the people who make it happen

Members

Connecting Sinologists and researchers across the globe.

Connecting Sinologists and researchers across the globe.

Dr. Bora Belivanova

  • Professor in Chinese language,  literature, history and culture at the Department of Classical and Eastern Languages and Cultures at Veliko Tarnovo University and Sofia University;
  • Honorary Chair of the Bulgarian Association of Sinologists;
  • Author of numerous monographs and articles in the field of Chinese language and literature; 
  • Leading Bulgarian translator of ancient, medieval and contemporary Chinese literature texts, editor-in-chief of “China” Magazine and associate in Bulgarian Encyclopedia (Chinese Mythology and Literature).

Dr. Iskra Mandova

  • Professor in Chinese language,  history and culture at the Department of Classical and Eastern Languages and Cultures at Veliko Tarnovo University;
  • Chair of the Bulgarian Association of Sinologists;
  • Director of the Confucius Institute at Veliko Tarnovo University(from 2012);
  • Email: i.mandova@ts.uni-vt.bg 

Dr. Polina Tsoncheva

  • Associate professor in Chinese language and literature at the Department of Classical and Eastern Languages and Cultures at Veliko Tarnovo University;
  • Vice chair of the Bulgarian Association of Sinologists;
  • Dean of the Faculty of Modern Languages at Veliko Tarnovo University;
  • Email: p.tsoncheva@ts.uni-vt.bg 

Dr. Antonia Tsankova

  • Associate professor in Chinese language and linguistics at the Faculty of Classical and Modern Philology, Sofia University;
  • Vice chair of the Bulgarian Association of Sinologists;
  • Deputy Director of the Burgas Branch of Sofia University;
  • Email: an.tsankova@gmail.com

Dr. Yana Shishkova

  • Researcher, translator and lecturer in Chinese language with over 25 years of experience;
  • Vice chair of the Bulgarian Association of Sinologists;
  • Author of the monograph “Chinese civilization” and more than 50 articles;
  • Email: yshishkova@gmail.com

Dr. Teodora Peneva

  • Associate professor at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences;
  • Member of the BoA of the Bulgarian Association of Sinologists;
  • Author of numerous monographs and articles in the field of Chinese economy and social sciences;
  • Email: teodorapeneva2015@gmail.com

Dr. Maria Marinova

  • Chief assistant professor in Chinese language and translation at Sofia University;
  • Member of the BoA of the Bulgarian Association of Sinologists;
  • Author of numerous articles in the field of Chinese linguistics, ancient Chinese history and Silk Road studies;
  • Email: mtmarinova@uni-sofia.bg

Dr. Reny Stoyanova

  • Vice principal of Vasil Levski High School for Eastern Languages in Ruse;
  • Chinese language teacher with over 20 years of experience;
  • Member of the BoA of the Bulgarian Association of Sinologists;
  • Email: reni.stoyanova@sulevski-ruse.org

Dr. Teodora Yonkova

  • Chief assistant professor in Chinese language at Veliko Tarnovo University;
  • Member of the Bulgarian Association of Sinologists;
  • Author of numerous articles in the field of Chinese culture and ethnology;
  • Email: t.p.yonkova@gmail.com

Nelly Nanova

  • Head of International Cooperation the Department at Private Secondary School “Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi”;
  • Former Commercial Counselor at the Bulgarian Embassy in China;
  • Member of the Bulgarian Association of Sinologists;
  • Email: naili99@gmail.com

Lachezara Pravcheva

  • Chinese language teacher at “William Gladstone” Secondary School in Sofia;
  • Researcher and translator; 
  • Member of the Bulgarian Association of Sinologists;
  • Email: la4ezara1@gmail.com  

Natalia Nikolova

  • Chinese language teacher at “Vasil Levski” High School for Eastern Languages in Ruse;
  • Member of the Bulgarian Association of Sinologists;
  • Email: n.nikolova1983@gmail.com

     

Silvia Nenkova

  • Chinese language teacher at “Vasil Levski” High School for Eastern Languages in Ruse;
  • Member of the Bulgarian Association of Sinologists;
  • Email: siska_nenkova@abv.bg  

     

Dr. Nora Chileva-Xiao

  • Researcher and translator;
  • Member of the Bulgarian Association of Sinologists;
  • Email: nchileva@yahoo.com

Preslava Pavlova

Aksinia Koleva

  • Lecturer in Sofia University; 
  • Researcher and translator;
  • Member of the Bulgarian Association of Sinologists;
  • Director of the Confucius Institute in Sofia;
  • Email: aksinia.koleva@gmail.com

Dr. Hristina Teodosieva

  • Chief assistant professor in Chinese language and culture at the Department of African and Indo-Pacific Studies, Faculty of Modern Languages at Sofia University;
  • Member of the Bulgarian Association of Sinologists;
  • Email: hteodosiev@uni-sofia.bg 

Diana Ivanova

Dr. Elitsa Milanova

  • Associate professor in Chinese language at Plovdiv University;
  • Member of the Bulgarian Association of Sinologists;
  • Email: elimilanova@uni-plovdiv.bg

Tsvetelina Nedyalkova

  • Researcher and assistant professor in Chinese language at Sofia University;
  • Member of the Bulgarian Association of Sinologists;
  • Email: cvetelina_nedialkova@abv.bg

Viktoria Todorova

  • PhD student in Translation Studies with Chinese at Veliko Tarnovo University “St. Cyril and St. Methodius”;
  • Chinese language teacher at the Confucius Institute at Veliko Tarnovo University (since 2021);
  • Holds a BA in Applied Linguistics with English and Chinese and an MA in Translation Studies with Chinese;
  • Member of the BoA of the Bulgarian Association of Sinologists;
  • Email: viktoria_t@abv.bg

Ivo Dimitrov

  •  Former teacher of ancient Chinese philosophy, history, literature and China area studies; guest lecturer at Sofia University and the Rakovski National Defence College;
  • Consultant on translations and academic research related to China;
  • Consultant in China sourcing and business risk control;
  • Member of the Bulgarian Association of Sinologists;
  • Email: bagatur21@abv.bg