Bohdan Tsymbal (Sustaining Ukrainian Scholarship Fellowship, Mar - Jul ‘26) will present his research on:
Mykhailo Drahomanov Between Utopian Socialism and Nationalism: Political Thought and Transnational Cultural Networks in the 19th century Ukraine
Lyudmila Klasanova (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Academic Diaspora, May – Jul ‘26) will talk on her project: Buddhist-Christian Interactions between Tibet, Italy, and Bulgaria: The Wheel of Life in Alphabetum Tibetanum (1762) and Its Possible Influence on Zahari Zograf’s Mural at the Transfiguration Monastery (1849-1850) 18 June 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: João Felipe...
Svitlana Pavlenko (Gerda Henkel Fellowship, Mar - Jul ‘26) will give a talk on her study on: Soviet Counterintelligence in Dnipropetrovsk: Secrecy, Control, and Industrial Espionage (1950s–1960s) 25 June 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: Oleksandr Kryvobok Abstract: Based on declassified documents from the Sectoral State Archive of the Security Service of Ukraine in Kyiv...
Yarsolav Zatyliuk (Sustaining Ukrainian Scholarship Fellowship, March - July 26') will present his research on: The Church Statute by the Prince Volodymyr and the Historical Imaginations about Res Gestae of the Baptizer of Rus’ during the 14th - 17th Centuries
Dear CAS Fellows and colleagues, We are pleased to invite you to a guest seminar. The lecture will take place at the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia on 7 July 2026, Tuesday, at 16:30 GMT+3. The address is 7B Stefan Karadzha St, entr. 3, 2nd floor. Dr Blagoy Blagoev (Institute for Work, Organization, and Transformation at the University...
Max Rosochinsky (L&G Artistic Fellowship, Mar - Jul ‘26) will present his project on: The Poetics of Ruins: Fragmentation and Decomposition in Ukrainian War Poetry 09 July 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderated by: Lyudmila Klasanova Abstract: This presentation examines urban ruination in contemporary Ukrainian war poetry, where destroyed spaces and the lost ways of life...
The Department of Arabic and Semitic Studies at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” hosts Summer School of Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Sofia August 24–28, 2026, Sofia University, Hall No. 1 at the Rectorate The program is designed in collaboration with the University of Innsbruck, the Regional History Museum - Sofia, and the Center for...
Ladenburg Research Network “The Aggressor: Self-Perception and External Perception of an Actor Between Nations” Workshop “Conceptual Exchange on ‘The Aggressor’ and Related Terms” 23–25 September 2026 Centre for Advanced Study, Sofia Programme Wednesday, 23 September 2026 14:30–17:00 Visit to the National Museum of Military History 18:15–18:30 Opening at the Centre for Advanced Study ● Diana...
Institute for Work, Organisation and Transformation (FAA-HSG), University of St.Gallen & Centre for Advanced Study Sofia Doctoral Colloquium “Current Topics in Organization Studies” September 28th, 2026 Sofia (Bulgaria) Centre for Advanced Study Sofia Each session comprises a 20-minute presentation followed by 40 minutes of discussion. What a wonderful way to wrap up my stay as...
Lexi Fleurs (L&G Artistic Fellowship Oct ‘26 – Feb ‘27) will present her undergoing book project: A Book of Short Stories “War and in between” 15 October 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Abstract: What does it mean to document a war while living inside it? For three years, Bulgarian artist Lexi Fleurs has been recording the war...
The research team "Balkan Historiographic Wars" (funded by the Bulgarian National Science Fund) together with the Institute of Balkan Studies with the Center of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is organizing a round table on the topic "Balkan Historiographic Wars of the Middle Ages," which will take place on 21 October 2026, Wednesday,...
Please note: this event is in Bulgarian! We would like to invite you to the upcoming lecture, part of the seminar “Economic and Social History of Bulgaria: The Future through the Past Culture.” The discusssion series continues with a lecture by Prof. Milko Palangurski (Institute for Historical Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences) on...
Vessela Atanassova (BG-Swiss Fellowships for Bulgarian Junior Scholars, Oct ‘26 – Jul ‘27) will introduce the first stage of her research on: The Thracians in Ptolemaic Egypt 29 October 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Abstract: The broader Mediterranean region witnessed the development of some of the most important cultures of the past, one of the reasons...
Sergii Pakhomenko (Sustaining Ukrainian Scholarship Fellowship, Oct ‘26 - Jul ‘27) will give a talk on his research topic: Decolonisation in Ukraine’s Memory Politics: Security Motives and Local Controversies 05 November 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderator: Svitlana Pavlenko Abstract: This research examines the state policy of decolonisation in Ukraine as a component of contemporary memory...
Halit Serkan Simen (Gerda Henkel Fellowship, Oct ‘26 - Feb ‘27) presents his research and methodology on the topic: White-bearded Pashas and Young Servants: Generational Awareness, Dynamics and Networks in the sixteenth century Ottoman Empire 12 November 2026 (Thursday), 16:30 h. Moderator: Tsvetelina Tsvetkova
