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"Chronicles of the Bulgarian crisis"

The round table on "The crisis requires changes" dedicated to the new book by Prof. Roumen Georgiev attracted a great interest.

"In the beginning was the Word..."

Prof. Panayot Karagyozov opened the ceremony for Graduation of the students of the Faculty of Slavic Studies.

Biodiversity

Arrangement of the cactus collection has started in the University Botanic Gardens, Balchik.

Four students of Sofia University were distinguished in the National Essay Competition on "NATO’s New Strategic Concept the Way Ahead"

The students were given their certificates during the official ceremony in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 12th April.

"Send Rock"

Alma Mater Gallery opened for an photo exhibition by Hristo Slavov "Send Rock".

Sofia University came first in the 22nd National Olympiad in Programming

Sofia University won the 22nd National Olympiad in Programming held in University of Ruse

Prof. Joe Tzifun in Sofia University

Prof. Joe Tzifun, President of the University of Beijing, and Prof. Ivan Ilchev, Rector of Sofia University discussed opportunities for collaboration between the two universities

The Faculty of Geology and Geography marked the Earth Day by an official graduation ceremony and a conference on "Global Changes"

Traditionally the graduation ceremony was held on the Patron's Day of the Faculty: Earth Day.

Award by UNESCO for Prof. Anna Miltenova-Parzymies

Prof. Anna Miltenova-Parzymies is awarded by UNESCO for her academic achievements

Italian Classics

Due to the huge interest the conference organized by the specialty "Italian Philology" took place in the Aula.

Is the EU a Christian Club or the religios identity doesn't matter?

The discussion on the acceptance of Turkey in the EU in Hall 2 was a hot one.

Sofia University Theatre @lma @lter won in the International Festival Setkani\Encounter 2010 in Czech Republic

The student Zornitza Antonova was given the Best Actress prize of the 20th International Festival Setkani\Encounter 2010 in Czech Republic for her performance in "Orpheus"

6th National Networking Competition

The 6th National Networking Competition was organized by the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Science, and the Bulgarian Association of Networking Academies.

"Reminiscence of an Ambassador"

The Aula gathered friends and acquaintances of the late H.E. Jose Coderckh, Ambassador of Spain between 1997 and 2001, to honour him and to attend the promotion of the book "Reminiscence of an Ambassador" by Svetozar Filipov

History and books

The books "Rulers and books. The role of the South-Slavic ruler in the issuing and using of books during the Middle Ages (ІХ-ХV в.): the perception of the Byzantine model", "The novel 'Antichrist' by Emilian Stanev in the context of the Medieval Christian culture" and "The youth of Tsar Simeon" were presented as part of the series Hisrtory and Books.

Teodora Georgieva presented Sofia University students at the National Student Art Competition

Prof. Dr Vasil Yankov, Rector of the Open Universty, Bourgas, congratulated Sofia University for the presentation.

@lma @lter inspired the audience of the "Test!" fesial in Zagreb

Bulgarian ambassador in Republic of Croatia Dr Ivan Sirakov announced his appreciation of the Sofia University Student Theatre @lma @lter performance in Zagreb.

150th anniversary of the Easter Action

3rd April marks the 150th anniversary of the Easter Action: during the official church service in the Bulgarian church St Stefan in Constantinopole Metropolitan Ilarion Makariopolski for the first time did not mention the name of the Universal Greek Patriarch, but instead mentioned "each orthodox episcopy", as only the representative of an autonomuos church was allowed to say at that time.

"Sofia University donates for many universities in the country"

H. E. James Warlick, the US Ambassador and Prof. Ivan Ilchev discussed the development of the cooperation between the US Embassy and Sofia University.

Language and social experience

The Sofia University Department of Bulgarian Language and the International Sociolinguists Association in Sofia organise the 10th Sociolinguistics conference on "Language and Social Experience"

"Matheus Passion"

The four-hour concert "Mattheus Passion" by IS Bach was held for a fourth year in Sofia University on the Good Friday.

Dr. Chun Bee-ho and Prof. Ivan Ilchev - on the development of education, science, and new technologies

H.E. Dr. Chun Bee-ho, the new Korean Ambassador, and Prof. Ivan Ilchev, Rector of Sofia University, discussed cooperation in the fields of education, science, and new technologies.

Start of the Large Hadron Colider in CERN - 30th March, 2010

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) announced 30th March as the first day on which experiments for collisions with the particle accelerator start.

"Much information does not mean much communication"

Prof. Ivan Ilchev, Rector, addressed the renowned French sociologist and journalist Dominic Walton "Freedom and the new media", addressing the students with the words "Don't be afraid to access the available information "

"Culture and economics are among the most powerful tools of foreign policy"

Prof. Anastas Gerdzhikov, Vice-Rector, opened the Second Regional Conference in Portuguese Studies for Central and Eastern Europe.

