{"id":26750,"date":"2022-04-12T08:37:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T05:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mgu.bg\/faculties\/%d0%b3%d0%b5%d0%be%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b3%d0%be%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%be%d1%83%d1%87%d0%b2%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%b5%d0%bb%d0%b5%d0%bd-%d1%84%d0%b0%d0%ba%d1%83%d0%bb%d1%82%d0%b5%d1%82-%d0%b3%d0%bf%d1%84\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T10:16:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T08:16:32","slug":"faculty-of-geology-and-exploration-gpf","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mgu.bg\/en\/faculties\/faculty-of-geology-and-exploration-gpf\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty of Geology and Exploration &#8211; GPF"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row bg_type=&#8221;bg_color&#8221; bg_color_value=&#8221;#f2f2f2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1609429513427{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column el_align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Management&#8221; color=&#8221;orange&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; padding: 10px;\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"100\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mgu.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/boris-valchev.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"418\" data-eio-rheight=\"512\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mgu.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/boris-valchev.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/noscript><\/td>\n<td><strong>Dean <\/strong><br \/>\nAssoc. Prof. PhD Boris Vladimirov Valchev <a href=\"https:\/\/mgu.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CV-boris-valchev.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CV<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Office: <\/strong> GPF, 249<br \/>\n<strong>Phone: <\/strong> 8060221<br \/>\n<strong>e-mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:b_valchev@mgu.bg\">b_valchev@mgu.bg<\/a> <a href=\"mailto:dekangpf@mgu.bg\">dekangpf@mgu.bg<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"100\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mgu.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/maia-vackicheva.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"154\" data-eio-rheight=\"188\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mgu.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/maia-vackicheva.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/noscript><\/td>\n<td><strong>Vice Dean <\/strong><br \/>\nAssoc. Prof. PhD Maya Ludmilova Vatzkitcheva <a href=\"https:\/\/mgu.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CV_BG_184.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CV<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Office: <\/strong> GPF, 249<br \/>\n<strong>Phone: <\/strong> 8060320<br \/>\n<strong>e-mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:mayavack@mgu.bg\">mayavack@mgu.bg<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"100\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9030 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mgu.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/diana-pantaleeva.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" \/><\/td>\n<td><strong>Head of Educational Activity <\/strong><br \/>\nDiana Pancheva Pantaleeva<\/p>\n<p><strong>Office: <\/strong> GPF, 249<br \/>\n<strong>Phone: <\/strong> 8060230<br \/>\n<strong>e-mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:d.panteleeva@mgu.bg\">d.panteleeva@mgu.bg;<\/a> <a href=\"mailto:gpf@mgu.bg\">gpf@mgu.bg<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"100\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9030 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mgu.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/not-image-available.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" \/><\/td>\n<td><strong>Chief Expert <\/strong><br \/>\nDimitar Ivanov Markov<\/p>\n<p><strong>Office: <\/strong> GPF, 249<br \/>\n<strong>Phone: <\/strong> 8060207<br \/>\n<strong>e-mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:d.markov@mgu.bg\">d.markov@mgu.bg;<\/a> <a href=\"mailto:gpf@mgu.bg\">gpf@mgu.bg<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column el_class=&#8221;container&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1609430536532{margin-top: 70px !important;margin-bottom: 70px !important;}&#8221;]<div class='dt-sc-tabs-horizontal-container departments-tabs'><ul class='dt-sc-tabs-horizontal'><li><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><span class='icon-department'><\/span>Departments<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><span class='icon-specialty'><\/span>Specialties<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><span 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width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\" ubtn-ctn-center full-width-button\"><a class=\"ubtn-link ult-adjust-bottom-margin ubtn-center ubtn-normal full-width-button\" href=\"#\" ><button type=\"button\" id=\"ubtn-7018\"  class=\"ubtn ult-adjust-bottom-margin ult-responsive ubtn-normal ubtn-no-hover-bg  none  ubtn-center   tooltip-69d46d96b8ef9\"  data-hover=\"\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg=\"#1b61d4\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-border-hover=\"\" data-shadow-hover=\"\" data-shadow-click=\"none\" data-shadow=\"\" data-shd-shadow=\"\"  data-ultimate-target='#ubtn-7018'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;border:none;background: #1b61d4;color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"ubtn-hover\" style=\"background-color:\"><\/span><span class=\"ubtn-data ubtn-text \" >Biotechnology<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\" ubtn-ctn-center full-width-button\"><a class=\"ubtn-link 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\/>\n<strong>Prof. PhD Stefcho Boyanov Stoinev<\/strong><br \/>\n\u0415-mail: <a href=\"mailto:stoynev@mail.bg\">stoynev@mail.bg<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE FACULTY OF GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Prof. D.Sc. Ruslan Ivanov Kostov<\/strong><br \/>\n\u0415-mail: <a href=\"mailto:rikostov@mgu.bg\">rikostov@mgu.bg<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CHAIRMAN OF THE FACULTY COUNCIL OF THE FACULTY OF GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Assoc. Prof. PhD Boris Vladimirov Valchev<\/strong><br \/>\nE-mail: <u><a href=\"mailto:b_valchev@mgu.bg\">b_valchev@mgu.bg<\/a><\/u>, <a href=\"mailto:dekangpf@mgu.bg\"><u>dekangpf@mgu.bg<\/u><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY COUNCIL OF THE FACULTY OF GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>HABILITATED LECTURERS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Prof. D.Sc. Dimitar Slavchev Sinyovski<\/strong><br \/>\nE-mail: <u><a href=\"mailto:sinsky@mgu.bg\">sinsky@mgu.bg<\/a><\/u><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Prof. D.Sc. Stefan Sotirov Dimovski<\/strong><br \/>\nE-mail: <a href=\"mailto:dimovski@mgu.bg\">dimovski@mgu.bg<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Prof. D.Sc. 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