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MY BULGARIAN UNIVERSITY The Renaissance was the period when Bulgarians gathered spiritual and intel- lectual strength to establish their right for independent political and social life, for own culture and education. The figures of the Bulgarian Renaissance, most of them educated abroad, naturally arrived at the idea of opening a higher educational in- stitution, which “to make Bulgarians equal to the other nations that are politically independent, culturally developed and with established citizenship”. This led to the creation in 1888 of the first Bulgarian university. 121 years later a dense network of universities is covering the whole country, offering quality education in all fields of knowledge. In the current guide you will find useful information about Bulgarian universi- ties and the cities they are situated in. We hope that this will be the starting trigger of your motivation to have a study period in Bulgaria!!! HRDC Team Sofia, 2010 MY BULGARIAN UNIVERSITY 2010 Human Resource Development Centre COntents: АMERICAN UNIVERSITY, BLAGOEVGRAD .........................................................................5 “NEOFIT RILSKI” SOUTH-WEST UNIVERSITY, BLAGOEVGRAD ....................................5 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL, BOTEVGRAD .....................................................7 BOURGAS FREE UNIVERSITY .................................................................................................9 “PROF. ASSEN ZLATAROV” BOURGAS UNIVERSITY........................................................9 ”CHERNORIZETS HRABAR” VARNA FREE UNIVERSITY ...............................................11 ”NIKOLA VAPTSAROV” NAVAL ACADEMY, VARNA .....................................................11 UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS, VARNA .............................................................................12 ”PROF. DR. PARASKEV STOYANOV” MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, VARNA .....................12 TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF VARNA ...............................................................................13 “ST.CYRIL AND ST.METHODIUS” UNIVERSITY OF VELIKO TАRNOVO ....................15 “VASSIL LEVSKI” NATIONAL MILITARY UNIVERSITY, VELIKO TARNOVO ...............15 TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF GABROVO .........................................................................17 INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, DOBRICH ....................................................19 MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, PLEVEN ........................................................................................21 AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, PLOVDIV ..........................................................................23 ACADEMY OF MUSIC, DANCE AND FINE ARTS, PLOVDIV ........................................23 HIGHER SCHOOL “AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE”, PLOVDIV...........................................24 MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, PLOVDIV .......................................................................................24 “PAISII HILENDARSKI” PLOVDIV UNIVERSITY ................................................................25 UNIVERSITY OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY, PLOVDIV .........................................................25 “ANGEL KANCHEV” RUSE UNIVERSITY ............................................................................27 “D. A. TSENOV” ACADEMY OF ECONOMICS, SVISHTOV ...........................................29 ACADEMY OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, SOFIA ....................................................31 BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, SOFIA ...............................................................31 NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC “PANTCHO VLADIGEROV”, SOFIA ....................31 “TODOR KABLESHKOV” HIGHER SCHOOL OF TRANSPORT, SOFIA .......................32 VUZF UNIVERSITY, SOFIA ....................................................................................................32 COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT, TRADE AND MARKETING, SOFIA ............................32 COLLEGE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POST, SOFIA .......................................32 UNIVERSITY OF FORESTRY, SOFIA ....................................................................................33 MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, SOFIA ............................................................................................33 “KRASTIO SARAFOV” NATIONAL ACADEMY OF THEATRE AND FILM ARTS .......33 2 MY BulgARIAN University NATIONAL SPORTS ACADEMY, SOFIA ...........................................................................34 NATIONAL ART ACADEMY, SOFIA ...................................................................................34 NEW BULGARIAN UNIVERSITY, SOFIA ............................................................................35 SOFIA UNIVERSITY “ST. KLIMENT OHRIDSKI” ................................................................35 TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, SOFIA .......................................................................................36 UNIVERSITY OF NATIONAL AND WORLD ECONOMY, SOFIA .................................36 UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE, CIVIL ENGINEERING AND GEODESY, SOFIA ..37 UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND METALLURGY, SOFIA ...............37 “LYUBEN KARAVELOV” HIGHER SCHOOL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, SOFIA ..........37 TRAKIA UNIVERSITY, STARA ZAGORA .............................................................................39 “KONSTANTIN PRESLAVSKY” UNIVERSITY OF SHOUMEN ........................................41 ADDITIONAL INFO HOW TO FUND YOUR STUDY PERIOD IN BULGARIA? ...............................................42 NEED MORE INFORMATION ABOUT STUDENTS’ LIFE IN BULGARIA? ..................43 Bulgarian USEFUL phrases (IN Latin letters) ...............................................44 STILL NOT CONVINCED? ......................................................................................................45 human resource development CENTRE 3 D A R BlagOevgrad BLAGOEVG Blagoevgrad is a town in southwestern Bulgaria, the administrative, cul- tural, economical and educational centre of Southern West Bulgaria. It lies on the banks of the Blagoevgradska Bistritsa River. Blagoevgrad is the city with one of the warmest climates in Bulgaria. It is located in the valley of the Struma River at the foot of the Rila and Pirin Mountains, 100 km south of Sofia. The city features a pedestrian downtown with preserved 19th century architecture. The region abounds in tourist attractions such as the Rila Mon- astery, the Seven Lakes in Rila Mountain and the world class ski resorts in Pirin mountains. Blagoevgrad is home town of two universities, the Neofit Rilski South- West University and the American University in Bulgaria. 4 MY BulgARIAN University BLAGOEVG Аmerican University, BlagOevgrad R A www.aubg.bg D The university was established in 1991 and offers degrees in the following special- ties: Business Administration, Computer Science, Economics, European studies, His- tory and Civilizations, Information Systems, Journalism and Mass Communication, Mathematics, Political Science and Interna- tional Relations. Nearly 1020 students are taught by 70-75 lecturers. The university is very active both in sending and hosting students within the Erasmus programme (2008-2009: 27 outgoing and 21 incoming students). FOREIGN STUDENTS’ IMPRESSIONS “Choosing AUBG led me to experience a student life that I had never been in- troduced to before. The professors were out of the ordinary and all of them were experts in their own fields. They were very open-minded and easy to talk to.” “Blagoevgrad, a cute city surrounded by mountains, warmed my heart at first sight provided me with all that I expected and more. The centre of the city had many little cafes, boutiques and restaurants with reasonable prices, making it a perfect place for students. Despite the fact that I did not know more than a few words of Bulgarian the people of Bulgaria were very helpful and friendly.” “NEOfit RilsKI” SOutH-West University, BlagOevgrad www.swu.bg The university was established in 1975 and offers degrees in the following speciali- ties: History and Archeology, Pedagogy of Teaching, Philosophy, Philology, Sociology, Anthropology and Sciences about the Cul- ture, Psychology, Political Science, Social Work, Public Communications and Informa- tion Sceinces, Public Relations, Pedagogy, Administration and Management, Econom- ics, Tourism, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Earth Sciences, Computer Sciences, Communication and Computer Techniques, Public Health (Kinezitherapy and Logopedics), Fine Arts, Musical and Dancing Arts, Theatre and Film Art. Nearly 8887 students are taught by 535 lecturers. The university is active both in sending and hosting students within the Er- asmus programme (2008-2009: 18 outgoing and 15 incoming students). human resource development CENTRE 5 BOtevgrad Botevgrad is located 60 km from the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia. Botevgrad is strategically located at a crossroad with connections with eastern and northern Bulgaria. The airport is located 50 km from the town and 30 km D A from the nearest train station. Botevgrad and its hinterland are situated in R a unique and picturesque valley, located 350 m above sea level with a total area of 506.6 sq km. The first historical data regarding the settlement in the region of Botev- BOTEVG grad dates back to the 1st-3rd century. Traces of Roman and Thraecian arti- facts suggest a Greek past, which, until now, remained a great mystery. Dur- ing medieval centuries, a settlement arose with the name “Zelin” which was found 3 km south of the present day location of the city. The last stronghold of the 2nd Bulgarian kingdom was found not far