.45 pm General Discussion in the Aula, chaired by the Rector
Discussion Hosts sum up conference results

The Rector closes the conference at 1:45 pm and bids the guests farewell.