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Plovdiv University , named in honor of the Bulgarian historian Paisiy Hilendarski, is the city’s leading cultural and scientific institution. It is the largest institution of higher education in Southern Bulgaria, and the second largest Bulgarian university, after St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia. The University of Plovdiv is built on the foundation laid by the Higher Teacher-Training Institute of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, which opened in July 1961. The Institute was promoted to university status by government decree on 12 January 1972. In 1973, it became the first higher institution in Plovdiv to offer language and literature studies, offering the B.A. degreee in Bulgarian Language and Literature and Russian Language and Literature. Soon after, a program in Slavonic Languages and Literature (with Specialization in Czech Language and Literature) was added. A degree in Education was offered for the first time in 1984, Law degree programs were introduced in 1992, and Economics degree programs were launched in 1994. Today the University of Plovdiv is a true university by international standarts, since it provides training to students in the four major fields of higher education: natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, and economics. “ Paisiy Hilendarski” Plovdiv University has been institutionally accredited by National Certification and Accreditation Board (Protocol No. 1 of 15 February 2001).

New Bulgarian University was established on 18 September 1991 with a resolution by Bulgarian Parliament. The mission of New Bulgarian University is to be an autonomous liberal education institution dedicated to the advancement of university education by offering accessible and affordable opportunities for interdisciplinary and specialized education and research of high quality. Bringing its academic potential to the service of society, the University prepares its graduates for the challenges of modern democratic life cultivating critical and creative thinking, sensitivity to cultural difference, and problem‐solving. NBU provides a liberal arts education in which acquisition of knowledge and professional skills is integrated with spiritual and ethical values. NBU prepares graduates for opportunities in the business and professional world in the following subject areas: - Human Sciences and Humanities; - Natural Sciences and Modern Technologies; - Arts.

Over 800 highly qualified lecturers train the students in all educational-qualification and academic degrees: Professional Bachelor, Bachelor, Master, and PhD. The educational process provides high quality professional and language training which makes for its international recognition. All degree courses are accredited and continue to be part of the accreditation cycle of the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency. Together with the instruction in Bulgarian language, the University also offers a number of courses in German, English or French, and, apart from the Bulgarian students, more than 1400 foreign students study at the University as well. The credit transfer system and the opportunities which the Erasmus Programme offers create conditions for students to study in a number of well-known universities which the Technical University of Sofia actively cooperates with. The perfectly equipped laboratories of the Technical University of Sofia guarantee the high quality training of the students and PhD students in the fields of computer and communication technologies, electronics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, power engineering, transport technologies, management and business administration.