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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
• Dimitar Yordanov Dimitrov

See also

• Balkan Universities Network
• List of colleges and universities

External links

• Official website

v t e Veliko Tarnovo
Geography	Geography of Veliko Tarnovo Yantra Dryanovo (river)
History	History of Veliko Tarnovo Tsarevets Trapezitsa Devingrad Sveta gora Omurtag's Tarnovo Inscription Asen dynasty Terter dynasty Smilets dynasty Shishman Dynasty First Tarnovo Uprising Second Tarnovo Uprising
Neighbourhood	Asenov Buzludzha Varusha Marino pole, Veliko Tarnovo
Culture	Art School of Tarnovo Architecture of Veliko Tarnovo Architecture of the Tarnovo Artistic School Library of Veliko Tarnovo Melody of the year, Bulgaria Library of Veliko Tarnovo Tarnovo Literary School
Sport	SFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo HC Etro 92 Veliko Tarnovo Stadion Ivaylo
Education	Veliko Tarnovo University Vasil Levski National Military University A.S. Popov School of Electronics St. St. Cyril and Methodius Humanitarian High School
Economy	Bitova Electronika Bolyarka
Transpoprt	Hemus motorway I-4 road (Bulgaria) I-5 road (Bulgaria) Public transport in Veliko Tarnovo
Architecture	Stambolov Bridge Baldwin's Tower

v t e Balkan Universities Network
Albania	University of Tirana University of Medicine (Tirana) Epoka University Eqrem Çabej University Fan S. Noli University Luigj Gurakuqi University Vitrina University
Bosnia and Herzegovina	University of Mostar University of Sarajevo University of Tuzla University of Zenica
Bulgaria	Agricultural University of Plovdiv American University in Bulgaria Burgas Free University Medical University–Varna Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen Sofia University University of Library Studies and Information Technologies Technical University of Gabrovo Technical University of Varna University of National and World Economy University of Food Technology Varna Free University Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo
Croatia	University of Zadar
Cyprus	European University of Lefke Northern Cyprus
Greece	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Democritus University of Thrace University of Ioannina University of Macedonia University of Thessaly
Kosovo	Iliria College University of Prishtina University of Priština (North Mitrovica)
North Macedonia	FON University International Balkan University St. Clement of Ohrid University of Bitola Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje South East European University State University of Tetovo
Moldova	Comrat State University
Montenegro	Mediterranean University University of Montenegro
Romania	Babeș-Bolyai University
Serbia	University of Arts in Belgrade University of Belgrade University of Kragujevac University of Niš University of Novi Sad
Turkey	Atatürk University Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Dokuz Eylül University Fırat University Galatasaray University Istanbul University Kırklareli University Namık Kemal University Süleyman Demirel University Trakya University Bozok University
Guest members	Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Baku State University University of Graz

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• Educational institutions established in 1963
• 1963 establishments in Bulgaria
• Universities in Veliko Tarnovo