Varna Free University

Coordinates: 43°15′28.2702″N 28°1′38.3448″E / 43.257852833°N 28.027318000°E / 43.257852833; 28.027318000

Varna Free University "Chernorizec Hrabar" (VFU)
Варненски Свободен Университет "Черноризец Храбър" (ВСУ)

Motto	Where your dreams begin...(От нас започва морето на вашите мечти)
Established	1991 by Prof., D.Sc Eng. Evgeny Vatev
President	Prof., D.Sc. Anna Nedyalkova
Rector	Prof. Galya Gercheva, PhD in Psychological Sciences
Location	Varna, Bulgaria
Nickname	VFU
Website	www.vfu.bg

Varna Free University „Černorizec Hrabǎr“ (University Free of Varna) is a private university in the Bulgarian town of Varna, created in 1991 by resolution of the 37th National Assembly.

The university is institutionally accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Agency at the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria, receiving the maximum period and assessment grade, 6 years and 9.20 (10 being the highest possible) respectively. Varna Free University is recertified under the international standard ISO 9001:2008 and has been granted certificates from UKAS (UK) and ANAB (USA) for the implementation of accepted international standards.

Varna Free University "Chernorizets Hrabar" is the first and only university in Bulgaria certified with the signs DS Label, ECTS Label and HR by the European Executive Agency for Education and Culture at the European Commission of the European Union.

Varna Free University organizes regular, part-time and distance learning for all the education-and-qualification degrees set in the Law on Higher Education such as "Bachelor", "Master" and "Doctor". It has more than 27,000 alumni.

Every year Varna Free University offers new scholarship programs which are open to students with the highest grades but also to the prominent acting and dancing talents and sportspersons.

Part of the campus is based as a university branch in the town of Smolyan.

It educates more than 12,000 students above 80 undergraduate (bachelor’s) and 20 graduate (master’s) programs and in 20 accredited research courses for PhD students. (http://www.vfu.bg/en/)

Faculties and Departments

Faculties

Faculty of International Economics and Administration Faculty
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Architecture

Departments

Department of International Ecnomics and Politics
Department of Administration and Management
Department of Computer Studies
Department of Legal Sciences
Department of Security and Safety
Department of Psychology
Department of Architecture and Urban Studies
Construction of Buildings and Facilities Department
Department of Art

External links

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