VARNA FREE UNIVERISTYVARNA FREE UNIVERISTY““CHERNORIZETS HRABARCHERNORIZETS HRABAR”” VARNA FREE UNIVERISTYVARNA FREE UNIVERISTY““CHERNORIZETS HRABARCHERNORIZETS HRABAR””

1991 - founded by “Varna Free University Association”

2006 – Institutionally accredited by the NAAA

1995 - Attains the statute of institution of higher education by the 37th National Assembly

2004 - Certified in accordance with International Quality Standard ISO

9001:2000

VARNA FREE UNIVERSITY “CHERNORIZETS HRABAR”

VFU “Chernorizets Hrabar” is:

an European model of private higher education

a research and high-technology type of university

flexible and adaptive to the dynamics of the labor

market and the necessities of the community

oriented towards the needs of the students and

their professional qualification

endowed with highly qualified and internationally

accredited academic staff

committed to the philosophy “total quality”

competitive in the international educational space

• European orientation

• Internationally convertible educational and scientific product

• Being competitive in the European educational space and the European labor market

STRATEGIC GOALS OF VFU

Strategic priorities of VFU for the periodStrategic priorities of VFU for the period2006-2010 2006-2010

Strategic priorities of VFU for the periodStrategic priorities of VFU for the period2006-2010 2006-2010

Further development of the academic profile of VFU, introduction of ЕCTS, foreign language education, Life Long Learning

Further development of the academic profile of VFU, introduction of ЕCTS, foreign language education, Life Long Learning

Development of the scientific and research capacity. Maintaining the quality of the educational, the scientific activity and the university management

Development of the scientific and research capacity. Maintaining the quality of the educational, the scientific activity and the university management

Technological development, adequate with the international education tendencies. Introduction of the practice of distant education.

Technological development, adequate with the international education tendencies. Introduction of the practice of distant education.

Improvement of the planning, organization and control of the educational process.

Improvement of the planning, organization and control of the educational process.

Aligning the institutional structure of VFU with the new requirements of the Bulgarian Higher Education Law

Aligning the institutional structure of VFU with the new requirements of the Bulgarian Higher Education Law

over 12 000 students

ACADEMIC PROFILEACADEMIC PROFILE900 lecturers and experts in over 50 scientific fields

Ambassador Dimitris Kourkoulas – the first Doctor Honoris Causa of VFU

Academician Yuhnovski – Doctor Honoris Causa of VFU

Mr. Terry Davis – Doctor Honoris Causa of VFU

HIGHER EDUCATION

FIELDS

HIGHER EDUCATION

FIELDS

Security and defense

Security and defense

Humanities Humanities

Social, economic and legal studies

Social, economic and legal studies

Natural sciences, mathematics and computer studies

Natural sciences, mathematics and computer studies

Technical sciences Technical sciences

ArtsArts

Adapt the academic product to the needs of the market environment;

Provide support to Bulgarian enterprises in the process of applying for European funding for small and medium-sized enterprises

Training of competitive specialists for the business, through the foundation of Career Centre for students

Priorities of the technological development of VFU

Priorities of the technological development of VFU

Transfer of international experience and European practices;

Creation of convertible scientific and educational product, oriented towards the needs of the labor market

Diversification of the academic Diversification of the academic productproduct

Online and Offline multimedia educational products

Programs and courses for distant education

Conventional and virtual library

Students and teacher’s mobility

Participation in international programs and projects

Business-oriented applied-science projects

Advertising and PR activity

Audio, video and photo archive of VFU

Development of the informational infrastructure of VFU

Foundation of a centre for expert and consultation services for business activities

Memorandum with the Ministry of the Regional Development and Public

Works

Memorandum with the Ministry of the Regional Development and Public

Works

BSUNBSUN

European University Association

European University Association

Association “Culture and Tourism of the Bulgarian

Northeast”

Association “Culture and Tourism of the Bulgarian

Northeast”

Association “High Technology Incubator”

Association “High Technology Incubator”

