Joint programs with foreign universities in

BULGARIAN UNIVERSITY RANKING SYSTEM 2020

This list contains information about the joint programs of Bulgarian Higher Education Institutions with foreign universities. The information on the number and type of joint programs has been collected for the purposes of the Bulgarian University Ranking System in June 2020. The data was provided and verified by the Bulgarian HEIs.

The term „joint programs“ involves the following forms of student training cooperation between Bulgarian Higher Education Institutions and foreign universities and/or accrediting institutions: 1. Agreements for combined educational activity with foreign universities providing for the award of double degrees and/or joint degrees. 2. Education Franchise Agreements with foreign universities. 3. Accreditations from foreign accreditation agencies for separate professional fields studied in Bulgarian universities or foreign accreditation of an entire Bulgarian university. As a whole, all three types of joint programs provide the students with foreign degrees. Joint programs with foreign universities in Bulgaria

Language of Year of Qualification University Professional field Foreign university partner Joint program type Country Majors Phd tuition launching degree Agreement for West Pomeranian Agricultural University - combined educational Integrated Plant Bulgarian; Plant Breeding University of Technology in Poland 2013 Master No Plovdiv activity providing a Production Polish; English Szczecin double or joint degree Ondokuz Mayis Universitesi; Southern Federal University; Agreement for Turkey; Russian Bulgarian; Agricultural University - Uniwersytet Rolniczy im. combined educational Plant Breeding Federation; Poland; Soil Science Russian; 2019 Master No Plovdiv Hugona Kollataja w activity providing a Jordan Turkish Krakowie; Jordan double or joint degree University of Science and Technology

University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari; Agricultural University, Tirana; University “Fan S. Noli”, Korce; Agricultural University of Athens; Bulgarian; Agreement for Italy; Greece; ; English; Italian; Agricultural University - combined educational Croatia; Albania; Plant Protection University of Osijek; Plant Protection Greek; Serbian; 2013 Master No Plovdiv activity providing a Serbia; Kosovo; University of Prishtina; Albanian; double or joint degree North Macedonia South East European Croatian University, Tetovo; University of “St. Cyril and Methodius”, Skopje; ;

Agreement for Russian; Agricultural University - combined educational Plant Protection Kazakh Agrarian University Kazakhstan Plant Protection Bulgarian; 2018 Master No Plovdiv activity providing a English double or joint degree

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Language of Year of Qualification University Professional field Foreign university partner Joint program type Country Majors Phd tuition launching degree

Business Administration; Business Administration The New England American University in Administration and for managerial staff; Bachelor and Commission of Higher Foreign Accreditation USA English 2001 No Bulgaria - Blagoevgrad Management Finance, Banking and Master Education (NECHE) Real Estate Management

Università Commerciale Agreement for Luigi Bocconi, Milan, Italy, Finance, Banking and American University in Administration and combined educational through its unit SDA Italy Real Estate English 2017 Master No Bulgaria - Blagoevgrad Management activity providing a Bocconi School of Management double or joint degree Management The New England American University in Commission of Higher Foreign Accreditation USA Economics English 2001 Bachelor No Bulgaria - Blagoevgrad Education (NECHE) The New England American University in Informatics and Computer Science; Commission of Higher Foreign Accreditation USA English 2001 Bachelor No Bulgaria - Blagoevgrad Computer Science Information Systems Education (NECHE) The New England American University in History and Commission of Higher Foreign Accreditation USA History and Civilizations English 2001 Bachelor No Bulgaria - Blagoevgrad Archaeology Education (NECHE) The New England American University in Mathematics Commission of Higher Foreign Accreditation USA Mathematics English 2001 Bachelor No Bulgaria - Blagoevgrad Education (NECHE) Public The New England American University in Communications Journalism and Mass Commission of Higher Foreign Accreditation USA English 2001 Bachelor No Bulgaria - Blagoevgrad and Information Communica-tions Education (NECHE) Sciences The New England Political Sciences and American University in Political Sciences Commission of Higher Foreign Accreditation USA International Relations; English 2001 Bachelor No Bulgaria - Blagoevgrad Education (NECHE) European Studies

