Balgarianovinite.com Bulgaria’s expanding international cooperation in polar research, scientific achievements in Antarctic studies and plans for future development were presented on Wednesday by Rositsa Yaneva, Head of the Science Department at the National Centre for Polar Studies (NCPS), during a Bulgarian-Romanian Symposium on Scientific Research in Antarctica, held in Constanta, Romania.
Yaneva said international cooperation remains a key priority. More than 450 scientists have worked at the Bulgarian Antarctic Base over the past three decades, including a growing number of foreign researchers. Bulgarian scientists have also taken part in Turkish Arctic expeditions to Svalbard, while cooperation with Romanian researchers continues to expand.
Yaneva outlined the history of Bulgaria’s polar activities, which began with the first Antarctic expedition in 1988. The Bulgarian Antarctic Institute was established in 1993 as the national operator for Antarctic activities, while the NCPS was founded at Sofia University in 2008 to coordinate research programmes and expeditions with government support.
Bulgaria is an active member of major international polar organizations, including the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programmes, the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research and the European Polar Board. Bulgarian researchers also participate in international initiatives such as EU PolarNet, POLARIN and Antarctica InSync, a UN-backed project supporting coordinated scientific observations across Antarctica, Yaneva said.
The Bulgarian programme combines infrastructure development, scientific research and logistical support through funding from the Education and Science Ministry, the National Polar Programme and the National Roadmap for Scientific Infrastructure. Annual calls finance multidisciplinary research projects in fields including geology, biology, environmental monitoring, engineering and medicine, while separate grants encourage the participation of young scientists.
The expert highlighted the importance of long-term environmental monitoring at Bulgaria’s Antarctic Base on Livingston Island, one of fewer than five maritime Antarctic sites included in the international Long Term Ecological Research network. The Bulgarian naval research vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii (RSV 421) has also expanded opportunities for marine and oceanographic studies.
Since the launch of the current National Polar Programme, more than 50 Bulgarian scientists, along with 15 young researchers and postdoctoral fellows, have carried out research at the country’s Antarctic station, Yaneva said. The programme supports about seven major research projects and up to two projects led by young scientists each year, with a strong emphasis on publishing in leading international scientific journals.
Looking ahead, Yaneva said that Bulgaria will host the first Balkan Polar Conference in Aheloy this November, with the call for abstracts remaining open until the end of July. Bulgaria is also preparing to host the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Open Science Conference in 2028 and plans to organize additional initiatives linked to the forthcoming International Polar Year. Over 450 Scientists, Including Foreign Researchers, Have Worked at Bulgarian Antarctic Base in Past Three Decades 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-07-01 10:46:25 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law