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CENTER FOR BYZANTINE STUDIES

 

The Centre for Byzantine Studies at Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen was established by Prof. È. Yordanov Ph.D., Dr. Habil. and other researchers and university lecturers, the Archeological and Historical Museum – Shumen, St. Kliment Ohridsky University of Sofia, the Institute of History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, etc.

It was officially approved at a session of the Academic Council of Shumen University on October 28th 2005 (record of the session No 2).

Its main objective is to coordinate the scientific research of Shumen University byzantinists and medievalists, together with other national research centres and institutions and to solve theoretical and practical problems in the sphere of Byzantine and Medieval Studies. The Center aims at: 1. publishing its own scientific works; 2. collecting, using and spreading scientific information; 3. researching and analyzing the national and foreign achievements in Byzantine Studies; 4. establishing a specialized library and scientific archives.

Members of the Centre for Byzantine Studies are scientists, lecturers, researchers, Ph.D. students, associates of other scientific centres and institutions in Bulgaria and abroad.  The Scientific Council at the Centre for Byzantine Studies has regular and extended membership.

 

 

 

 

Scientific Council

 

a/ regular membership:

Prof. Ivan Yordanov, Ph.D., Dr. Habil. – Director (Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen)

Prof. Rasho Rashev, Ph.D., Dr. Habil. (Archeological and Historical Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences)

Prof. Totyo Totev, Ph.D., Dr. Habil. (Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen)

Prof. Ivan Karayotov, Ph.D., Dr. Habil. (Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen)

Prof. Dobrin Dobrev, Ph.D., Dr. Habil. (Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen)

Assoc. Prof. Stoyan Vitlyanov, Ph.D. (Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen)

Assoc. Prof. Nedelcho Nedelchev, Ph.D. (Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen)

Senior lecturer Todor Todorov, Ph.D. – scientific secretary (Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen)

Senior lecturer Desislava Ivanova, Ph.D. (Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen)

Scientific assistant Zhenya Zhekova, Ph.D. (Regional Historical Museum - Shumen)

Senior lecturer Konstantin Konstantinov, Ph.D. (Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen)

lecturer Nikolay Kanev, Ph.D. (Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen)

Ph.D. student Kamen Andonov (Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen)

 

á/ extended membership – it includes all the regular members and the following members:

acad. Vasil Gyuzelev (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences)

Prof. Georgy Bakalov, Ph.D. (St. Kliment Ohridsky University of Sofia)

Prof. Hristo Matanov, Ph.D., Dr. Habil. (St. Kliment Ohridsky University of Sofia)

Prof. Werner Seibt, Ph.D. (Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Institut für Byzanzforschung)

Prof. Jean-Claude Cheynet, Ph.D. (College de France, Centre d’histoire et de civilization de Byzance)

Prof. Claudia Sode, Ph.D.

Prof. Hristo Trendafilov, Ph.D., Dr. Habil. (Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen)

Prof. Valeriy Stepanenko, Ph.D., Dr. Habil. (Uralic State University, Ekaterinburg)

Senior scientific assistant Lilyana Simeonova, Dr. Habil. (Balkans Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences)

Senior scientific assistant Iliya Iliev, Ph.D. (History Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences)

Assoc. Prof. Plamen Pavlov, Ph.D. (St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Turnovo)

John Nesbit, Ph.D. (Center for Byzantine Studies Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, DC)

Georgy Maystorsky (Regional History Museum – Shumen)

 

 

 

 

 

1.      Individual research of the members of the Centre for Byzantine Studies

 

Since the Centre was established in 2007 its regular members have published the following works:

-       8 corpora editions and treatises 

-       90 papers and articles

-       3 reviews

 

2.      Organizing and participating in national and international scientific conferences

 

In 2005 – 2007 members of the Centre for Byzantine Studies took part in 9 international and 6 national scientific conferences. It is of main importance for proclaiming the Centre (and Shumen University respectively) that two of its members (Prof. Yordanov Dr. Habil. and Zhekova, Ph.D.) participated in 21st International Congress of Byzantine Studies, London 2006 and Prof. Yordanov – in the scientific conference in Komotini, Greece in 2007.

The Centre for Byzantine Studies is coorganizer and its members took active part with scientific papers as well in the International Symposium in memory of Dr. Vasil Haralanov (1907-2007): 100-Year Anniversary – Shumen, 13-15 September 2007. 50 lecturers took part in the Symposium, 18 of them foreigners – leading byzantinists.

 

3. Research projects

 

3.1. International:

·       Balkan History and Archeology

·      partners: “European group of research” situated in Grenoble, France

·      project period: 5 years

·      Bulgarian project manager: Prof. Ivan Yordanov, Ph.D., Dr. Habil.

·      Bulgarian research topic: Medieval Cities, Fortresses and Settlements in the Bulgarian Lands according to Sphragistics

·      coordinator: Prof. Dobrin Dobrev, Ph.D., Dr. Habil.

 

3.2. National:

·      Prosopography of the Bulgarian Lands during the Byzantine Rule (971-1185)

·      partners: History Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

·      project period: 3 years

·      project manager: Prof. Ivan Yordanov, Ph.D., Dr. Habil.

 

 

1. Main research problems and topics of the members of the Centre for Byzantine Studies

 

·      Prosopography of the Bulgarian Lands during the Byzantine Rule (971-1185)

 

·      Balkan History and Archeology

 

2. Organizing and conducting scientific seminars, conferences and participation of the members of the Centre for Byzantine Studies in regional, national and international forums.

 

-       organizing and participating in the First National Conference Travelling to Bulgaria. Travelling in Medieval Bulgaria and Modern Tourism, 8-11 May 2008, Shumen (in cooperation with the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, etc.) - http://www.usb-bg.org/Patuvane_kam_Bulgaria/

- taking part in the preparation and carrying out 22nd International Congress of Byzantine Studies, Sofia, 2011.

 

 

 

 

 

Director: ivanjordanov@abv.bg

 

Scientific secretary: todor_todorov02@yahoo.com

 

 

 


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