Varna Free University ‘Chernorizets Hrabar’ in Bulgaria was founded in 1991. With a resolution of the 37th National Assembly from 21st July 1995 the University was given the status of a higher educational institution. Students are given both full-time and part-time training in all educational and qualification degrees according to the Law of Higher Education – Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctor’s Degrees. At present about 10 thousand students are trained in 35 specialities. Some of them are: Economic Management, Social Activities, Economics, International Economic Relations, Public Administration, Political Science, International Relations, Structural Engineering, Fashion Design, Art Textile, Space Design, Journalism, European Studies, etc. Among the main priorities of the process of education are computer and language courses.

VFU is the first non-state university awarded an institutional accreditation for a period of 5 years. At present the university, which was founded fifteen years ago, gains recognition as an academic centre which successfully trains Bulgarian and foreign students in areas of priority for our country. At the same time it develops a scientific academic product which is internationally convertible and competitive.

The youngest university of the sea capital is a worthy and reliable partner of academic structures from Europe, the USA and the countries from Asia. Business contacts and academic exchange with foreign universities and academic communities have become an established academic tradition.

The VFU bacame a partner of the World Body Painting Asscoiation to extend the degrees of fashion design and choreography. With teacher from the WBPA the courses will be filled with a wide range of education in the art of bodypainting.

A delegacy with Viviana Panayotova, Prof. Miglena Fileva and Prof. Radoev Rossen came to Seeboden in November 2008 for the first contact to fix a collaboration between the two institutions.

Contact:

Varna Free University
Viviana Panayotova - Cabinet of the Rector
viviana@vfu.bg

www.vfu.bg