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Language of Year of Qualification University Professional field Foreign university partner Joint program type Country Majors Phd tuition launching degree Electrical Engineering, Education Franchise Bachelor and Turan-Astana University Kazakhstan English 2019 No Electronics and Agreement Master Automation Informatics and Education Franchise Bachelor and Burgas Free University Turan-Astana University Kazakhstan English 2019 No Computer Science Agreement Master Communication and Education Franchise Bachelor and Burgas Free University Computer Turan-Astana University Kazakhstan English 2019 No Agreement Master Technology Public Communications Education Franchise Bachelor and Burgas Free University Turan-Astana University Kazakhstan English 2019 No and Information Agreement Master Sciences Education Franchise Bachelor and Burgas Free University Pedagogy Turan-Astana University Kazakhstan English 2019 No Agreement Master Education Franchise Bachelor and Burgas Free University Social Work Turan-Astana University Kazakhstan English 2019 No Agreement Master Agreement for „Chernorizets Hrabar” BI Norwegian Business combined educational Economics Norway Economics English 2017 Bachelor No School activity providing a double or joint degree

Agreement for „Chernorizets Hrabar” International University of combined educational Economics Kirgizstan Economics English 2019 Bachelor No Varna Free University Kyrgyzstan activity providing a double or joint degree

Agreement for „Chernorizets Hrabar” Informatics and combined educational Turan-Astana University Kazakhstan Informatics English 2019 Bachelor No Varna Free University Computer Science activity providing a double or joint degree

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Language of Year of Qualification University Professional field Foreign university partner Joint program type Country Majors Phd tuition launching degree Agreement for „St. Cyril and St. Cultural and historical History and combined educational Bulgarian; Methodius” University Tver State University Russia heritage of Bulgaria and 2013 Master No Archaeology activity providing a Russian of Veliko Tarnovo Russia double or joint degree

Agreement for Organization and „N.Y. Vaptsarov” Naval United States Naval combined educational Military Science USA management of military English 2015 Bachelor No Academy - Varna Academy activity providing a units on tactical level double or joint degree

Agreement for Transport, Shipping „N.Y. Vaptsarov” Naval combined educational Bachelor and Navigation and Artois University France Logistics English 2013 No Academy - Varna activity providing a Master Aviation double or joint degree

Maritime Bureau, Seafarers Transport, Shipping License and Education „N.Y. Vaptsarov” Naval Ship navigation; Ship English; Bachelor and Navigation and Division, Ministry of Land, Foreign Accreditation Japan 2015 No Academy - Varna machinery and devices Bulgarian Master Aviation Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Agreement for Higher School of combined educational Insurance and Finance - Economics University of Sheffield UK Business Management English 2011 Bachelor No activity providing a Sofia double or joint degree

Bachelor, International Business Higher School of Administration and Cardiff Metropolitan Education Franchise Professional UK and Management; English 2009 No Management - Varna Management University Agreement Bachelor and Business Administration Master

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Language of Year of Qualification University Professional field Foreign university partner Joint program type Country Majors Phd tuition launching degree Agreement for Higher School of Administration and Pontificia Universidade combined educational International Business Brazil English 2017 Bachelor No Management - Varna Management Catolica do Parana – PUCPR activity providing a and Management double or joint degree

Agreement for Higher School of Administration and MET Institute of combined educational International Business Professional India English 2018 No Management - Varna Management Management activity providing a and Management Bachelor double or joint degree

Agreement for Higher School of Administration and Plekhanov Russian combined educational International Business Russia English 2018 Bachelor No Management - Varna Management University of Economics activity providing a and Management double or joint degree Higher School of Informatics and Cardiff Metropolitan Education Franchise Software Systems and Professional UK English 2017 No Management - Varna Computer Science University Agreement Technologies Bachelor Agreement for Higher School of Informatics and MET Institute of combined educational Software Systems and Professional India English 2018 No Management - Varna Computer Science Management activity providing a Technologies Bachelor double or joint degree

Gastronomy and Culinary Arts; Hotel Bachelor, Management; Higher School of Cardiff Metropolitan Education Franchise Professional Tourism UK Hospitality English 2009 No Management - Varna University Agreement Bachelor and Management and Master Culinary Arts; International Tourism

Agreement for Arab Academy for Science, Higher School of combined educational Tourism Technology and Maritime Egypt Hotel Management English 2018 Bachelor No Management - Varna activity providing a Transport double or joint degree

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Language of Year of Qualification University Professional field Foreign university partner Joint program type Country Majors Phd tuition launching degree Agreement for Business and Hotel Higher School of combined educational Professional Tourism Management School - Switzerland Hotel Management English 2019 No Management - Varna activity providing a Bachelor Switzerland double or joint degree

Agreement for Gastronomy and Higher School of Universidad del Valle de combined educational Professional Tourism Mexico Culinary Arts; Hotel English 2019 No Management - Varna Mexico activity providing a Bachelor Management double or joint degree

