PROJECT PROPOSAL




1. Topic: Cultural-historical and language heritage of the “neighbouring” Bulgaria



2. National Consortium for Applied Research “Cultural Heritage” (NIPK-KN)



Motto of the consortium: “I understand the world only as a field for cultural competetion between nations” (Gotse Delchev)



Organization: SU “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 1504 Sofia, 15 “Tzar Osvoboditel” blvd.



Head of the project: Assoc. Prof. PhD. Valentin Geshev, head of Slavic Linguistics department, Faculty of Slavic Studies, SU “St. Kliment Ohridski”



Coordinator: Asst. PhD. Rumen Srebranov, Faculty of Slavic Studies, SU “St. Kliment Ohridski”



Technical secretary: Bozhana Nisheva, doctorate student, Karlov University Prague



Research partners:

• SU “St. Kliment Ohridski”

• Ethnographic Institute with Museum BAS



Partners and consultants:

• Emil Milanov (for Kosovo and Albania), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Bulgaria

• Research Associate PhD. Darina Mladenova (for Romania, second stage) and Research Associate PhD. Yura Konstantinova (for Republic of Greece), Institute of Balkan Studies BAS

• PhD. Todor Chobanov, National Museum of History (NIM)

• Institute of Folklore BAS

• Center for Population Studies BAS

• VTU “St. St. Cyril and Methodius”

• “F. Noli” University, Korcha, Republic of Albania: Asst. PhD. Dimitar Belo (for Albania and Kosovo)



Techical implementation of software and website:

• Sirma Group, Sirma Media branch



Technical implementation of miniseries:

• Bulgarian National Television