The biggest and the most advanced technical university of the country, the technical university of Sofia, is the leading higher education center in the field of engineering and has been accredited more than any other university in the region. This university is the largest by size, since it is located in 5 different cities. The university contains modern and advanced infrastructure in all its educational buildings and research centers. It is the most prestigious university of the country and one of the most active research centers in Eastern Europe.

The university was established in 1945 in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was a part of the greater Sofia polytechnic university which was divided into 4 universities. The main campus of the university is located in Sofia. However, there are campuses and research centers in Plovdiv and Sliven. The university has helped the establishment of 3 colleges and 2 high schools specialized in the field of engineering in the republic of Bulgaria. It is the first university to have done such a thing in the history of this country.

This university emphasizes research greatly and takes part in various national and international research projects.  The university is a part of Germany’s largest educational project, and several UNESCO projects.

The university consists of 4 different campuses. The Sofia campus is the largest and contains 12 faculties, as well as other educational, sportive and research-based facilities. The Plovdiv campus has 2 and Sliven campus has only 1 faculty in it. There are 3 faculties in Sofia which offer courses in German, English and French to its students. This university is one of the largest by the number of students in Sofia and has enrolled more than 10000 students to its different programs.

Advantages

The main advantage of this university is its international relations. This university is a partner of various universities in the world and accepts students from other universities eagerly. Generally, they are quite eager to exchange students and researchers and make use of other experts’ experiences. They are an active member of the Erasmus plus program, which is a European exchange program offering great conditions to students and researchers.

Another advantage of this university is its close ties with industry. Every year, at the career week, more than 80 companies and factories give speeches and introduce their companies to this university’s students, in order to hire them after graduation.

This university is the leading research center in most fields related to engineering such as nanotechnology, renewable energies and etc. and has provided the best laboratories in Eastern Europe, as well as several publication opportunities for the findings of these centers. The main library of the university is the largest library in the whole Balkans area, prepared to help students reach the highest levels in education.

Technical university of Sofia is one of the best universities in Europe facility vise. It has prepared not only the best academic and research facilities, but also the most comfortable social and accommodation facilities inside its main campus.

Student life

Both, inside the university campus, and in the student village of the city of Sofia, students can benefit from high quality facilities for living. This university has designed its facilities with all students need kept in mind and considered while planning and implementing. It is the only university in the country to offer accommodation to PhD students. PhD accommodation are designed in a way to promote learning and offer comfortable conditions to the students.

Students of the university can also benefit from the sports complex inside the campus. There are various sports halls, such as fitness centers, volleyball and basketball courts and a football field inside the campus. There is a fully equipped sports complex at the student village near the university too.

The university provides scholarships and research grants by internal and external sources to its students. It also offers Erasmus scholarships to the most outstanding students and send them to other universities to benefit from the latest developments in the world of science.

This university values professional development of its students and for that reason, has prepared many internship opportunities in different companies.

University Ranking

This university is the biggest technical university in Bulgaria and has been on top of the list of the best universities in the region for a long time. According to times higher education, Sofia technical university is one of the best universities in the country and among the top 1200 in the world. The university is also among the best emerging European universities at the QS world university ranking. It is among the top 160 emerging universities. According to edurank website, this university is the 2nd best university in Bulgaria and is among the top 2000 universities in the world.

Faculty of Automation:

Thia faculty is one of the leading faculties in the world in the field of automation and has been ranked among the top 500 faculties by edurank website. This faculty has designed its programs according to the needs of the industry and is the main provider of Bulgarian industry labor. It consists of 5 departments.

Faculty of Electrical engineering:

This faculty consists of 5 departments and offers 3 bachelor’s, 4 full time master’s and 5 part-time master’s programs to its students. Electricity and electric devices programs are among the most popular ones at this university.

Faculty of Mechanical engineering:

This faculty is one of the biggest faculties of this university and consists of 6 departments. The faculty puts a great emphasis on research and has prepared 9 specialized laboratories for researchers.

Admissions and application requirements

1. Completed Application Form (online)  
2. Copy of applicant’s secondary education diploma – for those who wish to start as 1st year students.
3. Transcript (a document issued by applicant’s university/college, which lists courses, course hours and grades received) – for those who have already started their higher education level studies and would like to continue them at the Technical University of Sofia.
4. Health certificate issued within 1 month before the date of application.
5. Two recent photographs of the applicant.
6. Application for Accommodation (optional)

Why Technical University of Sofia?

Located at one of the fastest growing European countries, the technical university of Sofia offers high quality courses with European standards to its students. This university is located in Sofia’s academic village and includes all the needed facilities for a comfortable life and high-quality research at the university. It is the biggest technical university of the country and has several campuses in different parts of Bulgaria. The university is one of the most prestigious universities in Eastern Europe, making its diploma one of the most valuable ones in the region. Generally speaking, Sofia university of technology is an incredible environment where every one can develop, and reach the highest levels in their field.