site.btaExhibition Celebrating CERN's 70th Anniversary, Bulgaria's 25 Years as Member Opens at Sofia University
An exhibition titled "70 Years of CERN and 25 Years of Bulgaria at CERN" was opened at Sofia University's Faculty of Physics on Thursday.
Running until November 28, the exhibition celebrates both the 70th anniversary of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and Bulgaria’s 25 years as a member. CERN was founded in 1954 by twelve European countries and currently has 24 member states and eight associate members.
"I am glad to see so many young people here, alongside representatives from various institutions and universities," Bulgaria's Vice President Iliana Iotova said during the event. "I am confident that many of them will one day work at places like CERN. [...] I see so much drive and ambition in their eyes," she added.
Iotova said that the Faculty of Physics is "a place where great science is done," adding that many of Bulgaria's world-renowned scientists have begun their careers there.
Addressing CERN Director General Dr. Fabiola Gianotti, Iotova praised the organization as a symbol of success and said that institutions like CERN show the path humanity should follow.
Deputy Minister of Education and Science Natalia Miteva said that Bulgaria’s partnership with CERN is "an invaluable journey through time and is much more than a research partnership, because it is significant for us and for the development of our country".
Prof. Neli Koseva, Scientific Secretary-General of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), conveyed congratulations on the two anniversaries on behalf of BAS President Julian Revalski. "Two BAS institutes are involved in CERN projects: the Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy and the Institute of Robotics," Koseva noted.
/NZ/
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