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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 In European academic traditions, fine art is developed primarily for aesthetics or creative expression, distinguishing it from decorative art or applied art, which also has to serve some practical function, such as pottery or most metalwork ...
* Faculty of History * Faculty of Law * Faculty of Modern Languages * Faculty of Orthodox Theology * Faculty of
Philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...
* Faculty of
Mathematics and Informatics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...


Rectors

*Alexander Burmov *Jelyo Avdjiev *Vladimir Popov *Stanio Georgiev *Ivan Stoyanov *
Ivan Haralampiev Ivan Haralampiev is a Bulgarian linguist, mediaeval. He graduated with a degree in Bulgarian Philology from the Veliko Tarnovo University ″St. Cyril and St. Methodius″ in 1973 and in 1999 defended his professorship. Rector of Veliko Tarnovo ...
* Plamen Anatoliev Legkostup


See also

* Balkan Universities Network * List of colleges and universities


External links

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