The International Conference Center at the Technical University – Sofia was established based on an idea by the long-time president of TU Darmstadt and chairman of the Society of Friends of TU Sofia in Darmstadt, Prof. Dr. Helmut Böhme, who holds honorary doctorates from TU Sofia and a number of other universities.
For years, Prof. Helmut Böhme devoted considerable effort and showed great enthusiasm in seeking sponsors to bring this idea to fruition. The project received support from a number of German sponsors, including Heinrich Scherer, Tim Essam, and Gerhard Tucheller. Prof. Böhme himself and his wife, Mrs. Berthaide Böhme, invested significant personal funds and enlisted the support of their friends and like-minded individuals from academic and business circles in Germany.
The Society of Friends of TU Darmstadt in Sofia, chaired by Assoc. Prof. Dimitar Alexiev, Ph.D., Eng., played an active role in bringing the idea of building the center to fruition. With the support of the successive rectors of the Technical University over the years—Prof. Dr. Eng. Dimitar Dimitrov, Prof. D.Sc. (Eng.) Venelin Zhivkov, and Prof. Dr. Eng. Kamen Veselinov—the idea was successfully realized.
The center was designed by architect Todor Todorov and built by R. S. Engineering. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on July 3, 2000, but due to bureaucratic obstacles, construction did not begin until January 6, 2003. After construction was halted twice due to a lack of funding, the center was officially opened on February 29, 2008.
The guest house is actively used to facilitate international exchanges and contacts for the Technical University of Sofia in the fields of scientific research and teaching.