Agreement for Higher School of combined educational Professional Tourism University of Cebu Philippines Hotel Management English 2019 No Management - Varna activity providing a Bachelor double or joint degree University of Applied Agreement for Sciences Worms; International Business; University of Economics - combined educational Economics Seinäjoki University of Germany; Finland Marketing; International English 2015 Bachelor No Varna activity providing a Applied Sciences Economic Relations double or joint degree University of Applied Sciences Worms; Agreement for Seinäjoki University of University of Economics - combined educational Germany; Finland; International Business; Economics Applied Sciences; English 2015 Bachelor No Varna activity providing a Russia Marketing Plekhanov Russian double or joint degree University of Economics

Agreement for University of Economics - Plekhanov Russian combined educational Economics Russia Marketing English 2019 Bachelor No Varna University of Economics activity providing a double or joint degree

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Language of Year of Qualification University Professional field Foreign university partner Joint program type Country Majors Phd tuition launching degree Agreement for Management, Trade Moscow Polytechnic combined educational Professional and Marketing College - Economics Russia Marketing Russian 2019 No University activity providing a Bachelor Sofia double or joint degree

Agreement for Management and New Bulgarian Administration and University of Urbino "Carlo combined educational Economics of Italy English 2015 Master No University - Sofia Management Bo" activity providing a Sustainable double or joint degree Development

Finance and Accounting; Management; Marketing; Hotel Management and Tourism; Banking and Agreement for Finance; Business, New Bulgarian combined educational Bachelor and Economics University of Sheffield UK Management, English 2018 No University - Sofia activity providing a Master Technologies and double or joint degree Innovations; Digital Marketing and Social Media; Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations

Agreement for "Paisii Hilendarski" Moscow State University of combined educational School Psychology; Psychology Russia Russian 2013 Master No Plovdiv University Psychology and Education activity providing a Positive Psychology double or joint degree

Agreement for European Studies and "Angel Kanchev" Rousse Bucharest University of combined educational Public Administration; Political Sciences Romania English 2002 Master No University Economic Studies activity providing a European Studies and double or joint degree Regional Cooperation

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Language of Year of Qualification University Professional field Foreign university partner Joint program type Country Majors Phd tuition launching degree Agreement for „St. Kliment Ohridski” Administration and combined educational French; University of Lille France Economic Management 1996 Bachelor No Management activity providing a Bulgarian double or joint degree

Agreement for „St. Kliment Ohridski” combined educational French; Economics University of Lille France Economics и Finance 1996 Bachelor No Sofia University activity providing a Bulgarian double or joint degree

University of Graz; University of Regensburg; Agreement for Austria; Germany; University of Cluj-Napoca, „St. Kliment Ohridski” History and combined educational Romania; Greece; English; Macedonia University in European Southeast 2012 Master No Sofia University Archaeology activity providing a Serbia; Croatia; Bulgarian Thessaloniki, University of double or joint degree Slovenia Zagreb, University of Novi Sad; University of Ljubljana

Agreement for „St. Kliment Ohridski” combined educational Political Sciences Nancy-Université France EU Law French 2005 Master No Sofia University activity providing a double or joint degree

Agreement for Europe and Asia: „St. Kliment Ohridski” Al-Farabi University, combined educational Political Sciences Kazakhstan Culture Diplomacy and English 2016 Master No Sofia University Almaty activity providing a Geopolitics of EU double or joint degree

University of Vienna; Agreement for Sociology, „St. Kliment Ohridski” Lumière University Lyon; combined educational Austria, France; Women’s and Gender Anthropology and English 2009 Master No Sofia University Central European activity providing a Hungary History Cultural Studies University, Budapest; double or joint degree

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Language of Year of Qualification University Professional field Foreign university partner Joint program type Country Majors Phd tuition launching degree Agreement for Francophonie, „St. Kliment Ohridski” combined educational Philology University of Geneva Switzerland Multilingualism and French 2015 Master No Sofia University activity providing a Intercultural Mediation double or joint degree

Agreement for „D. A. Tsenov” Academy Vasyl Stus Donetsk National combined educational Economics Ukraine Finance English 2017 Master No of Economics - Svishtov University activity providing a double or joint degree

Agreement for Economics of Regional „D. A. Tsenov” Academy Tashkent State University combined educational Economics Uzbekistan development; Strategic Russian 2018 Bachelor No of Economics - Svishtov of Economics activity providing a Planning in the Economy double or joint degree

