
Mail Address:
6000 Stara Zagora, 140 “Tsar Simeon Veliki” Blvd; P.O.Box 304 BulgariaContact Person:
Prof. Vidio Videv – CHAIRMAN Union of Bulgarian Scientists in Stara ZagoraDate of Registration: 30/10/2001 As Not-for-profit organization “Union of Bulgarian Scientists in Stara Zagora”
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History:
The Union of Bulgarian Scientists was established in 1944. The Union of
Bulgarian Scientists in Stara Zagora in turn was established in 1961.
It is an independent, democratic, non-government, and professional
organization, being also member of the national Union of Bulgarian
Scientists in Sofia. It has been built on a voluntary principle, with
the involvement of physical persons: both Bulgarian – born
and
foreign citizens, who hold some science degree or are at least
specialists with major breakthroughs in some scientific field.
As of today, the Stara Zagora UBS has roughly 450 regular members from
Stara Zagora and the area who are organized in 9 departments and 2
clubs, covering almost all scientific fields, with veterinary medicine,
livestock – breeding, agrobiology, and human medicine being
most
widely represented. The Union of Bulgarian Scientists in Stara Zagora
is the only in the national network which has a foreign member
structure, comprising 16 prominent scientific workers from 12 countries
worldwide.
Purpose:
To bring together the knowledge and efforts of all science people from
the Stara Zagora region to raise the prestige of Bulgarian science
worldwide, to put into practice the accomplishments of Bulgarian
science as well as to help its members both with information and
methodologically and defending their interests.
To stimulate R&D practice in this country by holding scholar
meetings and other events, thus creating contacts among science people
from Bulgaria and abroad.
Consultancy, expertise, information services, and training are among
the activities that are common for the Stara Zagora UBS.
Areas of Activities: Education; health care; agriculture; R&D; International relations;
Range of Activity: International, national, and regional;
Type of support: Holding events in Bulgaria, Providing opportunities for recreation at International Home of Scientists “Fr. D. Curie”, Varna;
Financing source: Individual;
Partners: Other nongovernmental organizations nationwide;
Membership in Other Organizations: Union of Bulgarian Scientists is a member of the Federation of the Scientific Unions based in Paris, France.
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