48th INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SEMINAR
IN BULGARIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
PROGRAM
JULY 14th – AUGUST 3rd 2025
THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
ST. CYRIL AND ST. METHODIUS UNIVERSITY
OF VELIKO TARNOVO
THE MUNICIPALITY OF VELIKO TARNOVO
Daily Schedule
7:30 – 8:45 Breakfast
9:00 – 10:15 Practical Seminars in Bulgarian Language (I, II, III week)
10:15 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:45 Practical Seminars in Bulgarian Language (I, II, III week)
11:45 – 12:00 Break
12:00 – 13:15 Practical Seminars in Phonetics, Grammar and Lexis for beginners (I, II week). Specialized seminars for advanced learners (I, II week)
13:30 – 15:00 Lunch
15:00 – 19:00 Leisure activities
19:00 – 20:30 Dinner
20:30 – 22:30 Cultural program
Specialiszed Seminars
Week One: July 15th – July 18th
Bulgarian Literature (12:00 – 13:15)
Lecturer: Chief Assistant Professor Aleksandar Hristov, Ph.D.
Modern Bulgarian Language (12:00 – 13:15)
Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Velin Petrov, Ph.D.
Bulgarian Culture and Art
(in English) (12:00 – 13:15)
Lecturer: Prof. Mariana Garmidolova, D.Sc.
Bulgarian History and Culture (in English) (12:00 – 13:15)
(in English) (12:00 – 13:15)
Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Nadezhda Hristova, Ph.D.
Week Two: July 21st – July 25th
Bulgarian Folklore (12:00 – 13:15)
Lecturer: Prof. Todor Mollov, Ph.D.
Bulgarian Art (12:00 – 13:15)
Lecturer: Prof. Antoaneta Ancheva, D.Sc.
Modern Bulgarian Cinema (12:00 – 13:15)
Lecturer: Prof. Stanimir Trifonov (producer and film director)
Traditional Mythological Notions of the Bulgarian People
(in English) (12:00 – 13:15)
Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Pavlin Chaushev, Ph.D.
Cultural Program
July 14th, Monday
10:30 Оfficial opening ceremony of the 48th International Summer Seminar in Bulgarian Language and Culture
19:30 Cocktail party for the participants and guests of the Seminar
July 15th, Tuesday
17:00 – 19:00 Classes in Bulgarian popular songs and folk dances
20:30 Evening party: “Let’s Be Friends!”
July 16th, Wednesday
17:00 – 19:00 Classes in Bulgarian popular songs and folk dances
21:30 Audio-visual “Sound and Light” Show
July 17th, Thursday
17:00 – 19:00 Classes in Bulgarian popular songs and folk dances
20:30 Modern Bulgarian Cinema
July 18th, Friday
17:00 – 19:00 Classes in Bulgarian popular songs and folk dances
July 19th, Saturday
Wonders of Bulgaria
9:00 A sightseeing tour of Veliko Tarnovo. Visit to Arbanasi
July 20th, Sunday
Free Program
July 21st, Monday
17:00 – 19:00 Classes in Bulgarian popular songs and folk dances
20:30 A concert – Bulgarian folklore music
July 22nd, Tuesday
17:00 – 19:00 Classes in Bulgarian popular songs and folk dances
20:30 Evening of the Bulgarian cuisine
July 23rd, Wednesday
17:00 – 19:00 Classes in Bulgarian popular songs and folk dances
20:30 Evening of the Bulgarian literature
July 24th, Thursday
17:00 – 19:00 Classes in Bulgarian popular songs and folk dances
20:30 A Literary Meet-up and Talk with the Bulgarian Writer Zdravka Evtimova
July 25th, Friday
17:00 – 19:00 Classes in Bulgarian popular songs and folk dances
20:30 Evening of the International Cuisine – “With a knife and fork around the world”
July 26th, Saturday
Wonders of Bulgaria
9:00 Excursion: Veliko Tarnovo – Open Air Ethnographic Museum “ETAR” – Tryavna – Veliko Tarnovo
July 27th , Sunday
Free Program
July 28th, Monday
17:00 – 19:00 Classes in Bulgarian popular songs and folk dances
July 29th, Tuesday
20:30 Evening of Nations
July 30th, Wednesday
19:00 Official closing ceremony of the 48th International Summer Seminar in Bulgarian Language and Culture
August 31st, Thursday
Departure for the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast – Albena Resort
August 1st, Friday
Free Program
August 2nd, Saturday
Free Program
August 3rd, Sunday
Departure for Veliko Tarnovo
* The management of the 48th International Summer Seminar in Bulgarian Language and Culture reserves the right to make changes to the program.