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13 unusual facts about Sofia University


11856 Nicolabonev

It is named for Nicola Bonev, longtime head of the astronomy department at Sofia University and founder of the Institute of Astronomy of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

Ahmet Emin Atasoy

Graduated from the Department of Turkish Philology at Sofia University.

Bilbao Crystallographic Server

Asen K. Kirov, a Ph.D. student from Sofia University, Bulgaria contributed to the server, working on programs dedicated to irreducible representations and extinction rules.

Bombing of Sofia in World War II

The Bulgarian National Theatre, the Bulgarian Agricultural Bank, the Theological Faculty of Sofia University, the Museum of Natural History, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and other buildings were damaged but subsequently reconstructed.

Clement of Ohrid

The first modern Bulgarian university, Sofia University, was named after Clement upon its foundation in 1888.

Dolores Arsenova

In 1990, Arsenova graduated with a teaching degree from St. Clement of Ohrid University of Sofia, Bulgaria.

Evlogi Peak

Named after the Bulgarian financier, industrialist and philanthropist Evlogi Georgiev (1819–1897) whose endowment funded the construction of Sofia University’s main building.

PFC Akademik Sofia

Akademik was founded in the 1947, by Sofia University (the oldest higher education institution in Bulgaria, founded on 1 October 1888) students as a football club.

Saints Constantine and Helena, Bulgaria

Constantine and Helena, the Euxinograd royal summer palace, park and winery, and the Sofia University Botanical Garden, also known as Ecopark Varna.

Sofia University

The Sofia University Mountains on Alexander Island, Antarctica were named for the university in commemoration of its centennial celebrated in 1988, and in appreciation of the university’s contribution to the Antarctic exploration.

The plans were developed by Nikola Lazarov and revised by Yordan Milanov, who also directed the construction, but died before the official opening on 16 December 1934.

Sofia University Mountains

The name is of national culture and was given in commemoration of the centennial of Sofia University.

Vladimir Boyadzhiev

In 1893 he graduated in History at the Sofia University in Bulgaria and then went on to work as a teacher in Skopje, Seres, Adrianople and other towns.


Albena Bakratcheva

Albena Bakratcheva received her master's degree in Bulgarian and English literature from the St Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia in 1984.

Eagles' Bridge, Sofia

Eagles' Bridge and the junction are located in the immediate proximity of the Vasil Levski National Stadium, the Monument to the Soviet Army, the Borisova gradina park and Lake Ariana, and near Sofia University.

Georgi Bliznakov

In 1949 he joined the Department of Physical Chemistry at the Polytechnic Institute in Sofia (now the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy) as an assistant where he stayed until moving to the Department of Inorganic Chemistry at Sofia University in 1951, becoming full professor and head of department in 1960.

Konstantin Kisimov

Naturally Konstantin followed his example and started studying law in the Sofia University and then in the Sorbonne.

Maya Pencheva

Maya Pencheva received her master’s degree in English Studies from the St Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia in 1970.

Supercomputing in Europe

The National Center for Supercomputing Applications in Sofia operates an IBM Blue Gene/P supercomputer, which offers high-performance processing to the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Sofia University, among other organizations.

Vasil Levski Boulevard

Some of the most prominent landmarks of the capital are situated along the boulevard, including the National Academy of Arts, SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library, Sofia University, the State Agency of Youth and Sports, Battenberg Mausoleum, the Monument to Vasil Levski and others.