School history Education began in Abja in 1812. For decades, this took place in rural schools. These were the schools of Kaidi, Niitsaadu, Vanamõisa and Pussi. In 1861, the Russian Orthodox Parish School was added to Penuja. In 1912, the teaching of children began in the small town of Abja-Paluoja. Decree of the Director of Livonian Folk High Schools […]
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Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences is a private vocational university located in the Ülemiste City business park in Tallinn, Estonia. Founded in 1992, the university offers accredited Bachelor and Master-level degrees in Estonian, English, and Russian languages, covering such fields as business administration, finance and logistics, and software and game development. It has a student body of over 1,600 students, about 100 of […]
The Estonian School of Diplomacy (ESD) was originally created in 1990 in order to train personnel for the (not yet existing) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the (not yet re-established) Republic of Estonia. Throughout the 1990s, most ESD graduates went directly to work in the MFA; many have attained ambassadorial rank, while two have […]
The Baltic Defence College (BALTDEFCOL) is a multinational military college, established by the three Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) in 1999. It serves as a centre of strategic and operational research and provides professional military education to intermediate- and senior-level officers and government officials from the founding states, other member states of the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) EU countries, as well as other […]
Founded in 1988, EBS is the oldest privately owned business university in the Baltics. With more than 1400 students, EBS’s goal is to provide enterprising people with academic knowledge, skills and values for its successful implementation. EBS offers degrees at Bachelor’s, Master’s as well as Doctoral levels. In 2011, EBS was the first Estonian university […]
Pallas University of Applied Sciences is a university of applied sciences that provides art education in Tartu, Estonia. It was founded on 1 August 2000. The university is situated in Karlova. The rector is Vallo Nuust. Departments Department of Photography In 1997 the Tartu Art School established a programme in Photography. The architect of the initial curriculum and […]
Estonian Maritime Academy of TUT (Estonian: TTÜ Eesti Mereakadeemia) is a vocational university in Estonia. It is one of the schools of Tallinn University of Technology and it is the only educational institution in Estonia that offers professional higher education and Master’s level education in the maritime field. The university is located in the capital Tallinn but also has two centres in Saaremaa. In […]
Estonian Aviation Academy is a state-owned professional higher education institution educating and training specialists for Estonian aviation enterprises and organisations. It’s situated beside the Tartu Airport in Reola, 8 km south of Tartu. The studies are conducted in accordance with the standard curricula meeting the requirements of the Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Estonia, ICAO, JAA, EASA and EUROCONTROL. Mission The mission is […]
The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Music School on November 17, 1918. The opening ceremony took place on September 28, 1919. In 1923 the educational institution was renamed the Tallinn Conservatoire. In […]
The Estonian Academy of Arts is the only public university in Estonia providing higher education in art, design, architecture, media, art history and conservation-restoration. It is based in Tallinn. According to the Statutes of the EKA, the main objective of activity at the Estonian Academy of Arts is to promote creativity and research, enabling the acquirement of a contemporary higher education based on integrated study, meeting the standard of higher […]
The University of Tartu is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia, and the only classical university in the country, and also the biggest and most prestigious university in Estonia. It was founded under the name of Academia Gustaviana in 1632 by Baron Johan Skytte, the Governor- General (1629–1634) of Swedish Livonia, Ingria and Karelia, with the required ratification provided by his long-time […]
Established in 1918, Tallinn University of Technology is the only technical university in Estonia. TalTech, in the capital city of Tallinn, is a university for engineering, business, public administration and maritime affairs. TalTech has colleges in Tartu and Kohtla-Järve. Despite the similar names, Tallinn University and Tallinn University of Technology are separate institutions. TalTech today There are over 30 fully accredited international degree programmes (4 […]
Tallinn University is a public research university in Estonia. Located in the centre of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, Tallinn University is one of the three largest institutions of higher education in the country. Both QS World University and Times Higher Education rankings place it among the top 1000 universities in the world. Structure Schools Baltic Film, […]
