university of ruse
Angel Kanchev" University of Ruse is an autonomous state higher school. It was
transformed with a Decision of the People's Assembly of 21 June 1995 and is a
successor of the higher technical school, established in Ruse on 12.11.1945.
There are eight faculties in the structure of the University: Agrarian and
Industrial Faculty, Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty
of Electrical Engineering Electronics and Automation, Faculty of Transport,
Faculty of Business and Management, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Education,
Faculty of Law, Faculty of Public Health and Healthcare, two Branches of Ruse
University in Silistra and Razgrad and a Bulgarian and Romanian Inter-university
Europa Centre. The strategic priorities of the University are as follows:
preparation of students for work in the conditions of strong competition on the
labour market and expanding the scope of training; development of the
intra-university system for quality control in education; development of the
staff and research potential; implementation of a set of activities in the field
of European integration and international relations; building up of a
well-organised university system, flexible with respect to the external
conditions, with modern facilities and information database.
RU-old.jpgIMGP3464_.jpg Around 10 000 students and doctoral degree students
study in state-of-the-art study halls and research laboratories, spread on 67
490 sq m (of which over 13 000 sq m in the newly built school building -2,
officially opened in 2010). The teaching staff consists of 499 highly qualified
full-time lecturers, of whom 49 professors, 177 associate professors and 296 PhD
lecturers. A great number of renowned specialists in different spheres of
knowledge also teach part-time at the University. Student residences and
facilities for sport and leisure are provided for all students willing to use
them.
