Welcome at NBU!

• Establishment: September 18th in 1991 by decision of the Grand National Assembly
• Accreditation: by the National Agency for Assessment and Accreditation for the maximum 5-year period in July 2001, in December 2006, in December 2012, and in December 2020
• Location: in the capital city of Bulgaria – the New Bulgarian University provides an excellent opportunity for combining the active academic life while encountering the benefits of what Sofia has to offer you in terms of amenities, events and opportunities of the modern city life.
• Academic community At New Bulgarian University we have created a flourishing academic community of more than 10 000 students per year  with more than 500 academic staff, which values diversity. You will join our academic society where we exchange ideas and learn from each other.
• You number begins with one hundred and etc. because in the summer of 2020, New Bulgarian University registered its 100,000 students,.

• International engagement: Since 2004 has been approved by The Open University in the UK to offer higher education programs leading to Open University Validated Awards
• Access to excellent academic learning and research
• Variety of Ph.D, Master, Bachelor Programs to choose from as well as numerous courses and continuing education programs in various fields
• Career-tailored programs enabling students to meet the demands of the labour markets
• A high standard of maintaining educational resources and facilities
• A friendly and hospitable atmosphere with responsive colleagues and highly qualified academic staff
• Modern and developing study environment

The university modern campus consists of two buildings:

• Over 200 classrooms
• An Aula
• Lecture-theaters
• Library
• The University Theatre and a Museum
• A Language center
• Computer rooms
• 2 coffee shops
• Artes restaurant
• Photocopy centers
• Post office
• Medical Center with a Dental Surgery
• Architecture halls
• Telecommunication hall
• Two book stores
• Bio bar

More specialized facilities

• An university film center
• Laboratory of animated films
• Photography laboratory
• Gemology Laboratory
• Laboratory of Archeometry and experimental archeology
• Laboratory for experimental psychology
• Laboratory for computer music making and editing

Sports facilities

• A football field
• A fitness area
• Yoga room
• Chess room

The library is fully equipped  with individual and  group study areas, providing  facilities for photocopying, printing, reading, researching and  accessing the electronic resources data bases.

There is a full coverage of Free Wi-Fi throughout the whole campus The provided academic resources are constantly being updated. NBU has received numerous awards for the provided resources: (https://nbu.bg/bg/library)

• Over 240 places for reading
• 94 computerized stud places
• Over 120 000 volumes
• 74 000 electronic books
• 46 data bases

Teaching and learning in the NBU is based on lectures and classes. We have successfully established an interactive learning environment for all of our programs. Our E-student and Moodle platforms allow for constant communication between students and lecturers.

Each student is provided with an electronic account which provides access to the exam dates and the exact class schedule

E-learning is facilitated via Moodle which allows for distance learning, viewing lecture materials, grades and publications, submission of written assignments and evaluation of both the teaching and learning process.

The electronic library provides electronic access to more than 120 000 volumes and over 46 data base systems

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