Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts

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The Academy of Music and Dance in Plovdiv commenced its existence in 1964 as a branch of the located in Sofia Bulgarian State Conservatoire. This initiative's foundations were laid by the renowned Bulgarian musician and vigorous figure of culture Professor Asen Diamandiev. Significant merit for implementing the idea is rendered to Professor Vladimir Avramov and Professor Aleksandar Neynski, Chancellors of the Bulgarian State Conservatoire at that time.
In 1972 the Branch was reformed as an independent Higher Institute of Music and Pedagogy. That was the time to begin the specialists' education in music and folklore, using which the mission of the new higher school attained unique nature. Professor Asen Diamandiev was elected to be its first chancellor.
In 1975 the education of specialists in choreography began, which in 1995 naturally resulted in a new rename of the higher school, this time into the Academy of Music and Dance. Shortly afterward, education in the sphere of fine arts began. This quite naturally assumed the present image of the Academy as the Academy of Arts today. AMDFA is one of the four schools of arts in Bulgaria and the only one located outside the capital. It is among the first higher schools in Bulgaria to receive the regular state institutional accreditation (in 1998) and accreditation for all academic subjects that the students are majoring in. In 2006 again, it received an institutional accreditation with the highest rating "Excellent."
Consecutively, chancellors of AMDFA are Prof. Vladimir Avramov (1964-68), Prof. Aleksandar Neynki (1968-1972), Prof. Asen Diamandiev (1972-79), Prof. Nedyalcho Todorov (1979-83), Prof. Georgi Kanev (1983-89 and 1997-99), Prof. Ivan Spasov (1989-96), Prof. Atanas Slavchev (1999-2008), Ass. Prof. Dr. Vasilka Yoncheva (2008-12). Since 2012 Prof. Milcho Vasilev has been elected to be the Chancellor of AMDFA.
More than 6270 students have graduated from the Academy, majoring in a complete professional variety of the "colorful pallet" of the various arts and the sphere of the pedagogical education related to them. The students are educated by bright figures, famous and recognized artists and scientists. They are the most faithful adherents and supporters of the young talents, who build their future here.
The diplomas provided by AMDFA are recognized everywhere, all over the world. The wide range of cooperation with the higher schools and reputable Bulgarian and foreign institutions of arts provides many opportunities for them to show their abilities universally and for professional development and successful career growth. Till the moment, the education of the students is organized into four basic units:

• The Faculty of Musical Pedagogy
• The Faculty of Musical Folklore and Choreography
• The Faculty of Fine Arts
• The Department of Language and Specialized Education.

The Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts is a state-owned school of higher education. Students are educated for degrees of education and qualification as bachelors, masters, and doctors.
A credit system is introduced in the curriculums, which conforms with the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). In 2013 AMDFA received institutional accreditation from the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency with an evaluation of 9,19 and term of validity for six years and program accreditation for the academic subjects with the same term.

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