The establishment of the Higher School of Commerce in Svishtov has its roots in the Revival history of the city. During the Renaissance, it established itself as an important trade center, where the sprouts of rich educational and cultural institutions flourished. The city is a nest of patriotic Bulgarians, a hearth of charitable traditions in favor of […]
Zlatarski International School in Sofia, Bulgaria, is an international school. Founded in 1995, Zlatrski International School of Sofia offers a program of studies for boys and girls aged 14–19. 300 students from grades 8 to 12 attend the school. The 2006/2007 school year marks the graduation of the school’s eighth graduating class. Cambridge International School Zlatarski International School […]
The Aprilov National High School (Национална Априловска гимназия) in Gabrovo is the first modern secular school in Bulgaria. It was opened on 2 January 1835, when Bulgaria was still part of the Ottoman Empire, with the financial help of Vasil Aprilov, Nikolay Palauzov, Vasil Rasheev and other wealthy Bulgarians and was based on the Bell-Lancaster method. Formed as the Gabrovo School, it took the name of its […]
English Language School „Geo Milev“ is a state educational institution located in Ruse, Bulgaria providing secondary education with a special emphasis on English studies. Established in 1963 in a building, protected as a cultural heritage of local importance by the Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria, it is among the top prestigious high schools in Ruse and on a national scale. The school is an accredited […]
High school of Electronics „Aleksandar Stepanovich Popov“ is a high school in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. History The school was founded in 1964 due to a need in electronic specialists in Veliko Tarnovo. Management Directors Ginka Venkova to 2008 Neli Nikolova from 2008 to nowadays ex Profiles Radio technology – First profile in the high schools and the profile was […]
The American College of Sofia (ACS) is a school in Bulgaria, based in the capital city of Sofia. The college, founded in 1860, is regarded as the oldest American educational institution outside the United States. Campus The school operates in eight recently renovated classical buildings, including the new America for Bulgaria Campus Center, all located on 52 park-like […]
The St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgarian Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий“) is a Bulgarian university based in Veliko Tarnovo. History The university was established on 15 September 1963. It inherited the cultural and education traditions of Turnovo Literary School. In the first academic year, 25 professors, assistants and teachers came from universities in Sofia and the Bulgarian Academy of […]
The Vasil Levski National Military University (Bulgarian: Национален военен университет „Васил Левски“, Natsionalen voenen universitet „Vasil Levski“) is Bulgaria’s national military academy. History Founded in 1878 as a military school in Plovdiv, it was moved to Sofia the same year. On 19 April 1924, it was promoted to university status; in 1945 it was named in honour of Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski (1837–1873). Since 1958, it has […]
The Constantine of Preslav University of Shumen (Bulgarian: Шуменски университет „Епископ Константин Преславски“, Shumenski universitet „Episkop Konstantin Preslavski“) in Bulgaria is named after one of the most well-educated and talented students of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Constantine of Preslav. He was a writer, a religious figure and a significant person in Old Bulgarian culture. Overview The university was founded as the […]
The University of Forestry, (Bulgarian: Лесотехнически университет (ЛТУ), often abbreviated as LTU), based in Sofia, is a state university with 6 faculties with a total of 30 departments. It is located in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria and is close to the Technical University and the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy. The University of Forestry has two Research Forests: […]
The Plovdiv University „Paisii Hilendarski“ (Bulgarian: Пловдивски университет „Паисий Хилендарски“), also known as The Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv, is a university located in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. It was founded in 1962 and has nine faculties. History and profile Plovdiv University, named in honor of the Bulgarian historian Paisii Hilendarski (known as Saint Paisius of Hilendar in English), is the city’s leading cultural and […]
The Trakia University or Thrace University (Bulgarian: Тракийски университет, Trakiyski universitet) is a Bulgarian university in the city of Stara Zagora. It was named after the historical region of Thrace and was established in 1995. The university organizes training on programs with four educational and qualification degrees: Bachelor, Master and PhD, as well as on programs for qualification and post-graduate training in the system of lifelong education. […]
