The conference is dedicated to the 55th anniversary of Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen. The organizer of this event is one of the founding structural units of the university. The conference will be held on 29-30 October 2026 in the city of Shumen (Building 1 and Building 2 of the University). 163 participants have applied. Of these, 33 are from foreign universities and other scientific organizations and 130 from Bulgarian universities, institutes of the BAS, regional and city museums, etc. The conference will be attended by both established specialists with proven scientific contribution in various fields of the humanities, as well as 30 doctoral students, young scientists and postdoctoral fellows. This fact is directly related to the implementation of Specific Objective 1 of the National Strategy for the Development of Scientific Research in the Republic of Bulgaria 2017-2030. The event corresponds to the objectives in Art. 2, para. 1 of the Law on the Promotion of Scientific Research, namely those specified in item 3, item 4 of art. 2, para. 1: 1. creation of new scientific knowledge; 2. promotion of technological transfer and development of natural, technical, humanitarian and social sciences and innovations; 3. solving important problems in the field of economy, education, agriculture, ecology, social processes, human resources, security, defense and health. It is planned that the meetings of this international scientific forum will be structured into a plenary part, five sections and one round table, at which 153 reports will be presented (this amounts to almost 50 working hours) in the field of philology, history, archeology, theology, i.e. almost all areas of the Humanities. The event will be co-financed by a project of the Faculty of Humanities "Supporting scientific and creative events in the Faculty of Humanities for 2026" (RD-08-100/03.02.2026) headed by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Todor Raychev Todorov - Dean of the Faculty of Humanities.
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