Over 100 academic netsOver 100 academic nets

Agreements with the Bulgarian Academy of

Sciences

Agreements with the Bulgarian Academy of

Sciences

Association of the private institutions for higher

education

Association of the private institutions for higher

education

Bulgarian-Russian educational consortium - Moscow

Bulgarian-Russian educational consortium - Moscow

Varna Free University

“Chernorizets Hrabar”

VFUVFU “ “Chernorizets HrabarChernorizets Hrabar” – ” – Partnerships and Partnerships and membershipsmemberships

VFUVFU “ “Chernorizets HrabarChernorizets Hrabar” – ” – Partnerships and Partnerships and membershipsmemberships

Participation in the “Electronic government”

project

Participation in the “Electronic government”

project

VARNA FREE VARNA FREE UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITYVARNA FREE VARNA FREE UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY

PortugalPortugal SpainSpainGreat BritainGreat Britain

RussiaRussia IsraelIsrael TurkeyTurkeyUSAUSA RomaniaRomania

DenmarkDenmark GermanyGermany

ItalyItalyPolandPoland

AustriaAustriaBeliumBelium

GreeceGreece

International contacts More than 540 partners from 50 countries

International contacts More than 540 partners from 50 countries

Black Sea University Network (BSUN)

Black Sea University Network (BSUN)

European University Association

European University Association

Association of the private institutions of higher

education

Association of the private institutions of higher

education

FranceFrance

LondonEconomics and management

LondonEconomics and management

CambridgeEuropean Law

CambridgeEuropean Law

GuildfordPublic administration

GuildfordPublic administration

RoehamptonPublic administrationInternational tourism

RoehamptonPublic administrationInternational tourism

Leeds MetECTS; SOCRATES

UPBEAT Benchmarking Project

Leeds MetECTS; SOCRATES

UPBEAT Benchmarking Project

University of SalfordUPBEAT Benchmarking

Project

University of SalfordUPBEAT Benchmarking

Project

OxfordManagement of the international tourism

OxfordManagement of the international tourism

Wrodaw Centre for Technologies Transfer

Poland REGINNET

Wrodaw Centre for Technologies Transfer

Poland REGINNET

BarcelonaEntrepreneurship and

management in the small and medium sized

enterprises

BarcelonaEntrepreneurship and

management in the small and medium sized

enterprises

University of PitestiECTS – LLLSOCRATES

University of PitestiECTS – LLLSOCRATES

University of the Aegean

Rhodes, Greece

University of the Aegean

Rhodes, Greece

South-East European Research Centre

Thessaloniki, Greece

South-East European Research Centre

Thessaloniki, Greece

StrasbourgPrevention of risk and management in the

conditions of crises and disasters

StrasbourgPrevention of risk and management in the

conditions of crises and disasters

PMKBuilding and designing

consortium - Austria

PMKBuilding and designing

consortium - Austria

Aristotle University ofThessaloniki, Greece

PHARE-CBC

Aristotle University ofThessaloniki, Greece

PHARE-CBCUniversity of Trento

Management and computer technologies

University of TrentoManagement and

computer technologies

PHARE

COST

LEONARDO

International programsInternational programsInternational programsInternational programs

INTERREG

EUROPEAID

Microsoft DNAA

FP7 SOCRATES

ERASMUS

GRUNDTVIG

JEAN-MONNETMINERVA

Cisco AcademyCisco Academy

E-syllabusE-syllabus

E-mailE-mail

IntranetIntranet

““Student’s statusStudent’s status””

