Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Department of Chinses Studies hosted on 12 – 13 December 2019 the international conference entitled "China and the World: Language, Culture and Politics", organized jointly with Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and China.

The event was opened in the Aula Magna of the Rectorate by Prof. Dr. Alexander Alexiev from the Department of Chinese Studies at the Faculty of Classical and Modern Philology. Prof. Maria Stoycheva, Vice-Rector of Sofia University, greeted all the participants and presented Sofia University as the oldest and most prestigious educational and research center in the country with a 130-year history. She also pointed out that as a member of the European Union, Bulgaria has an important role regarding the relations between China and the Union. In her speech, Prof. Stoycheva also touched upon the topic of good cooperation between Sofia University and a number of Chinese universities.

The Chinese Studies Program at the Faculty of Classical and Modern Philology (FCMP) of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” organized a two-day international conference on 1 - 2 December 2017 on the topic “Current Issues in Contemporary Chinese and Oriental studies”, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Chinese Studies Program.
The purpose of the anniversary conference is to present the latest research and current issues in Chinese studies at both national and international levels, to provide a platform for scholarly discourse in various topics regarding Oriental studies, to unite different generations of Bulgarian and worldwide sinologists in orientalists, as well as to give young scholars in the field of Chinese and Oriental studies an opportunity to present their contributions.

The opening of the conference was attended by Prof. Anastas Gerdjikov, Rector of Sofia University, Prof. Reneta Bozhankova, Vice-Rector of Sofia University, Prof. Madlen Danova, Dean of the Faculty of Classical and Modern Philology, Prof. Alexander Fedotov, Principal of the Center for Eastern Languages and Cultures, Prof. Alexander Alexiev, Head of the Chinese Studies Program in Sofia University, Dr. Chen Ying, Head of the Education Department at the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Bulgaria, Prof. Ge Zhiqiang, Chinese director of the Confucius Institute in Sofia, as well as teachers, students and guests.