Prof. Dimitar Toshev, Honorary President of BUNCOLD, 80 years young
Prof. Dr. Eng. Dimitar Toshev graduated from the Higher Institute of Civil Engineering (HICE) in 1969 as MSc in “Irrigation
and Drainage Engineering”. Until 1973, he was a designer at the Institute of research and Design “Vodproekt”, Sofia, after which he
became a lecturer at the Department of Hydraulic Engineering at the HICE. In 1983, he obtained his degree “Doctor” and in 1987 was elected
as an “Associate Professor”, in 2011 – as a “Professor” at the same department. From 2000 to 2012, he was the head of the Department of Hydraulic Engineering.
Prof. Dimitar Toshev has been an active member of the Bulgarian National Committee on Large Dams (BUNCOLD) for many years –
the National Committee of our country to ICOLD, and its President from 2002 to 2017. Since then, he has been its Honorary President.
From the position of his intensive educational and pedagogical activity, many-sided research and practical work in the field of Dam and
Hydraulic Engineering in general, he is a true motor of the BUNCOLD for the exchange of up-to-date specialized information and constant
dialogue – both within the circles of the professional association and with the institutions and the public, for the solution of current
problems in all aspects of dams and tailings dams in our country. With his tireless work capacity, initiative, communication and leadership
skills and uncompromising professionalism, Prof. Toshev has been an example for many years, who on behalf of the BUNCOLD has equally successfully
attracted colleagues of different generations. And he did this not only in our country. On the ICOLD stage, with his activity and presence, he is
still a figure who is remembered with warm feelings.
In our country, Prof. Toshev organized numerous specialized forums in the field of Dams, which enriched the professional community.
An unsurpassed peak in our national professional tradition, however, was the 76th Annual Meeting of ICOLD, organized primarily by him in 2008.
in Sofia with more than 700 participants from over 60 countries of the world. From modest personal experience, I am happy to confirm that
many foreign colleagues associate our country precisely with the memory of this forum.
Much more can be said about the Honorary President of the BUNCOLD, Prof. Dimitar Toshev. In fact, this is best done by his research and engineering work and the experts he has built up.
Happy 80th jubilee, dear Prof. Toshev! Be healthy with us for many happy years!
Sofia, 22. October 2025
In the name of BUNCOLD:
Prof. Dr. Eng. Dimitar Kisliakov,
President of BUNCOLD
World Water Day 2023
The Bulgarian Society for Large Dams, with the support of the Faculty of
Hydraulic Engineering at UACEG, organized an annual meeting on the occasion of the World Water Day 2023.
The meeting was held on March 30, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. in hall A-205 of the University of Architecture,
Civil Engineering and Geodesy (UACEG), 1 Hr. Smirnenski Blvd.
The following special reports were presented:
1) Eng. Ognyan Todorov: "Filters in embankment dams - problems and solutions"
2) Eng. Valentin Anastasov: "Activities during the reconstruction of the Poroy dam into a water supply reservoir"
The presented reports provoked interesting discussions on the questions raised.
At the meeting, an organizational meeting of the Bulgarian Society for Large Dams - National Committee of our country at ICOLD also was held,
at which a report on the National Committee (BUNCOLD) activities in 2022 and a financial report for the same period was presented. Both documents were accepted.