Agricultural University of Plovdiv

The Agricultural University of Plovdiv is a university in Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Agricultural University of Plovdiv

Type	Public
Established	1945[1]
Rector	Boryana Ivanova PhD [2]
Location	Plovdiv , Bulgaria
Campus	Urban
Website	www.au-plovdiv.bg/en/

History

The Agricultural University of Plovdiv was founded in 1945 in the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.^[1] It has strengthened its positions as a national centre of agricultural science and education in Bulgaria.

In 2006 the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency awarded the Agricultural University – Plovdiv with an institutional accreditation and the highest grade of “Very Good”. The Institution provides training for three academic degrees – Bachelor, Master and PhD. Foreign applicants who have completed the Preparatory training in Bulgarian language may study in Plovdiv.

The University has the faculties:

• Faculty of Agriculture
• Faculty of Horticulture and Wine
• Faculty of Crop Protection and Agroecology
• Faculty of Economics
• As well as the departments for language training, physical education and sports technology

The University is a member of the Balkan Universities Network, which includes select universities in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey, North Macedonia, Moldova, and Montenegro.