The political changes in Bulgaria following September 1944 triggered a long-lasting process of confiscation and destruction of books that were deemed ideologically unsuitable by the authorities; this was carried out by various state agencies until the beginning of 1990. Certain libraries were excluded from the confiscations: the “Sts Cyril and …
On 28th September 2026, in the Central Foyer of the Rectorate of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, the exhibition “The Black Sea in European Cartography”, curated and organized by the Diplomatic Institute under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was officially presented. In the presence of diplomats, university lecturers, researchers, partners …
The exhibition ‘The First Women at Sofia University’ was presented at the 26th conference of the Association of History Teachers in Bulgaria, held on 12th and 13th September 2026. Upon invitation by the Association’s management, Dr Ilonka Koleva, Head of the ‘University Archives’ Department, presented the exhibition and spoke about …
The exhibition features documents from the personal collections and records of nineteen rectors, stored in the University Archives. These include manuscripts of academic research, letters, reports and photographs, depicting the rectors as lecturers, researchers, leaders or in their everyday lives. The exhibition features documents from the personal collections and records …
Exhibition at the University Library On May 11th, 2026 – the Feast Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius – an exhibition was opened at the Central University Library, featuring scholarly publications by faculty members of the Faculty of Education. The Director of the University Library, Assoc. Prof. Bilyana Yavrukova, congratulated …
On April 20th, 2026, an exhibition dedicated to the 40th anniversary of “St. Kliment Ohridski” University Press – a leading academic publisher in Bulgaria and an integral part of Sofia University’s intellectual mission – and 90 years of book printing at Sofia University, was presented in the foyer of Sofia …
On the 25th of March 2026, an exhibition, dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the establishment of the Japanese Studies program at Sofia University, was opened at the Central University Library. The exhibition features selected publications by faculty members of the Department of Japanese Studies in both Bulgarian and Japanese, …
The joint exhibition of the University Library and the “University Archives” Department is dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the admission of the first female students to Sofia University. The exhibition includes archival documents, stored in the University Archives, and publications from the University Library’s collection, presenting the first female …
The University Library and the University Archives Department present a collaborative exhibition, showcasing part of the literary legacy of Prof. Stefan Mladenov – a university lecturer and scholar, who devoted his life to the study of the Bulgarian language and was one of the most passionate defenders of its purity. …
The year 2025 marks the 110th anniversary of the birth of Bonyu Angelov, a prominent philologist, paleoslavist, and literary historian. Scholars and researchers from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” organized large-scale events in his honor and initiated the digitization of a portion of his …