Agreement for Economics and „D. A. Tsenov” Academy ISMA University of Applied combined educational Economics Latvia Management of Russian 2018 Bachelor No of Economics - Svishtov Sciences activity providing a Tourism double or joint degree

Electronics; Automation, Electrical Agreement for Information and Control Technical University of Engineering, Schmalkalden University of combined educational Germany Equipment; Electrical English 2018 Bachelor No Gabrovo Electronics and Applied Sciences activity providing a Engineering and Automation double or joint degree Electrical Equipment

Computer Systems and Agreement for Communication and Technologies, Technical University of Schmalkalden University of combined educational Computer Germany Communication English 2018 Bachelor No Gabrovo Applied Sciences activity providing a Technology Equipment and double or joint degree Technologies

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Language of Year of Qualification University Professional field Foreign university partner Joint program type Country Majors Phd tuition launching degree Agreement for Mechatronics; Technical University of Mechanical Schmalkalden University of combined educational Computer Technologies Germany English 2012 Bachelor No Gabrovo Engineering Applied Sciences activity providing a in mechanical double or joint degree Engineering

Agreement for Industrial Management Technical University of Mittweida University of combined educational General Engineering Germany – Innovations and English 2017 Master No Gabrovo Applied Sciences activity providing a Business Development double or joint degree

Agreement for Technical University of Administration and combined educational Vocational University Essen Germany Economic Management German 1991 Master Yes Sofia Management activity providing a double or joint degree

Electrical Engineering, Electrical French Engineering Electronics and Technical University of Engineering, Accreditation Institution Automation – 2 years Foreign Accreditation France French 2002 Master No Sofia Electronics and (Commission des Titres Master’s program after Automation d'Ingenieur) a competed Bachelor’s degree

Agreement for Communication and Technical University of Otto von Guericke combined educational Computer Systems and Bachelor and Computer Germany German 2000 Yes Sofia University Magdeburg activity providing a Technologies Master Technology double or joint degree

French Engineering Information and Communication and Technical University of Accreditation Institution Communication Computer Foreign Accreditation France French 2002 Master No Sofia (Commission des Titres Technologies - 2 years Technology d'Ingenieur) Master’s program

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Language of Year of Qualification University Professional field Foreign university partner Joint program type Country Majors Phd tuition launching degree Agreement for Communication and Technical University of combined educational Computer Science and Computer Bursa Uludag University Turkey English 2016 Bachelor No Sofia activity providing a Engineering Technology double or joint degree

Agreement for Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Mechanical combined educational Technical University of Russia Mechatronics English 2016 Bachelor No Sofia Engineering activity providing a Saratov double or joint degree

Agreement for Technical University of Mechanical Novosibirsk State Technical combined educational Russia Mechatronics English 2016 Bachelor No Sofia Engineering University activity providing a double or joint degree

Agreement for Technical University of Mechanical combined educational Bursa Uludag University Turkey Mechatronics English 2016 Bachelor No Sofia Engineering activity providing a double or joint degree

Agreement for Mechatronics and Technical University of Karlsruhe Institute of combined educational Information Technics; Bachelor and General Engineering Germany German 1990 Yes Sofia Technology activity providing a General Mechanical Master double or joint degree Engineering

Agreement for Technical University of Technical University of combined educational General Engineering Germany Industrial Management German 1991 Master Yes Sofia Braunschweig activity providing a double or joint degree Electrical Engineering – French Engineering 5 years Master’s Technical University of Accreditation Institution Bachelor and General Engineering Foreign Accreditation France program after French 1993 No Sofia (Commission des Titres Master completed secondary d'Ingenieur) education

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Language of Year of Qualification University Professional field Foreign university partner Joint program type Country Majors Phd tuition launching degree Agreement for Technical University of Otto von Guericke combined educational General Engineering Germany Business Informatics German 2020 Bachelor Yes Sofia University Magdeburg activity providing a double or joint degree

Agreement for University of National Nottingham Trent combined educational European Business and and World Economy - Economics UK English 2007 Master No University activity providing a Finance Sofia double or joint degree

Agreement for University of National University of International combined educational and World Economy - Economics Italy International Business English 2017 Master No Studies of Rome activity providing a Sofia double or joint degree

University of Agreement for Architecture, Civil Hydraulic Engineering; Architecture, Civil Vienna University of combined educational German; Engineering and Austria Road and Railway 2014 Master No Engineering and Technology activity providing a English Geodesy Construction Geodesy - Sofia double or joint degree

