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The establishment of the "Commodity Science" department and specialty at the first Higher Trade School (now the University of Economics - Varna) in Bulgaria dates back to October 19, 1948. The confirmation and development of academic education in the field of commodity science only at the University of Economics - Varna is conditioned by the foresight of its founder, first rector and professor of commodity science - Tsani Kalyandzhiev, the presence of prominent scientists and teachers who continued his work, the creation of good conditions and renewed material base, current scientific research, the need for specialists who know the factors for the formation of the assortment and the quality of the goods, its evaluation, control and management. For its 75 years of development and resistance to economic challenges, the "Commodity Science" department develops dynamically in accordance with the development of international markets, the requirements of practice and consumers, provides scientific solutions and trained staff to national and international businesses. She has left a rich scientific legacy in the field of commodity knowledge - over 165 textbooks and teaching aids for universities and vocational high schools, more than 325 scientific studies have been published, of which 20 monographs, 170 articles, 130 reports, there are 46 inventions and over 50 developments on scientific projects. Only for the last 5 years (2019-2023), the scientific publications of the department staff are 135, of which 40 are in foreign refereed and indexed scientific publications Scopus /Web of Science. The number of citations of the publications of the members of the academic staff for the last 5 years is 320, and in the indexed editions Scopus and Web of Science they are 74%. Over 100 are the joint scientific publications of members of the department with their supervised doctoral students and students. The Department of "Commodity Science" has organized and conducted 20 international scientific forums, at which 790 reports were presented, of which 487 were by foreign scientists and 383 by Bulgarian scientists, it trained over 3680 graduates, unique specialists - bachelors, masters and doctoral students with wide realization. The actuality and growing need for knowledge about commodities, established traditions, international scientific partnership and that with practice and business, the proven historical significance of scientific contributions and prepared staff from the "Commodity Science" department determine its sustainable development, vitality and perspective.
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