The Agricultural University: Plovdiv was established in 1945. It has strengthened its position as a national center 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 University has modern lecture halls, computer rooms, sports halls and playgrounds, a swimming pool, a cafeteria, a library, etc.
The AU-Plovdiv provides training for three academic degrees – Bachelor, Master, and Ph.D. Bulgarian students and foreigners are enrolled both as full-time and part-time students in the three academic and educational degree courses.
- To provide high-quality student-centered education guaranteeing competitiveness on the Bulgarian, the European and the world labor market
- To achieve research results ensuring their rapid introduction into practice
- To bring up citizens committed to civic virtues, capable of making policies and strategies in the agricultural sector
- To preserve the traditional love of Bulgarian people to the land and its richness, their desire for knowledge, and the values of Bulgarian agricultural education and science
- The Agricultural University should earn social acknowledgment as a leading institution in agricultural business, science, and education.
In November 2006, the Agricultural University - Plovdiv received the last valid institutional accreditation with an assessment grade of “Very Good” by the National Agency of Evaluation and Accreditation within the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science.