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www.bfu.bg Welcome to Burgas About Burgas

Population of The fourth- The capital largest of Burgas 230.000 in inhabitants after Sofia, Province and Plovdiv and Varna an important industrial, surrounded by The second- the Burgas transport, Lakes and located at cultural and largest city the westernmost on the Bulgarian point of the Black tourist Black Sea Coast Sea, at the centre large Burgas Bay Burgas – The Centre of City Burgas – The Centre of City Burgas – Night View at The Pier Burgas – The Beach БУРГАСКИBURGAS СВОБОДЕН FREE УНИВЕРСИТЕТ UNIVERSITY

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STATUS AND ACCREDITATION

 Established with an Act of the Great National Assembly on 18 September 1991

 Certified under ISO 9001:2008

 Accredited by the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency

 Member of the Association of the Non-state Universities in Bulgaria

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INTERNATIONAL STATUS

 Member of the European University Association  Partner with more than 30 universities in Europe, Asia, Africa and America  Partner in joint projects with more than 100 universities and international organizations and institutions  Founder of the UNESCO Chair on Human Rights and Culture of Peace  Working under the programmes Tempus; Lifelong Learning Programme – Erasmus, Grundtvig, Leonardo Da Vinci, Comenius; Transborder Cooperation; Operational Programmes

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List of partners in framework agreements

1. Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany 2. Kiev National University of Trade and Economics, Kiev, Ukraine 3. University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Republic of Croatia 4. International Academy of Entrepreneurship, Moscow, Russia 5. , Edirne, Republic of Turkey 6. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 7. Cultural Centre of the Check Republic in Sofia 8. Huron University USA in London, London, UK 9. University of Cambridge, Board of Continuing Education, UK 10. Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia 11. Baltic School of Human Sciences, Koszalin, Poland 12. Kyiv Slavonic University, Nikolayev, Ukraine 13. Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt 14. University of Surrey, Guildford, UK 15. Elblag University of Humanities and Economy, Elblag, Poland 16. Belarus State Economic University, Minsk, Belarus 17. Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey 18. King Louis the Great Private University of the Miscolc Society of Humanities, Miscolc, Hungary 19. The National Technical University of Ukraine “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kiev, Ukraine www.bfu.bg БУРГАСКИBURGAS СВОБОДЕН FREE УНИВЕРСИТЕТ UNIVERSITY

List of partners in framework agreements 20. Haliç University, Istanbul, Turkey 21. Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia 22. University of Azteca, Mexico 23. Moscow Regional Institute of Management, Balashiha, Region of Moscow, Russia 24. First Private University FON, Skopje, Macedonia 25. North West Institute – branch of RANEPA, Saint-Petersburg, Russia 26. Polytechnic Institute of Beja, Beja, Portugal 27. Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan 28. Kokshetau State University named after Sh. Ualikhanov, Kokshetau, Republic of Kazakhstan 29. Academician E. A. Buketov Karaganda State University, Karaganda, Republic of Kazakhstan 30. White City College, Nicosia, Cyrpus 31. Almaty Humanitarian Technical University, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan 32. Kazakh State Teacher Training University, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan 33. Volzhsky University after V.N. Tatischev, Togliatti, Russia 34. Moscow State Regional University, Moscow, Russia 35. Volgograd Institute of Economics, Sociology and Law, Volgograd, Russia 36. Nizhny Novgorod Institute of Management and Business, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia 37. Madrid Open University, Madrid, Spain

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My place, Your The University of Tennessee in Knoxville, USA, American and Bulgarian US Department of State 2003-2005 Place, Our Place elementary and high schools

Universita Telematica “Guglielmo Marconi”, Rome, Italy; Universidad Lifelong Learning Nacional de Educatiob a Distanca, Spain; Universitatea Politechnica di Parmenide Programme – Leonardo da 2005-2007 Bucuresti, Romania; Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Vinci Greece; Gesellshaft fur angewandte Informatik, Germany; SOLUS INF, Italy

The Knowledge Lifelong Learning Akademie Uberlingen - Germany; FBI Institute - Austria; Kuldiga 2006-2007 Shop Programme – Grundtvig Vocational School, Latvia; VHS Wuppertal, Germany

Intensive Oporto Higher Education Institute for Social Work, Portugal; Haute Ecole Lifelong Learning Programme 2007-2008 de la Province de Liege Leon-Eli Troclet, Belgium; Universitatea Programme – Erasmus Erasmus “Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, Romania

KeyShop – a new Lifelong Learning VHS Wuppertal, Germany; Institut fur Gesellschaftwissenschaftliche 2007-2009 culture of learning Programme – Grundtvig Forschung, Austria; Speha Fresia, Italy

