International Scientific Conference "New Media and Digital Culture", October 21, 2010 - Blagoevgrad, showed increased interest among academics on the role of the Internet and ICT in the people's lives and the problems of culture in the digital world, the place of new media in civil society and the impact they have on the models of education and training.

International Scientific Conference "ICT, Media and Education", October 6, 2011, Blagoevgrad. It focused on the contemporary issues in education by providing better opportunities for the integration of ICT in the learning process and improve e-learning environment. The conference has emerged as a kind of centre for sharing and promoting best practices in education and training related to the implementation of a rich array of multimedia products, software applications and web-based information. The discussions of the conference were an indication of the great interest to the scientific and academic community into the topics, among which we can mention: "Development of teaching materials for distance learning" (Liliana Todorova), "Analysis of the advantages of the effect of "long tail " of electronic learning " (Malinka Ivanova),  " E-learning in higher education in the knowledge-based society" (Tatiana Shopova), "Information and communication technology as an alternative means of higher education in Moroccan universities  ( Driss Ridouani - Morocco), "Didactic and technological requirements for multimedia educational content" (Daniela Dureva - Tuparova ), "Analysis of systems, recommending personalized learning" (Cvetelina Atanasova - student ), " The Role of the Internet in cultural participation" (Svetlana Alexandrova) , " The site of the university as a form of access and participation in educational processes" (Dobrinka Peicheva), "Management aspects of the site" (Evgeni Vasilev), "Online lifestyles of young people in today's information technology world"  L. Antonov), The role of new technologies in teaching (Valbona Mucha - Albania ) , etc.

International Conference "Digital Culture, Media and Education", 2012. The conference was held on October 30, 2012, at the South-West University "Neofit Rilski" - Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. It was organized by the Centre for New Media and Digital Culture (SWU "N. Rilski") and supported by the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria - branch Blagoevgrad and Faculty of Arts at the SWU "N. Rilski". The Conference was aimed at gathering academics, researchers, teachers, graduate and undergraduate students so that they could share various ideas, knowledge and experience. It has emerged as a forum for discussing issues in the new and fast growing areas of the modern communications, culture and education in the information and digital environment. A number of issues were also debated regarding the new approaches for efficient learning and training processes based on information and communication technology.

The Conference proceeded into four sections. The first was devoted to the problems of the Internet and virtual reality. Among the topics set for discussion by the authors were: The identity in the virtual world (Tatyana Petkova), Agreement/disagreement between the actual identity and avatar identity (Silvia Branea - Rumania), The Internet-based fan communities in Romania (Valentina Marinescu - Rumania), etc. The second section was focused on the problems of the new media development in civil society. The authors paid attention to the impact of new media on the attitudes of civil society (Violeta Nikolova), Traditional & new media and value indicators of the young generation (Dobrinka Peicheva), Connections between digital technologies, new media and the politicians (Maria Lyubenova), etc. The third section concerns the educational policy in the 21st century. The authors discussed the key role of education, culture and media in building a new kind of young people's value system (Miroslava Kortenska), Civic education curriculum in the formation for citizenship (Lindita Lutaj - Albania), Effective forms and methods on creating of communication with people (Vladimir Shakaj - Albania), Students' motivationfor involvement in research processes (Maria Valkova), etc.  The fourth section was devoted to the problems of the electronic distance learning in the university training of  managers (Liliana Todorova), Digital literacy in higher education (Tatiana Shopova), Artificial intelligence in intelligent tutoring systems (Malinka Ivanova), Various trends  in the modern fine art and new forms of manifestation in the way of portrayal (Tatiana Hristova), Conceptual and methodological problems in working with modern technology in primary stage of education (Rumjana Neminska), Practical models for working in the classroom of Innovators (Tzveta  Gergova, Dochka Kyuchukova), etc.

III International Conference on Digital Culture and Society, 31 October to 1 November 2013. The forum was organized by the Center for New Media and Digital Culture at Southwest University "N. Rilski on the Day of National Leaders - November 1. The Center had to draw for fourth consecutive year scientists, young researchers and professionals with interests in the constantly growing Internet space, the virtual culture, the global media environment, modern education and other problems related to the integration of digital technologies in society and culture, which opens a wide field for research, experimentation and creative initiatives. Conference participants discussed such relevant to the modern science topics as E-kind: speech-dry wrecks in an ocean of fuctuating signs  (Gergana Apostolova), Does internet culture create new values and how they are perceived in society? ​​(Christina Ambareva), Digital technologies and virtual-human senses and one "imperfect concurrency" (Tatyana Petkova), Games in the virtual environment - new opportunities for social interaction (T. Shopova), YouTube in the young people culture (Diego Vega - Mexico), Forum system communication PHPBB (Ivan Nikolov and Petko Moutafchiev - students), The influence of new media on public opinion and attitudes (Violeta Nikolova), Significance and role of information technologies for communication to education in post-communist Albania (Jani Sota - Albania),  The relationship between interactive teaching in groups and the disruptive behaviour  of pupils  (Alma Muharremi - Albania), Exchange of social and psychological factors in the field of education as the basic part for a successful graduation (Xhevdet   ZEKAJ - Albania), etc.

