Plovdiv University

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Plovdiv University "Paisiy Hilendarski"
Пловдивският университет „Паисий Хилендарски
Established	1961
Type	Public
Faculty	9
Staff	561
Students	12,500
Location	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Website	www.pu.acad.bg/

The Plovdiv University "Paisiy Hilendarski" (Bulgarian: "Пловдивският университет „Паисий Хилендарски") is a university located in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. It was founded in 1961 and is organized in 9 Faculties.

1 History and Profile
2 Organization
3 See also
4 External link

[edit] History and Profile

Plovdiv University, named in honor of the Bulgarian historian Paisiy Hilendarski, is the city’s leading cultural and scientific institution. It is the largest institution of higher education in Southern Bulgaria, and the second largest Bulgarian university, after St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia. The year 2001 marks the university’s fortieth anniversary.

The University of Plovdiv built on the foundation laid by the Higher Teacher-Training Institute of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, which opened in July 1961. The Institute was promoted to university status by government decree on 12 January 1972, when it took its present name “Paisiy Hilendarski” Plovdiv University.

In 1973, it became the first higher institution in Plovdiv to offer language and literature studies, offering the B.A. degree in Bulgarian Language and Literature and Russian Language and Literature. Soon after, a program in Slavonic Languages and Literature (with Specialization in Czech Language and Literature) was added. A degree in Education was offered for the first time in 1984, Law degree programs were introduced in 1992, and Economics degree programs were launched in 1994. Today the University of Plovdiv is a true university by international standards, since it provi des training to students in the four major fields of higher education: natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, and economics. “ Paisiy Hilendarski” Plovdiv University has been institutionally accredited by National Certification and Accreditation Board (Protocol No. 1 of 15 February 2001). Over 7,500 full-time and 5,000 part-time students are enrolled in the programs and courses by the university’s nine faculties. The full-time teaching staff consists of 34 Full Professors, 167 Associate Professors and 360 Assistant Professors.