Lifelong Learning Goren Kalpler Ozel Egitim Aile Dernegi, Turkey; MGK Danismanlik, A Step Toward the Programme – Leonardo da 2007-2009 Turkey; Brailcom, Czeck Republic; Berufsorderungswerk Duren GGMBH, Light Vinci Germany

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Lifelong Learning Students from France, Spain, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, EILC 2008-2009 Programme – Erasmus Italy, Turkey, Finland

Lifelong Learning Sunstory Ltd, Vlas, Bulgaria; Tempo Training & Consulting, Czech Training Safety and Programme – Leonardo 2008-2010 Republic; Latvia Culture College, Latvia; Unievrsity of Craiova, Security in Tourism da Vinci Roumania

Lifelong Learning Students from France, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, EILC 2009-2010 Programme – Erasmus Italy, Estonia

Consorzio FOR.COM. Formazione per la Comunicazione Italy; FH Lifelong Learning Joanneum University of Applied Sciences Austria; University of Programme – Southern Denmark Denmark; UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE AVATAR 2009-2011 Comenius EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA; University of Hertfordshire Higher Education Corporation United Kingdom; SOPHia In Action Consulting, Italy

Lifelong Learning Students from Italy, France, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, EILC 2010-2011 Programme – Erasmus Latvia, Turkey

Social Innovation Fund - Litva, Vytautas Magnus University Distance study centre and European Partnership - Litva, E-MENTORING: New skills Merseyside Expanding Horizons Ltd. - UK, ANNANET: Pertti and competencies for new LLP KA3 ICT 2010-2013 Vihonen Oy Ltd. - Finnland, Volkshochschule Göttingen e.V - jobs Germany, Speha Fresia Societa’ Cooperativa – Italy and VentureQuest Ltd, LLC – Courtney Price - USA

University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, UK ; University San Jorge, Zaragoza, Spain ; Polytechnic Institute of Beja, Portugal ; Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau, University of Applied Sciences, Germany; Technical University Chemnitz, Germany ; Student and teaching staff Lifelong Learning 2000-to date University of Tartu, Estonia ;National Technical University of mobility Programme – Erasmus Athens, Greece ; University of Economics and Management, Prague, Czech Republic ; Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey ; Haliç University, Istanbul, Turkey ; Warsaw Management Academy, Warsaw, Poland

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Students from Italy, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Belgium, Lifelong Learning EILC 2011-2012 Programme – Erasmus Hungary

Haute Ecole de la Province de Liege, Belgium; Universitatea The influence of the politics Life-long Learning Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Rumania; Oporto Higher Education Institute of activation on the social Programme, Erasmus 2010-2011 work and on the users programme for Social Work, Portugal; Ecole Rockefeller, France

Sofia University “St. Kl. Ohridski”, NIS, Bulgaria; Club Young Programme People, Scientists, Bulgaria; Technical University of Sofia, ELFE, Bulgaria; Seventh Framework Trakia University - Department for Information and In-service Researchers in chemistry Programme for Teacher Training, Bulgaria; ‘Angel Kantchev’ University of Rousse, supporting economy and 2011 Research and Bulgaria; Plovdiv University ‘Paisij Hilendarski’, Bulgaria; society RESCES Technological Educational Center-Varna, Bulgaria; GIS Transfer Center Development Foundation, Bulgaria

Lifelong Learning Programme – Teaching maths trough Comenius Multilateral Università degli Studi “Guglielmo Marconi” – USGM – Italy; innovative learning – Greece; Kadikoy M.E.M. – Turkey; Istituto approach and contents – per la Formazione Professionale di Romae del Lazio – Italy; projects 2011-2013 TALETE Rezzable Productions Ltd - UK

e- TRAINING FOR Life-long Learning University of Pitesti – Romania; University of Craiova, Romania; WELLNESS IN SPA Programme, Leonardo 2011-2013 FBI Institute – Austria; Technical University of Crete, Greece; IL 59 SERVICES” /e- da Vinci, Transfer of - Bulgaria TRAWELSPA/ Innovation

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7th Framework Determining the power Programme, DERri – dissipation in power stage Distributed Energy 2012/ 2013 RSE – Italy; VTT - Finland inverters Resources Research

Infrastructure

Boosting innovation through Municipality of Debrecen, Hungary; University of Derbecen, Hungary, capacity building and SEE Transnational Association Institute for Euroregional Studies, Romania; Natural 2011/2013 networking of science centres Cooperation Programme Science Museum of Trento, Italy; Science Center Network Austria, in the SEE region Austria

Life-long Learning European Aspects and Porgramme, Erasmus University of Tartu, Estonia; Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, 2012/2013 National Practices of PR 2.0 programme, Intensive Portugal; Yasar University, Turkey Programmes

