PROF. DR. OLGA BORISOVA IN FRONT OF BTA: THE AUTHORITY OF SCIENTISTS DOES NOT DEPEND ON TITLES AND GENDER
11 February 2023
February 11 is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
On this occasion, the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency (BTA) contacted Prof. Dr. Olga Borisova - Head of the Department of Legal Sciences at VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar" and a long-time lecturer at the university.
"The authority of a scientist does not depend on titles and gender," believes the youngest law professor in our country.
"Neither titles nor gender make an expert an authoritative scientist, but whether he or she is a person, whether they do their work responsibly and dedicatedly", said Prof. Olga Borisova, who is the youngest professor in law in our country for the BTA. She has been a lecturer at Varna Free University (VFU), since 2020 she is the Head of the Department of Legal Sciences at the Faculty of Law. In November 2022, the Academic Council of VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar" awarded her the academic position after a competition, which made her the youngest law professor in Bulgaria.
Her biography is related to nuclear energy. She defended a dissertation on the topic “Improving the Legal Framework in the Management of Radioactive Waste in the Republic of Bulgaria” at VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar". Her interests in the field are related to her 10-year experience as a legal consultant in the state-owned enterprise "Radioactive Waste". Prof. Olga Borisova is a member of the International Association of Nuclear Law "Association internationale du droit nuclearaire" with headquarters in Brussels, of the Institute of Internal Auditors in Bulgaria, as well as of the International Institute of Internal Auditors in the USA. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Union of the Scientists in Varna.
She considers herself very lucky, as during her studies at the university she had extremely good and inspiring professors, who were actually the reason why she became interested in science. She said that she shared the romantic notions of the Roman jurist and politician Celsus, who believed that law is an art for the good and just and tries to convince her students of the rightness of this maxim.
When asked if the fields in which she works are not too "masculine", she replied that, in her opinion, the two sexes were created to complement each other, and as they do in life, they should do so in science. "According to statistics, Bulgaria is at the top in Europe in terms of the number of women involved in science in various scientific organizations", said Prof. Borisova.
Regarding her personal motivation to work actively, she says that she accepts her scientific work as a hobby and deals with it, including during her free time, without being strained or burdened.
"My understanding is that a scientist, in addition to being a good theoretician, must also have a connection with practice. This is especially important in the realization of the "Law" specialty", says Borisova. And her motivation to do this science is the wide horizon it gives as it is constantly developing and improving. She also likes the communication with the students, tries to constantly provoke their interest, to always present them with up-to-date information.
Regarding professional obstacles, Prof. Borisova points out that there are obstacles everywhere and it does not depend on the person's gender. For herself, she says that she tries to view difficulties as a point of reference for new opportunities, as a potential for something better to happen in the future.
Mila Edreva and Danail Voikov worked on the article
On this occasion, the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency (BTA) contacted Prof. Dr. Olga Borisova - Head of the Department of Legal Sciences at VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar" and a long-time lecturer at the university.
"The authority of a scientist does not depend on titles and gender," believes the youngest law professor in our country.
"Neither titles nor gender make an expert an authoritative scientist, but whether he or she is a person, whether they do their work responsibly and dedicatedly", said Prof. Olga Borisova, who is the youngest professor in law in our country for the BTA. She has been a lecturer at Varna Free University (VFU), since 2020 she is the Head of the Department of Legal Sciences at the Faculty of Law. In November 2022, the Academic Council of VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar" awarded her the academic position after a competition, which made her the youngest law professor in Bulgaria.Her biography is related to nuclear energy. She defended a dissertation on the topic “Improving the Legal Framework in the Management of Radioactive Waste in the Republic of Bulgaria” at VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar". Her interests in the field are related to her 10-year experience as a legal consultant in the state-owned enterprise "Radioactive Waste". Prof. Olga Borisova is a member of the International Association of Nuclear Law "Association internationale du droit nuclearaire" with headquarters in Brussels, of the Institute of Internal Auditors in Bulgaria, as well as of the International Institute of Internal Auditors in the USA. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Union of the Scientists in Varna.
She considers herself very lucky, as during her studies at the university she had extremely good and inspiring professors, who were actually the reason why she became interested in science. She said that she shared the romantic notions of the Roman jurist and politician Celsus, who believed that law is an art for the good and just and tries to convince her students of the rightness of this maxim.
When asked if the fields in which she works are not too "masculine", she replied that, in her opinion, the two sexes were created to complement each other, and as they do in life, they should do so in science. "According to statistics, Bulgaria is at the top in Europe in terms of the number of women involved in science in various scientific organizations", said Prof. Borisova.
Regarding her personal motivation to work actively, she says that she accepts her scientific work as a hobby and deals with it, including during her free time, without being strained or burdened.
"My understanding is that a scientist, in addition to being a good theoretician, must also have a connection with practice. This is especially important in the realization of the "Law" specialty", says Borisova. And her motivation to do this science is the wide horizon it gives as it is constantly developing and improving. She also likes the communication with the students, tries to constantly provoke their interest, to always present them with up-to-date information.
Regarding professional obstacles, Prof. Borisova points out that there are obstacles everywhere and it does not depend on the person's gender. For herself, she says that she tries to view difficulties as a point of reference for new opportunities, as a potential for something better to happen in the future.
Mila Edreva and Danail Voikov worked on the article