Master's Degree students of the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics came first in the national networking competition

The National competition NetRiders 2010 took place on 24th March. First came Jordan Temelkov, followed by Georgi Ivanov and Krastin Krastev.

"Nothing new under the sun, yet something new under the sun"

Prof. Anastas Gerdzhikov - Vice-Rector, opened the promotion of the book "Political thinking of the European 'past'"

"We, the people of our generation, are genetically modified cratures"

Lecturers, colleagues, friends and relations of the students graduated the Faculty of Biology in 2009 gathered for the official ceremony of the promotion.

What do we learn from games?

A round table on "What do we learn through games" will be held on 24th March, 2010, 13:00, Hall 17 of the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communications.

New academic Bulgarian-English dictionary

The Department of English and American Studies of Sofia University and publishing house "Nauka i izkustvo" (Science and Art) present the new complete academic Bulgarian-English dictionary by Prof. Maya Pencheva, Dr. Habil., and Dr. Aleksandra Bagasheva.

The Scientific Research Department of Sofia University received the Quality Certificate ISO 9001:2008

The Scientific Research Department of Sofia University received the Quality Certificate ISO 9001:2008 on 22nd of March, 12:00.

"Political thinking of the European 'past'"

Promotion of the collection "Political thinking of the European 'past'" by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dimka Gocheva will take place on 24th March, at 17:30, Hall 1.

Objectivity in journalism and in the novel "The God Formula"

Jose Rodrigues dos Santos, the top-reporter of Portugal and best-selling author will visit Bulgaria for the official premiere of his book "The God Formula": a thriller about the Iran Crisis and about scientific proofs on God's existence.

"Only in freedom and truth can the University accomplish its Mission"

Prof. Ivan Lalov, ex-Rector, opened the promotion of the book "Truth and Freedom Lead the University" by Prof. Vitan Stefanov.

An unususal lecture by Georgi Kamov

This lecture, organized by the Students' Diplomatic Club, started with the piano playing.

Europe after the Lisbon treaty

A seminar "Europe after the Lisbon treaty"was held in the Aula.

Afghan Dilemma of President Barack Obama

Group of interest in contemporary history at the Faculty of History organizes a lecture by Dr. David Pickar, Arizona State University.

"The Law of God given to Moses"

The book "Comparison between the Laws of Moses and the Roman Laws" was presented in the Conference Hall.

World Hindi Day Celebration

World Hindi Day Celebration will be held on 16th March, at 18:30 in the Aula.

"L.P. World"

An exhibition of photos by Antoan Bozhinov "L.P. World" will open in Alma Mater Gallery.

Collatio - an attempt to prove that the Laws of Moses and the Roman Laws are identical

Faculty of Classical and Modern Philology, Faculty of Law, and publishing house "Sibi" present the book "Comparison between the Laws of Moses and the Roman Laws"

Different cultures shook hands within the framework of the project "Religion and the public sphere: Interdisciplinary approaches"

Prof. Dale Eickelman discussed on Culture and Identity: How They Influence Governance with students from Sofia University.

Winter University

The National Student Winter Games "Winter University" took place from 4th to 7th March, organized by the National Student Council Association in Borovets.

Archives State Agency and Sofia University signed a contract for collaboration

Prof. Dr. Georgi Bakalov, Chairman of Archives State Agency and Prof. Ivan Ilchev signed an inter-institutional framework contract for collaboration.

Promotion of the book "Networking capitalism: Bulgarian Commercial Bank and its associated unities 1890-1914"

Promotion of the book "Networking capitalism: Bulgarian Commercia Bank and its associated unities 1890-1914" by Martin Ivanov will be held on 11th March, at 18:00 in the Reading Room of the Sofia University Library. The book will be presented by Roumen Avramov.

"I have never wanted to work anywhere else"

The Rector, Prof. Ilchev personally handed the contracts to the new lecturers and congratulated them.

"We decide!" is perhaps the most difficult feature of the membership

In an one-hour lecture, Yuliana Nikolova, Secretary of the Council on management of EU funds, tried to aswer the questions "Do we manage to mature during our membership?', "Which money are blocked and which are not?", "How to get back the disappointed?"

Open lecture delivered by Prof. Dr Dale Eickelman

With the open lecture on Culture and Identity: How They Influence Governance, Sofia University Centre for the Study of Religions presents its new Project

Let us make the commitments matter

Sofia University lecturers organize a conference on "The role of the Internet for the contemporary journalism, political communication and public relations. Practices: international initiative Making Commitments Matter”.

The world is ruled by the opinion

Open lecture by Assoc. Prof. Eugenia Kalinova on "Diplomacy and Culture"