Veliko Tarnovo University

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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. Habil. Plamen Legkostup
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

External links

Official website

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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

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43°4′42″N 25°38′57″E / 43.07833°N 25.64917°E / 43.07833; 25.64917

History

Structure

Rectors

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