The Technical University of Gabrovo is a state university in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, founded in 1964. Faculties Faculty of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Technologies Faculty of Economy The idea of creating a university in the town of Gabrovo, the predecessor of today’s Technical University, dates back to the 1840s. It was formulated by the Bulgarian educator and scientist […]
The Medical University, Sofia is a university in Sofia, Bulgaria which was founded in 1917. It is the oldest institution for higher medical education in Bulgaria. University hospitals University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment „Saint Ivan Rilski“ Alexandrovska Hospital University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment „Saint Anna“ University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment „Тsaritsa Yoanna – ISUL“ Specialized Orthopedic University […]
Sofia University, „St. Kliment Ohridski“ at the University of Sofia, (Bulgarian: Софийски университет „Св. Климент Охридски“, Sofijski universitet „Sv. Kliment Ohridski“) is the oldest higher education institution in Bulgaria. Founded on 1 October 1888, the edifice of the university was constructed between 1924 and 1934 with the financial support of the brothers Evlogi Georgiev and Hristo Georgiev (whose sculptures are now featured on its […]
„Angel Kanchev“ University of Ruse (Bulgarian: Русенски университет „Ангел Кънчев“) is a public university in the city of Ruse, Bulgaria. The university was formed on 21 July 1995 by the dissolution of Higher Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Mechanisation and Electrification of Agriculture (Bulgarian: Висш институт по машиностроене, механизация и електрификация на селското стопанство) which was commonly known as (Bulgarian: ВИММЕСС) with establishment date […]
The National Academy of Music Prof. Pancho Vladigerov (Bulgarian: Национална музикална академия „Панчо Владигеров“, Natsionalna muzikalna akademia „Pancho Vladigerov“), also known under its former name, the Bulgarian State Conservatoire (Българска държавна консерватория, Balgarska darzhavna konservatoria), is a university of music in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Founded in 1921 through a royal decree of Tsar Boris III, it is named after influential Bulgarian composer Pancho Vladigerov (1899–1978). Two buildings house the […]
Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy (NVNA) (Bulgarian: Висше Военноморско Училище „Никола Йонков Вапцаров“, ВВМУ) is the oldest technical educational institution in the Republic of Bulgaria. Its history, past and present achievements establish the institution as the most prestigious centre for training of maritime (merchant marine and Navy) specialists in the country. Its development over the years resembles a navigable […]
New Bulgarian University (Bulgarian: Нов български университет, also known and abbreviated as НБУ, NBU) is a private university based in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Its campus is in the western district of the city, known for its proximity to the Vitosha nature park. The university also owns multiple other buildings across the country, as well as its own publishing house and a library. […]
The Vassil Levski National Sports Academy (Bulgarian: Национална Спортна Академия „Васил Левски“), commonly referred to as the NSA, is Bulgaria’s premiere higher education institution specializing in teaching physical education. It is named after national hero Vasil Levski. Academics The university offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in a wide variety of sports-related disciplines. Curricula are distributed among three faculties: Faculty of Coaching Faculty […]
The National Academy of Arts (Bulgarian: Национална художествена академия; abbreviated НХА, NAA) is an institution of higher education in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It is the oldest and most renowned school of arts in the country. The National Academy of Arts was founded in 1896 by the noted artists and public figures Ivan Mrkvička, Anton Mitov , the Jewish sculptor Boris Schatz, as well as men […]
The Medical University of Varna (MU-Varna) is a Bulgarian state school for higher education dedicated to training specialists in the fields of medicine and healthcare who graduate with the educational and qualification degrees of Master, Bachelor and Professional Bachelor. The University has a legal entity status with the following scope of business activities: training of cadres and professional qualification; training of PhD students; postgraduate education for […]
The Medical University in Plovdiv, Bulgaria was established in 1945. It includes the Faculties of Medicine, Dental medicine, Pharmacy, Public Health, a Department of Languages and Specialized training, a medical college and a hospital with 2000 beds. Facilities include laboratories, clinics and units for diagnostics and treatment, research activities and training of medical and dental students. The Central University Library offers the […]