XXI Congress 2025, Ruse, Bulgaria

11 - 14 September 2025

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME for the XXI CONGRESS, Ruse Bulgaria

10 SEPTEMBER

Arrival of the UEF Presidency members & part of delegations in the city of RUSE

(please tell us your arrival time by mail to ipaligorov@gmail.com and

anpetrakieva@gmail.com)

Organized transport from the Airport to the Dunav Plaza Hotel (free of charge)

18:00 - Dinner at the “Terassa” Restaurant, near the Danube River – old town of Ruse

11 SEPTEMBER
09:00 - 12:30 - UEF Presidency meeng.
12:30 - 13:30 - UEF Presidency Press Conference in a Conference Hall of Ruse Municipality
Up to 14:00 - Arrival of all delegates to city of Ruse, Bulgaria and accommodaon.
Registraon at the Ruse University “Angel Kanchev” Siemens Hall
Organized transport from the Airport and from the Dunav Plaza Hotel to Ruse University
“Angel Kanchev” Siemens Hall.
(The delegates who arrive later will be registered at the Ruse University “Angel Kanchev”,
Siemens Hall and will be accommodated aer the seminar.)
14:00 - 15:00 - Lunch and registraon in the Ruse University “Angel Kanchev”, Siemens Hall
Organized transport from the Airport and from the Dunav Plaza Hotel to the Ruse University
“Angel Kanchev”, Siemens Hall.
15:00 - 19:30 Internaonal Seminar: “The Ludogorie and Dobrudzha – Challenges for
Biodiversity Conservaon in the Climate Change Context”
- Ruse University “Angel Kanchev” Siemens Hall
1. Georgi TAHOV, PhD - Minister of agriculture and food (Eng. Stoyan TOSHEV,
Vice-Minister of agriculture and food) – Welcome speech
2. Tomasz MARKIEWICZ, President of UEF – Welcome speech
3. Assen MARKOV, Execuve Director - Execuve Forest Agency – Welcome speech
4. Prof. Ivan PALIGOROV, PhD, President of UBF – Welcome speech
5. Eng. Stoyan TOSHEV, Vice - Minister of agriculture and food - “Forests and forestry, Sofia
Bulgaria – short history and tradions”
6. Assoc. Prof. Hristo MIHAYLOV, PhD – University of Forestry , Sofia, Bulgaria -
“Hunng in Bulgaria – achievements and development policy”
7. Assoc. Prof. Georgi KOSTOV, PhD – Silviculture department – University of Forestry, Sofia,
Bulgaria -“Challenges facing forest restoraon in Northeastern Bulgaria under climate
change context”
8. Corr. memb. Prof. Georgi GEORGIEV, DSC – Director of Forest Research Instute at
Bulgarian Academy of Science – “Management of field protecve forest belts in
Dobrudzha - Northeastern Bulgaria – problems and soluons”
9. Eng. Ivan NEDKOV – Director of Nord Central State Forest Enterprise Gabrovo, Bulgaria –
“Interacon Between the State and NGOs in the Game Populaon Management ”
20:00 - Dinner - in the Dunav Plaza Restaurant

12 SEPTEMBER
9:00 - 15:00 - UEF Statutory Congress Dunav Plaza Conference hallin the
09:00 - 15:00 - For the accompanying persons, an alternave programme will be provided
15:00 - 16:00 - Lunch around the conference hall Dunav Plaza
16:00 - 18:00 - walking tour and visit to the Historical Museum and Eco-museum with
Aquarium and presentaon of the cultural and historical heritage in the city of Ruse
and the region
19:00 - Dinner - in the Dunav Plaza Restaurant

13 SEPTEMBER
8:00 - Departure Forest Field:
- Visit of the Kubrat State aAicipality forest
- Visit to the State Hunng Area (DLS) „Voden-Iri Hisar“ – “Pracces for biodiversity
conservaon, forest regeneraon ”and intensive game management
12:30 - 14:00 - Lunch
14:00 - 16:30 - Visit to the Thracian Tomb in the Village of Sveshtari – History and Culture
16:30 - 18:00 - Oponal visit to mber harvesng sites in the territory of
the town of Tutrakan
18:00 - 18:30 - Departure to the city of Ruse
19:30 - Farewell dinner in the Dunav Plaza Restaurant

14 SEPTEMBER
Departure of delegates and accompanying persons.

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