Burgas Free University (Bulgarian: Бургаски свободен университет, also known and abbreviated as БСУ, BFU) is a higher educational institution established with an act of the Great National Assembly on 18 September 1991. It is one of the first non-state universities in Bulgaria, established in the biggest industrial and cultural centre in the south-eastern region of the country, Burgas.

Status The
Burgas Free University (BSU) in Burgas was established by a decision of the Grand National Assembly on September 18, 1991 and is one of the first private universities in the country. The university is accredited by the National Agency for Evaluation and Accreditation and is a holder of the International Quality Certificate ISO 9001: 2008.

BSU is a modern, innovative and oriented to students and their professional realization university with significant academic achievements and established international status:

• BSU is a member of the European University Association (EUA).
• It has cooperation agreements with 36 universities and organizations in Europe, America, Asia and Africa 
• Works on 24 contracts with universities in Europe for exchange of students and teachers.
• Participates in the European System for the Accumulation and Transfer of Educational Credits (ECTS).
• Works on joint international projects with more than 100 universities and organizations.
• BSU is a partner of UNESCO under the UNITWIN / UNESCO Chairs program and is a host institution of the UNESCO Chair in Human Rights and Culture of Peace.

The mission of BSU is to be a flexible, enterprising and socially responsible institution that prepares specialists with high qualifications and qualities for rapid professional realization and development in a dynamic and globalizing environment.
The main goals in the activity of BSU are:

• To inspire and stimulate students for excellence, social realization and lifelong development.
• To provide a scientific and professional environment that supports expression, entrepreneurship and leadership.
• To involve, protect and provide the modern academic community, its scientific and applied research and research teams.
• To create socially significant scientific results, to promote and promote their application in education and practice.
• To promote the intellectual and spiritual growth of the individual and society, to preserve and enrich national and universal values.

Academic profile

BSU conducts training and research in the areas of:

• Legal, social and economic sciences
• Humanities
• Technical and computer sciences