Lino Bianco, a full-time resident academic at the Faculty for the Built Environment, at UM and the ambassador of Malta to Bulgaria and Romania, has been honoured by the President of the Republic of Bulgaria H.E. Rumen Radev for his significant involvement in the advancement of friendly relations and bilateral cooperation between the Republic of Malta and the Republic of Bulgaria.
H.E. Radev presented the prestigious Order of the Madara Horseman (1st Class) award to Lino Bianco, in the presence of the President of Malta H.E. Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca. The official notification of the award was published on 6 February 2018 in the State Gazette of the Republic of Bulgaria. This award is given to Bulgarian and foreign citizens who have made an especially substantial contribution to the strengthening and development of bilateral relations with the Republic of Bulgaria.
Ambassador Bianco is also visiting professor at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Sofia. He was elected Professor of the International Academy of Architecture, Sofia, for his contribution to contemporary architecture and was conferred Professor of Architecture (Honoris Causa) by Georgian Technical University, Tbilisi, in recognition of his contributions to architectural practice and education. He lectures in Georgia, Italy and in the Russian Federation since 1994.
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