Life-long Learning University of Barcelona, Spain; Polytechnic Institute of Beja, Portugal; Strategic Business Decisions Porgramme, Erasmus University of Debrecen, Hungary; University of Economics and in a Risky and Rapidly 2013/2014 programme, Intensive Management, Prague, Czech Republic; Trakya University, Edirne, Changing Environment Programmes Turkey

Life-long Learning European Aspects and Porgramme, Erasmus University of Tartu, Estonia; Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, 2013/2014 National Practices of PR 2.0 programme, Intensive Portugal; Yasar University, Turkey Programmes

www.bfu.bg БУРГАСКИBURGAS СВОБОДЕН FREE УНИВЕРСИТЕТ UNIVERSITY ERASMUS PARTNERS 1. Polytechnic Institute of Beja, Portugal (www.ipbeja.pt) 2. Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau, University of Applied Sciences, Germany (www.fh-zwickau.de) 3. University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, UK (www.uws.ac.uk) 4. Haliç University, Istanbul, Turkey (www.halic.edu.tr) 5. Technical University Chemnitz, Germany (www.tu-chemnitz.de) 6. National Technical University of Athens, Greece (www.ntua.gr) 7. University of Economics and Management, Prague, Czech Republic (www.vsem.cz) 8. Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey (www.marmara.edu.tr) 9. Warsaw Management University, Warsaw, Poland (www.mac.edu.pl) 10. Istanbul Arel University, Istanbul, Turkey (www.arel.edu.tr) 11. Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey (www.trakya.edu.tr) 12. Havering College of Further and Higher Education, London, UK (www.havering-college.ac.uk) 13. University of Barcelona, Spain (www.ub.edu ) 14. University of Lodz, Poland (www.uni.lodz.pl ) 15. Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Portugal (www.ipportalegre.pt) 16. Budapest Metropolitan University, Budapest, Hungary (www.metropolitan.hu ) 17. Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal (www.unl.pt ) 18. Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey (www.selcuk.edu.tr ) 19. Yasar University, Izmir, Turkey (yasar.edu.tr ) 20. , Zagreb, Croatia (www.unizg.hr) 21. The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Hague, the Netherlands (www.thehagueuniversity.com) www.bfu.bg БУРГАСКИBURGAS СВОБОДЕН FREE УНИВЕРСИТЕТ UNIVERSITY

EDUCATION

 Use of the ECTS

 Qualified and experienced lecturers

 Active research activities

 Education combined with practice

 Training and placements provided in England, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Greece, Poland, Turkey, etc.

 Adaptability and quick professional realization of the graduates provided

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ACADEMIC PROFILE

HUMANITARIAN STUDIES

 PUBLIC, BUSINESS AND LEGAL STUDIES

 ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER STUDIES

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FACULTY OF BUSINESS STUDIES

FINANCE

ACCOUNTING

MARKETING

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS

ECONOMICS AND MARKETING OF TOURISM

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FACULTY OF HUMANITIES

PUBLIC RELATIONS

JOURNALISM

PSYCHOLOGY

PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

SOCIAL WORK AND COUNSELLING

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FACULTY OF LEGAL STUDIES

LAW

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

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FACULTY OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

INFORMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

APPLIED INFORMATICS AND MULTIMEDIA

COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONIZATION FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES

SYSTEM ENGINEERING IN INDUSTRY AND TOURISM ELECTRIC ENERGY DISTRIBUTION AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT www.bfu.bg БУРГАСКИBURGAS СВОБОДЕН FREE УНИВЕРСИТЕТ UNIVERSITY

THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

 updated study, scientific and popular fiction literature and audio- visual materials

 computerized reading rooms, access to Internet

 Bulgarian and foreign database

 rich bibliography fund

 electronic catalogues

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FREEFREE TIMETIME

 Student Theatre  Salsa Club  Folk Dances Club  PR-Academy  Student’s Paper

www.bfu.bg БУРГАСКИBURGAS СВОБОДЕН FREE УНИВЕРСИТЕТ UNIVERSITY THE UNIVERSITY BUILDING  New and modern university building constructed in 2004  Located in the city centre on an area of 22 000 sq.m.  Awarded the prestigious award in Bulgaria “Building of the Year” for 2004

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TECHNOLOGICAL FACILITIES

 high-speed Internet communications  internal educational and administrative computer network  modern computer classes with free access  specialized technical laboratory complex  foreign language teaching in phonetic studies  simulation court room and TV and radio studio  mobile and static multimedia projection equipment

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CONGRESS CENTRE

Aula with 400 seats  Audio-visual sound recording and simultaneous translations  Conference halls  Exhibition area

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SPORTS AND MEDICAL CENTRE

 Fitness hall  Sauna  Medical Service

SPORTS ACTIVITIES AND TOURNAMENTS

 swimming

 tennis

 aerobics

 volleyball

 football

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FREE TIME AND ENTERTAINMENT

 two cafes

 terrace café

 disco club

 restaurant

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