10 July 2025 | 19:07
The Bulgarian national minority is perfectly integrated into Albanian society and is an active factor in friendly relations with Albania, the President says at a meeting with the Speaker of Albanian Parliament
NEWS
The 2017 edition of the President of Bulgaria’s "John Atanasoff” Awards begins
2017-05-15 15:55:00On May 15th begins this year’s contest for the “John Atanasoff” Presidential Awards, which are bestowed on distinguished young Bulgarian scientists and researchers in computer science and related fields since 2003. The Awards bear the name of world-renowned inventor of Bulgarian origin John Atanasoff - the creator of the first electronic digital computer.
The 2017 edition of the presidential initiative will be comprised of the following four categories, which include the main “John Atanasoff” Award and three award certificates:
· The highest prize in the contest is The “John Atanasoff” Award which celebrates the success of young Bulgarian computer scientists. It aims to encourage and promote worldwide the development of their potential and talent.
· The “John Atanasoff – Students and Their Teachers” award certificate highlights the achievements of Bulgarian students with the highest scores at international Student Olympiads in Informatics and Information Technologies and the teachers who trained them.
· The “John Atanasoff – Projects with outstanding social significance” category highlights technological projects, created with the concept to benefit society in a relevant manner.
· Lastly, the “John Atanasoff - Debut breakthrough in the field of computer technologies" category distinguishes talented Bulgarian students, who have developed breakthrough projects and achieved outstanding results at international science and engineering fairs and competitions.
The winners of the “John Atanasoff” Prize and Honors are nominated by a jury composed of leading scientists and professionals in the field of computer science.
The deadline for applying for the “John Atanasoff” Awards contest is 21 August 2017. The rules for each of the categories and the required documents for participation in the competition are published on the official website of the presidential institution.
MORE FROM NEWS
7 July 2025 | 16:04
Head of State holds a meeting with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar
4 July 2025 | 17:05
The Head of State awards the Presidential Medal of Honour to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman, Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi
4 July 2025 | 16:04
he Head of State emphasised that Turkey is an important neighbour, partner and ally of Bulgaria, and in recent years there has been an increasing dynamism in bilateral economic and trade exchanges and in a number of other areas