New Bulgarian University

New Bulgarian University
Нов български университет
Motto	Ne varietatem timeamus
Motto in English	Not to be afraid of the variety[1]
Established	September 18, 1991
Type	Private
President	Bogdan Bogdanov
Location	Sofia, Bulgaria
Campus	Urban
Website	www.nbu.bg

New Bulgarian University (Bulgarian: Нов български университет, also known, abbreviated as НБУ, NBU) is a private university based in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. NBU is the first private university in Bulgaria,^[2] and among the top rated by Bulgarian businesses universities in the country.^[3] As of 2004^[update], the university has 7,551 current students and 3,201 graduates.

The university's campus is located in the Ovcha kupel municipality in western Sofia and consists of two main buildings. NBU has its own academic library and offers 37 bachelor's, 69 master's and 26 PhD programmes.

History

NBU was established on 18 September 1991 by Bogdan Bogdanov and a group of Bulgarian intellectuals with a resolution by Bulgarian Parliament, the main goal was creating an institution which to modernise Bulgarian higher education yet preserve its traditions. 2,500 students were welcomed during the first year and a test of general education was introduced in 1995 and established as a uniform standard for the reception of students in 1996.

NBU educational museum was founded on April 23, 2010. The first exhibition was “Museum Network Resources”. It was the final stage of the project "Educational Museum at New Bulgarian University”. The project was funded by the National Fund for Research at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Science, the Cultural Heritage (Study on national historic and culture legacy as a part of European culture heritage and advanced methods for preserving).^[4]

Departments

Anthropology Archaeology Biomedical Sciences Cinema, Advertising and Show Business Cognitive science and Psychology Architecture Design Earth and Environmental Sciences Economics and Business Administration Fine Arts Foreign Language Education Foreign Languages and Literatures History Informatics

History of Culture Law Mass Communications Mediterranean and Eastern Studies Musical Arts New Bulgarian Studies Philosophy and Sociology Plastic Arts Political Sciences Theatre Telecommunications Tourism

Centers

Bulgarian Center for Human Relations Central and East European Center for Cognitive Science Center for Social Practices

Center for Public Administration Assessment Center South-East European Center for Semiotic Studies

List of programmes

Bachelor's

Administration and management Public administration Healthcare management Civil and corporate security Management and development of the organisation (facilitated distance learning) Anthropology Sociology Cultural anthropology Visual arts Cinema and television Advertising Animated cinema Graphic design Photography Language and literature Bulgarian studies – theory of literature Bulgarian studies – linguistics Natural sciences Ecology and environmental protection Economics Finances Business administration Tourism Economics (distance learning) Business administration Information science Computer science Computer programming Applied information science History History of Bulgaria, the Balkans and Europe Archaeology Cultural heritage History of the Old World

Computer media technologies Multimedia, computer graphics and animation Computer-aided music composition Culture and art Art studies Cultural studies Hotel and restaurant management Hotel and restaurant management (in the French language) Mass communications Personified audio-visual journalism Public relations Network technologies (in the English language) Network administration Internet programming Music Musical arts Sound engineering Musical pedagogy Opera directing Bulgarian folk arts Management and production in musical arts Plastic arts Painting Textile Artistic glass Design and architecture Fashion design Architecture Interior and spatial design Political sciences Political sociology International relations European studies Social work Political philosophy

Political sciences (in the French language) International relations European studies Psychology Cognitive psychology, psychology of development and education Social and organizational psychology Clinical psychology Communicative disorders Theatre Contemporary and alternative theatre forms Psychological theatre Scenography Vocal and instrumental and dance theatre Telecommunications Telecommunication systems and technologies Management of postal communications Biomechanics Philosophy Ancient and medieval philosophy Contemporary philosophy Foreign languages and culture English studies German studies Spanish studies Egyptology in the English language Classical studies (Latin; ancient Greek language) Neohellenic studies (modern Greek language) Oriental studies (Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Ottoman Turkish language) Romance studies (French language) Slavonic studies (Russian language) Foreign language teacher (distance learning) Artes liberales

See also

• Bulgarian Virtual University
• Central and East European Center for Cognitive Science

References

1. ^ New Bulgarian University in Sofia, www.sofiabulgariatravel.com
2. ^ Студентите на НБУ тръгват на турне (Bulgarian) CROSS information agency, 2010-5-24
3. ^ Топ университети в България 2008 (Bulgarian) (Top universities in Bulgaria 2008), 2008-11-25
4. ^ http://museum.nbu.bg

External links

• New Bulgarian University official website
• South Eastern European Center for Semiotic Studies

Coordinates: 42°40′39″N 23°15′11″E / 42.6775°N 23.25306°E / 42.6775; 23.25306