IV International Conference on Digital Culture and Society, October 31 - November 1, 2014.  The participants in the scientific forum focused on a wide range of topics concerning the issues of spreading the digital revolution and expanding the ICT in the society and culture of the 21st century; the opportunities and challenges, culture faces in the digital age, as well as the development of Internet and new media and changes in the communicative processes, in our life and work; the integration of new technologies in education and training and the formation of new educational practices, etc. They present their compelling research, analysis and interpretations on the issues of the impact of digital technology on culture and communicative experience (`Knowledge - an Economic Resource and a Factor for Social Development` - Assist. Prof. Dr. Stanka Rinkova, `The Conflict Between Digital and Real Democracy` -  Dr Tatyana Petkova, `The Impact of Internet Technologies on the Development of Extremist, Fundamentalist and National-Populist Discourses in Contemporary Europe` - Assist. Prof. Dr. L. Antonov, `SPIN Technology - a Positive Linguistic PR Strategy` - Assist. Prof. Dr Slavka  Popova, `Spots Removing in Old Books and Antique Documents` - Vasil Kolev, `On Understanding and Translation in the Multimodal Web Environment` - Assoc. Prof. Dr Gergana Pencheva-Apostolova, `Electronic Llibrary` - student Christine Mancheva, `Definition of Extended Family and the Most Common Forms of Extended Family in Albanian Society` - Dr Valbona Muça (Albania), etc.), the new Internet culture and impact of social media in the life and work of people (`Facebook and Lifestyle: the Triumph of the Private` -  Assist. Prof. Dr. Silvia Petrova, `Challenges of the Social Media Marketing` - Assist. Prof. Dr. Dinka Zlateva, etc.), the challenges faced by traditional mass communications and their development opportunities in the network space (`Digital Policy of Regional Public Radio - the Experience of Radio Blagoevgrad` - Dr Rossinka Prodanova, `Bulgarian Online Radio Stations on Religious Themes` - Assoc. Prof. Dr Vyara Angelova, `Construction of Female and Male Types on the Pages of "Cosmopolitan" and "Maxim" Magazines` - PhD student Kalina Nikolova, etc.), the changes that cause ICT in modern education based on interactivity and individualization of learning process (`Civil and Democratic Education Didactics in Context of General Didactics and Pedagogy` - Dr Vladimir Shakaj (Albania), `Skills for Using the Internet and Information Technologies Among Students` - Assoc. Prof. Dr Tatiana Shopova, `Applications of Cloud Computing in Education` - Prof. DSc Ivan Ivanov, `Application of Business Software Solutions in  Education` - PhD student Todor Simeonov,  etc.). The shared ideas and understandings of the participants in the conference are a challenge to the scientific and creative thought for further discussion and analysis of issues related to the integration of digital technology and interactive media in the society and culture of the 21st century.

Student Round Table "Environmental consciousness. Looking East and West" March 26, 2015, South-West University. The Round Table was organized by the Center for New Media and Digital Culture and the Department of Philosophy and Political Science at SWU "Neofit Rilski". Students in Philosophy, Culture and Media and Cultural Studies took part in the discussions.

In their reports and talks the participants discussed the specifics and diversity of the understanding of the environmental awareness as an intersection point between social and economic, and as an expression of the state of the inner world of a human being, his values, attitudes and way of life. Students' attention was focused on the consideration of social (as a manifestation of a human being, and as a responsibility and tolerance) and economic (as opposed to the idea of saving) as a factor polluting the environment. The problem of the harmonious unity in the relationship between human and nature, in terms both of the external action of human behavior and deep symbols of internal human myths was revealed as well. Within the discussion, interesting comparisons of the environmental awareness of the traditional societies and the modern person; of shaman's consciousness and schizophrenic   consciousness; of Astronauts, overcoming the challenges of space and Psychonauts flying into the depths of the mental world were made. The Western and Eastern myths concerning human-nature relationship were compared, from the tale of Little Red Riding Hood to the Eastern myths about dragons. In the conversation about the Wim Wenders' film "Salt of the Earth" dedicated to the Brazilian photojournalist Sebastião Salgado, the question of nature as a beginning and ultimate refuge, where we can survive, was raised. The bilateralism of nature and our relationship with it was discussed as well - on one hand it feeds us and gives us the most valuable goods and, on the other hand, it needs our protection and support; it is a wild place and the same time is a place of peace and beauty, opposite to the violence and atrocities which we are able to cause to each other, a place where we can find inner harmony, where people remain capable of exhibiting humanism.  The understanding of the relationship between photography and ecological education expressed by the Canadian photographer Edward Bartinski, who calls everyone to join the global conversation about sustainable living, also evoked the interest of the students. Activation of the awareness and behavior of young people towards care and love of nature, towards changes in their daily behavior was agreed to be one of the main goals of environmental education. Roundtable participants were unanimous that for young people it is important to be convinced of the need to build up ecological culture as well as civic and cultural values. The development of collaborative "green projects," promoting innovative environmentally sound activities can significantly contribute to this.

On the 23th of April a seminar for BA and PhD students "Science and Spirituality: Eastern and Western Interpretations" was held in SWU. The seminar was organized by the Department of Philosophy and Political Sciences and the Center for New Media and Digital Culture. The presentations at the seminar were aimed at the polarizations of understanding science and spirituality in the life of modern man. Attendees pondered over the issue of the merger and the separation of these two human qualities. On one side of the history we find UNIFICATION caused by the ecstatic experience of traditional adept, while the other - SPLITTING of disciplines thanks to the rational view of the modern scientist.