AdmissionsAdmissions

I-SchoolI-School

E-LibraryE-Library

On-line education

Linux netsLinux nets

coursecourse

WebWeb sitesite

Microsoft IT Microsoft IT AcademyAcademy

MSDNAAMSDNAA

MS Developer MS Developer NetworkNetwork

Academic AllianceAcademic Alliance

Informational systems in VFU

ELECTRONIC ELECTRONIC UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY

MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT

ELECTRONIC ELECTRONIC UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY

MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT

Educational Activities Educational Activities

Academic Staff and Personnel

Academic Staff and Personnel

Financial ManagementFinancial Management

University Regulations University Regulations

Facilities Facilities

Resource Management

Resource Management

ResearchResearch

University Quality Management System

University Quality Management System

Documents and Records

Documents and Records

Digital Digital Library-and e-Library-and e-

Learning Learning Complex Complex

Digital Digital Library-and e-Library-and e-

Learning Learning Complex Complex

ELECTRONIC LIBRARY

Server databases with e-based books

and textbooks

ELECTRONIC LIBRARY

Server databases with e-based books

and textbooks

E-reading roomE-reading room

E-reading roomE-reading room

E-reading roomE-reading room

Training court room

Training court room

Foreign language study room

Foreign language study room

Publishing Centre

Presentation Centre

Specialized teaching rooms

Specialized teaching rooms

Aula Maxima Specialized reading room in International Finance

Management

Technological Institute Technological Institute

Student business Student business incubatorincubator

Training accounting Training accounting house house

Inauguration of the Inauguration of the Euro-qualification Euro-qualification

Centre Centre

Conference room in Conference room in the Euro-qualification the Euro-qualification

Centre Centre

Language teaching and Language teaching and certification centre certification centre

University media centreUniversity media centre

Informational Informational agency Xin-Huaagency Xin-HuaRadioRadio “ “AcademicaAcademica””

University University publishing housepublishing house

TV centreTV centreThe student’s E-medi@The student’s E-medi@

Economic subsystem

Medical Medical Centre Centre

S P O R TRepresentative teams of VFU “Chernorizets Hrabar”

S P O R TRepresentative teams of VFU “Chernorizets Hrabar”

Basketball (women) National

student’schampion for2001 and 2003 3rd place at

the All-Student’s Games for 2004 and 2005

Basketball (men)

1st place at Varna Open Olympiad for2004 and 2005

Volleyball (men)

National student’s champion for 2004 2nd place at the

All-Student’s Games for 2001-2003 and 2005 1st place at Varna

University Games for 2003, 2004 and 2005

Orientating (women)

National champion for 2001, 2002 and 2003

Volleyball (women)

2nd place at the All-Student’s Games for 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 1st place at

Varna University Games for 2003, 2004 and 2005

Kick-box(men-women)

National Championship – individual 2nd place for 2004 and 2005 1st place

for 2003 ..

Education and science adaptation to the criteria and challenges of the global environment and Euro-integration

Opening to the world – dominant necessity.

Diversification of the academic profile, adequate to the social necessities.

System connection with the consumers of cadres and the branch organizations

Effective educational marketing

Realistic vision for competitive advantages

Efficient use of the opportunities presented by already existing international nets and teams

Maximal use of the possibilities of project financing

New organization of the educational and scientific activities, based on ECTS

Transfer of knowledge, education and positive practices, based on new educational technologies and virtual communications

Education with foreign language teaching

Expansion of academic capacity for work in the new realities

VFU – partner of the state in the process of creating administrative capacity for the utilization of the EU structural and cohesion funds

VFU – providing scientific guidance for the regulation of economic and social-integration processes

Inculcation of the students with the mission and spirit of the

university

Intensification of the control over the educational process and

the self-training of the students

Accent on the practical skills and professional suitability

Language education

Command of computer technologies

Participation in research projects

One-on-one work with the students

Active students mobility

Cultivation of personal qualities, values and global thinking

Career monitoring

http://http://www.vfu.bgwww.vfu.bg

• Virtual education

• Е-Library

• Е-syllabus

• On-line forum

VARNA FREE UNIVERSITYVARNA FREE UNIVERSITY

““CHERNORIZETS HRABAR”CHERNORIZETS HRABAR”

VARNA FREE UNIVERSITYVARNA FREE UNIVERSITY

““CHERNORIZETS HRABAR”CHERNORIZETS HRABAR”