European Polytechnical University

The European Polytechnical University, or EPU, is a private engineering university, located in Pernik, Bulgaria.The university was established in 2010. It offers both undergraduate and post-graduate programmes.It is accredited by the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria. Its actual accrediation is for 3 years until 7 July 2019

The European Polytechnical University (EPU, the University) is the newest education establishment within the system of the higher education in Bulgaria. It is established upon initiative of a group of outstanding Bulgarian scholars and recognized representatives of the business from different fields of science and practice supported by private investments.

The management structure of EPU is established in compliance with article 36 of HEA and comprises the Board of Trustees, President, Academic Council and Rector.The management of the University has ambitious short-term objective with a priority to further develop the facilities and to achieve the average European standards and requirements for higher education establishment’s facility. In addition, great efforts are made to further develop the university facilities in order to make them compliant with the highest European standards and requirements by 2 – 3 years only.

The University’s international policy is subject to the idea for using all opportunities in which the cooperation with universities, business structures, non-governmental organisations and administrative authorities in other countries can contribute to the fulfillment of its mission and strategic goals.

The typical feature of EPU research activities, as planned concept, is the practical applicability of researches and their binding with the needs of the business and the public practice. Representatives of leading companies, outstanding experts and professionals in the trends in which EPU is profiled are involved in the research and education activities of EPU. They are members of mixed teams of research and business projects, in which students are also actively involved.Business participates not only with investments in innovations, but also as beneficiary of scientific knowledge and products,as well as of stable partner in the organic trinity “science – education –business”. The university works for the establishment of new generation of pragmatic scholars and entrepreneurs.

The European Polytechnical University is a multinational centre of interaction between contemporary tuition, scientific research activities and innovations, and academic and business co-operation. The University personalizes the relationship with its students and doctoral students, complies with their individual abilities and preferences and prepares them for professional realization in the market environment of the dynamically changing world. The University adheres to the philosophy of sustainable development and its priority values are:

• European traditions and standards combined with American pragmatism of higher education;
• Development of the academic science within the profile of the University, oriented towards practices and needs of the international and Bulgarian business;
• International character of higher education as a means of achievement and maintenance of high quality;
• International academic staff of scientists and developers from foreign universities and international academies;
• Teaching of contemporary academic contents, harmonized with the European and American context;
• Tuition in avant-garde professional environment and assessment of the students by contemporary methods;
• Development of the personal qualities of the students and PhD students in order to achieve the maximum of their intellectual potential;
• Encouragement of students’ initiative, development of habits for continuous self-improvement and skills for self-learning, acquiring 'portable' knowledge, key competencies and skills.

The aim of EPU is to introduce European standards of education, to teach modern learning contents, to have academic staff of scholars from European universities and international academies, to carry out the training and assessment with modern methods in innovative professional environment, and to cultivate the values of the European civilization.

The establishment of competitive European education, research and cultural environment plays a crucial role in the process of formation of the common European Education Area (EEA). With its education, cultural and political traditions, Bulgaria gradually takes its place and actively participates in the realization of the European Community’s common policies and establishes conditions for their adaptation to its own environment.