BURGAS FREE UNIVERSITY

The new idea in education! One of the first private universities in Bulgaria, established in the biggest industrial and cultural centre in the south-eastern region of the country – Burgas.

General Information

1991

Year founded

1846

Undergraduate students

580

Postgraduate students

82

Academic staff

ABOUT UNIVERSITY

SHORT DESCRIPTION

A flexible, enterprising and socially responsible institution, which provides training of undergraduates and graduates with skills for quick professional realization and a career in a dynamic and globalizing environment.

Burgas Free University (BFU) was established in 1991, and is one of the first non-state universities in the country.

BFU is a modern and innovative university, caring for its students and their professional realization, and which has significant academic achievements and an internationally recognized status:

• BFU is a member of the European Universities Association (EUA);

• It has signed Agreements of Cooperation with 36 universities and organizations in Europe, America, Asia and Africa;

• It implements students and staff exchange programmes with 24 universities in Europe;

• It participates in the ECTS;

• It works under joint international projects with more than 100 universities and organizations;

• BFU is a partner of UNESCO under the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Prpgramme, and is a host institution of UNESCO Chair on Culture of Peace and Human Rights.

BFU has the most modern and newest facilities in the system of higher education in Bulgaria. Its building was constructed in 2004 and has a total area of 22,500 square meters. The building of BFU was awarded the “Building of the Year” Prize for 2004 in a competition organized by the Ministry of Regional Development of Bulgaria, in the area of architecture and civil engineering, and its architect was elected “The Architect of the Year”.

Burgas Free University provides education and training in the following academic areas:

• Legal, Social and Economic Sciences;

• Humanities;

• Technical and Computer Sciences.

BULGARIAN LANGUAGE 

STUDIES FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS
The University of Veliko Tarnovo provides Bulgarian language studies and specialized training to foreign citizens who would like to study at Bulgarian universities (full time and the duration is 1 year).

The tuition fee for the Bulgarian language course: €2400 (€1200 per semester).

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OUR MASTER'S PROGRAMMES

PROGRAMME LEVEL LANGUAGEFee per year
EU and EEA countries
Fee per year
non-EU and non-EEA countries
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Business Administration (International Business)Master's ProgrammeEnglish€3000€3000APPLY!
Мarketing and Digital CommunicationsMaster's ProgrammeEnglish€3000€3000APPLY!

Why Choose Us

1

Accredited Bachelor’s, Master’s Degree and PhD Programmes

All the University’s main activities have been certified, as well as its degree programmes: education of students in Bachelor, Master and PhD programmes, qualification, research and international relations activities.

2

The most modern and newest facilities in Bulgaria

Conference Centre, lecture and computer rooms, media centre, language laboratories, laboratory complex, library, photocopying centre, shopping centre, bank office, exhibition areas and a three-floor atrium, moot court room, fitness hall, restaurant, cafes, night club, car park, hotel.

3

Strong international strategy and exchange programmes

The knowledge and skills allow the graduated students to find the desired job positions in a short period of time after the graduation. We are proud that the students who graduated VUM work in prestigious Bulgarian, foreign and multinational companies.

VIRTUAL TOUR

Study in the biggest private university in Burgas: an important industrial, transport, cultural and tourist centre.

BURGAS

Burgas is a coastal city in southeast Bulgaria, usually at the top of lists of the country’s most liveable places.

Weather

The climate in Burgas and the region is characterized as wet subtropical with sea and continental influence. The average temperature during summer is 22,7°C in July and the maximum daily temperatures are over 20°C even till November. During the winter seasons, the continental influence is evident. Temperatures remain quite soft compared to other parts of the country and there is almost no snow.

Transportation

Burgas has an international airport, a maritime station, a train station, and two coach stations. A highway links the city to the capital – Sofia. There are good road connections between Burgas and all other Bulgarian coastal cities. European Route No. 8, which is the shortest land link between the Adriatic and Black Sea Coasts, passes through Burgas.

Favourable location 

You cannot miss Tour to St. Anastasia Island, Mineral baths “The spring of the three nymphs”, Skate-park Izgrev, Peacock ZOO and Farm, Sand Sculptures Festival (July), Music festival Spirit of Burgas (August), Poros fortress, Archaeological Museum Burgas, Attraction Train of the salt. The city is a starting point for visiting the seaside resorts in the area - Sunny Beach resort, a town of Nessebar, The Elenite holiday village, etc. to the north and The Dyuni holiday village, Sozopol, Kiten, Lozenets and others, to the south.

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