Technical University of Gabrovo

Being a spiritual descendant and successor of the ideas and heritage of the national enlighteners, who founded in Gabrovo the first Bulgarian secular school, today the Technical University of Gabrovo successfully blends the traditions of the past with the potentials of the present in the area of education and science. It is a renowned academic and research center, which provides high-quality training in conformity with the labour market needs for modern broad-profile Bachelor degrees, as well as modern Master and Doctor Degrees in the field of engineering and technologies, business and social sciences. A guarantee for this is the institutional accreditation of the university and the programme accreditation of the degree courses in the professional trends for Bachelor and Master and the research programmes for Ph.D. degree, granted by the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency.

The quality management system implemented for the training, research and academic staff of the university has been certified according to ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 9001:2008 by DQS GmbH and IQNet. The Technical University of Gabrovo has been accredited by the European Society for Engineering Education IGIP and by the European Federation of National Engineering Associations FEANI.

The Institute started its first academic year 1964/65 with 1327 part-time students admitted to other technical educational institutions in the country. They studied in the HTIPS during the first three years and then continued and completed their education at the institution they had been originally admitted to. In 1965 Direction No. 177 of the Council of Ministers allowed the HTIPS to have its own quota for admission and training of students, who started and completed their higher education in it. HTIPS was entitled to train part-time students in the degree courses “Technology of Machine Building” and “Electrical Machines and Apparata”. Part-time students in their fourth, fifth and sixth year also continued their studies in these degree courses, irrespective of where they had originally been admitted and enrolled.

The senior academic staff for the Institute was mainly recruited from the higher technical institutions in Sofia. Decisive steps were taken for appointment of young lecturers and assistant professors on a full-time basis. The majority of them continued their studies with a postgraduate work and attained academic degrees and titles. Голяма част от тях преминават на обучение в аспирантура и придобиват съответни научни степени и звания. At the beginning of the 1970s the HMEEI had its own professors and associate professors, and their number was steadily rising.

The National Evaluation and Accrediatation Agency granted one of the first institutional accreditations in the country to the Technical University of Gabrovo, as well as programme accreditation for the degree courses leading to Bachelor and Master degrees and 31 research subjects for attaining Doctoral degrees. In September 2001 the Technical University of Gabrovo was accredited by the International Community for Engineering Pedagogics to train engineers for acquiring the qualification of “European Pedacogics Engineer”, which is recognized by the European Union and UNESCO.

The educational and research activities at the university are carried out by a highly-qualified academic staff of 240 people. Using the latest teaching methods, abundant material resources and social acquisitions, the lecturers provide excellent conditions for learning and personal development on the part of the students.

The university is actively involved in the European educational and research programmes and carries out fruitful and efficient cooperation with Bulgarian and foreign universities.

The Technical University of Gabrovo takes pride in its tens of thousands of graduates, who pursue successful careers in this country and abroad and contribute to the development of modern society.