Upcomingeventsactivities
The IBSCT–BAS Library will be temporarily closed
- From July 6 to 24, 2026
- IBSCT-BAS
- IBSCT-BAS
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Selection procedure for Director of the Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology
- Deadline for submission of documents: September 15, 2026
- Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- Повече...
CfP: Fourth Roundtable of the project “Obscured Balkans” – “Chaos of Transition: Mastering Change”, in honour of Prof. Alexandre Kostov, Dr. habil.
- April 14, 2026, 15:00
- IBSCT-BAS and online
- IBSCT-BAS
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"Let's talk about the Balkans" - a podcast of the IBSCT-BAS
- since 2021
- online
- IBSCT-BAS
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The Institute of Balkan Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences was founded on January 15, 1964 by a decision of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Bulgaria under the auspices of UNESCO. It was established as a research and educational center for languages, history, culture and modern development of the Balkans.
The Centre of Thracology "Prof. Alexander Fol" is the successor to the Institute of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, founded in 1972.



