Burgas Free University

Burgas Free University /BFU/ was established with an Act of The Great National Assembly on 18 September 1991, and is one of the first non-state universities in the country.

The University is accredited by the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency and is certified under the International Quality Standard ISO 9001:2008.

BFU is a modern and innovative university, caring for its students and their professional realization, and which has significant academic achievements and an internationally recognized status:

• BFU is a member of the European Universities Association /EUA/;
• It has signed Agreements of Cooperation with 36 universities and organizations in Europe, America, Asia and Africa;
• It implements students and staff exchange programmes with 24 universities in Europe;
• It participates in the ECTS;
• It works under joint international projects with more than 100 universities and organizations;
• BFU is a partner of UNESCO under the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Prpgramme, and is a host institution of UNESCO Chair on Culture of Peace and Human Rights.

It is the mission of Burgas Free University to be a flexible, enterprising and socially responsible institution, which provides training of undergraduates and graduates with skills for quick professional realization and a career in a dynamic and globalizing environment.

The main aims of the activities at BFU are as follows:

• To inspire and stimulate the students for high achievements, social development and life-long learning;
• To provide scientific and professional environment, which allows for contribution, entrepreneurship and leadership;
• To incorporate, protect and support the contemporary academic community, its scientific and research teams;To achieve scientific results of public importance, to promote their application into training and practice;
• To contribute to the intellectual and spiritual development of personality and society, to maintain and enrich the national and human values.

Burgas Free University is certified according to the quality standards of the International Organization for Standardization /ISO/. In 2005 BFU was certified under ISO 9001:2000 and in 2010 - under ISO 9001:2008. All the University’s main activities have been certified, as well as its degree programmes: education of students in Bachelor, Master and PhD programmes, qualification, research and international relations activities.

Burgas Free University is accredited by the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency /NEAA/. In 2012 it achieved a new five-year accreditation with a capacity for training 7200 students.
NEAA is a government authority which recognizes the license of universities to provide higher education services by evaluating the quality of their main activities: educational process, research, international relations, quality management system, employment of graduates and competitiveness. All the undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes at the University have also been accredited.