Technical University of Sofia (TU – Sofia) is modern internationally recognised university. Established in 1945 it is the largest technological university in the Republic of Bulgaria. It provides comprehensive high quality education based on advanced research and innovation, in line with the latest technological advancements. The Technical University of Sofia has 17 Faculties (based in Sofia, Plovdiv and Sliven), two colleges (based in Sofia, Botevgrad, Kozloduy, Kazanlak and Sliven) and two vocational schools (in Sofia and Pravets). Alongside its traditional training on the Bachelor‘s, Master’s and Doctoral degree programmes taught in Bulgarian, the University offers degree programmes in English (English Language Faculty of Engineering https://www.tu-sofia.bg/faculties/read/33), German (Faculty of German Engineering Education and Industrial Management https://www.tu-sofia.bg/faculties/read/31), and French (French Faculty of Electrical Engineering https://www.tu-sofia.bg/faculties/specialties/32). TU – Sofia is a member of the alliance European University of Technology – EUt+.
The TU – Sofia is home to a diverse international community and welcomes talented students from around the world. There are currently over 11 600 students studying at the University with 9% international students from over 45 different countries. A number of leading Bulgarian and foreign enterprises rely on the university graduates to fill in key for various engineering, R&D and managerial positions.
The TU – Sofia is deeply engaged in diverse research and innovative activities. Fundamental and applied research is conducted in close association with industry, which creates opportunities for employment of university graduates and fosters their professional development. TU – Sofia is one of the Research Universities funded under the Recovery and Resilience plan, the procedure “Establishing of a network of research higher education institutions in Bulgaria”.
The research, academic, knowledge and technology transfer activities at the TU – Sofia are closely related. The scope of research and development done at the University is diverse and contributes to obtain scientific results in fields of interest for industry for the benefit of people and society in priority areas such as, but not limited to: Mechatronics and Microelectronics; Computer sciences, Connectivity and Cyber Security; Smart Systems and Artificial Intellect; Industry 5.0; Circular Economy, Clean Technologies and Resource Efficiency Management; Green Energy, Hydrogen Tech and Energy Storage; Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Health and Wellness Technologies; Space Engineering; Industrial Chemistry and others.
The University has been awarded the highest national institutional accreditation grade for two consecutive periods – 9.5 (on a scale from 0 to 10) for the period 2012 – 2018, and 9.56 for the period 2018 – 2024 by the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency. It has been ranked 1500+ in Times Higher Education Ranking for 2023 and 2024.
The TU – Sofia occupies a leading position in the professional fields it provides training in. According to the Bulgarian Ranking System the Technical University of Sofia is ranked first in six professional fields: Mechanical Engineering; Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation; Telecommunications and Computer Systems and Technologies; Power Engineering; Transport, Shipping and Aviation and General Engineering. For 2023 TU – Sofia for has been ranked by Times Higher Education by subject for Computer Science 800+; for Physical Sciences 1000+; and for Engineering 1000+.
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