Abay Myrzakhmetov Kokshetau University; Al- Agreement for University of Library Farabi Kazakh National Informatics and combined educational Studies and Information University; Kokshetau State Kazakhstan Information Security English 2018 Master No Computer Science activity providing a Technologies - Sofia University named after double or joint degree Shokan Ualikhanov; Eurasian University

Agreement for University of Food Almaty Technological combined educational Food-related Biotechnologies Kazakhstan English; Russian 2017 Bachelor Yes Technology - Plovdiv University activity providing a Biotechnology double or joint degree

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Language of Year of Qualification University Professional field Foreign university partner Joint program type Country Majors Phd tuition launching degree Agreement for University of Food Kazakh University of combined educational Biotechnologies Kazakhstan Biotechnology English; Russian 2019 Bachelor No Technology - Plovdiv Technology and Business activity providing a double or joint degree

Agreement for Technological Educational University of Food combined educational Foodstuff Analysis and Food Technologies Institute of Western Greece English 2015 Master Yes Technology - Plovdiv activity providing a Control Macedonia double or joint degree

Technology of Agreement for Foodstuffs; Catering, University of Food Almaty Technological combined educational Bachelor and Food Technologies Kazakhstan Technology of English; Russian 2017 Yes Technology - Plovdiv University activity providing a Master Fermentation Produce; double or joint degree Food Safety and Control

Agreement for Technology of University of Food Kazakh University of combined educational Foodstuffs; Technology Food Technologies Kazakhstan English; Russian 2019 Bachelor No Technology - Plovdiv Technology and Business activity providing a of Fermentation double or joint degree Produce

Moscow State University of Agreement for Public Catering; University of Food Technology and combined educational Food Technologies Russia Technology of Wine and English; Russian 2019 Bachelor No Technology - Plovdiv Management named after activity providing a Beer Production K.G Razumovsky double or joint degree

Hamburg University of Agreement for University of Chemical Chemical Technology; Otto von combined educational German; Bachelor and Technology and Germany Chemical Engineering 1991 No technologies Guericke University activity providing a Bulgarian Master Metallurgy - Sofia Magdeburg double or joint degree

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Language of Year of Qualification University Professional field Foreign university partner Joint program type Country Majors Phd tuition launching degree

Fédération Gay Lussac: ENSC Rennes, INP Toulouse, ENSC Monpellier, ENSC Lille; Universite Paris 13; Supmeca, Paris; URCA; Universite du Maine, INSA University of Chemical Chemical Lyon; EMSE; Polytech Lille; Chemical and French; Technology and Foreign Accreditation France 1992 Master Yes technologies Francophone University Biochemical Engineering Bulgarian Metallurgy - Sofia Agency (AUF); the universities of Bucharest, Iași, Craiova, Timisoara, Ploiești, Romania; various universities in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia

Bachelor’s program in Agreement for Tourism Management „Neofit Rilski” South- Vietnam National combined educational and Development; Bachelor and West University - Tourism University of Agriculture Vietnam English 2019 No activity providing a Master’s program in Master Blagoevgrad (VNUA) double or joint degree Sustainable Tourism Management

Bachelor’s program in Agreement for „Neofit Rilski” South- University of Economics – Tourism and Economics combined educational Bachelor and West University - Tourism University of Hue (DAI HOC Vietnam Management; Master’s English 2019 No activity providing a Master Blagoevgrad HUE) program in Sustainable double or joint degree Tourism Management

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Language of Year of Qualification University Professional field Foreign university partner Joint program type Country Majors Phd tuition launching degree Agreement for „Neofit Rilski” South- Issykul State University Bachelor’s program in combined educational West University - Tourism named after K. Tynystanov, Kirgizstan Sustainable Tourism English; Russian 2019 Bachelor No activity providing a Blagoevgrad Kyrgyzstan Development double or joint degree

Bachelor’s program in Sustainable Tourism Agreement for „Neofit Rilski” South- Kyrgyz Economic University Development / combined educational Bachelor and West University - Tourism named after Musa Kyrgyzstan International Tourism; English; Russian 2019 No activity providing a Master Blagoevgrad Ruskylbekov, Kyrgyzstan Master’s program in double or joint degree Sustainable Tourism Development

Bachelor’s program in Agreement for „Neofit Rilski” South- Sustainable Tourism ADAM University, combined educational Bachelor and West University - Tourism Kyrgyzstan Development; Master’s English; Russian 2019 No Kyrgyzstan activity providing a Master Blagoevgrad program in Sustainable double or joint degree Tourism Development

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