Veliko Tarnovo University

Educational institution in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo
Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий“

Type	Public
Established	1963
Rector	Prof. Dr. Dimiter Dimitrov
Students	over 18,000
Location	Veliko Tarnovo , Bulgaria
Website	www.uni-vt.bg

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 Science. The first subjects were Bulgarian Philology, Russian Philology, History and Art. The university was founded by Aleksandar Burmov and Penio Rusev.

In 1971 the school was accredited as Veliko Tarnovo University "St. Cyril and St. Methodius".

Structure

The university is divided into 9 faculties:

Faculty of Economics
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Fine Arts
Faculty of History
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Modern Languages
Faculty of Orthodox Theology
Faculty of Philosophy
Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics

Rectors

Alexander Burmov
Jelyo Avdjiev
Vladimir Popov
Stanio Georgiev
Ivan Stoyanov
Ivan Haralampiev
Plamen Anatoliev Legkostup

External links

Official website

Veliko Tarnovo

Geography

Geography of Veliko Tarnovo
Yantra
Dryanovo (river)

History

Neighbourhood

Culture

Sport

Education

Veliko Tarnovo University
Vasil Levski National Military University
A.S. Popov School of Electronics
St. St. Cyril and Methodius Humanitarian High School

Economy

Transpoprt

Hemus motorway
I-4 road (Bulgaria)
I-5 road (Bulgaria)
Public transport in Veliko Tarnovo

Architecture

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