Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen

The Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen has inherited a centuries-long educational tradition dating back to the famous Pliska and Preslav Literary School (10th c) and going on through the ages in Shumen intellectual life.
Shumen University is one of the five classical public universities in Bulgaria. It is recognized as a leading university that offers modern facilities for education, scientific researches, and creative work.
The University continues and enriches the Higher Educational Course's mission, started 80 years ago, based on which in 1964 a Faculty, as a branch of Sofia University, was founded. In 1971 it became a separate higher school with three basic faculties – philological, natural sciences, and educational. At present, Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen has seven structural educational units (five faculties, a college in Dobrich, and In-Service Teacher Training Department in Varna). These units cover classical university science's main fields in the humanities, natural, mathematical, and technical sciences, and education. Students' education is based on curricula and syllabi for the educational qualification degrees vocational bachelor, bachelor, and master in correspondence with the state regulatory documents.
The Postgraduate Education and Qualification Centre at the University provides the necessary conditions for retraining and higher qualification of specialists having graduated from colleges and higher education institutions. Faculties provide an education that allows for bachelor and master's, having shown skills and abilities to conduct research, and continue their education in full-time and part-time doctoral courses to acquire the educational and academic degree doctor.
Over 7000 full –time and part-time students at Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen study in Bachelor and Master Degree Programmes offered by the Faculty of Humanities, the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, the Faculty of Natural Sciences, the Faculty of Technical Sciences, the Faculty of Education, the College in the town of Dobrich, and the Department in Varna. The educational process is based on curricula and syllabi that ensure successful professional development and flexibility in various and dynamic labor environments for future University alumni.
The academic staff within the University consists of about 400 lecturers. There are 44 professors and 151 associate professors, 30 Doctors Habil, and 220 PhDs. The University is attractive for distinguished visiting professors from other Bulgarian and foreign partner universities.
The University academic staff has contributed significantly to various science branches and has participated in several international educational and scientific projects. The University offers different facilities, and it has at its disposal many laboratories, educational studios, and scientific centers where the academic staff conducts fundamental and applied research and creative work. The research work is focused on the following scientific fields: Old Bulgarian Studies, Theory, and History of the Bulgarian Language, Applied Linguistics, Theory and History of Bulgarian Literature, Theological Studies, Bulgarian Christian Art, History of Bulgaria, General History, Banach's Algebras, Theory of Groups, Coding, Functional Analysis, Organic and Non-Organic Synthesis, Agrochemistry, Physics of Aerosols, Astrophysics, Physics of the Plasma, Crystal Optics, Ecology, Microbiology, Phosphorus Organic Chemistry, Element Organic Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry, etc.
Preslav Literary School is well-known to scientific circles in Bulgaria and abroad as a center for research in the field of Medieval Studies. Active research work is carried out in the Educational Research Centre, Applied Linguistics Laboratory, Iconography Laboratory, Computer Methods in Archaeology Laboratory, The Astronomy Centre, etc.
Shumen University Library book-stock offers contemporary resources for students and academic staff. The University Publishing House publishes hundreds of volumes of specialized, educational, and scientific literature. The Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen comprises five campuses, four students' halls of residence with more than 1000 beds, and recreation places.
The Students` Council is a fundamental structure that ensures students` autonomy. Students have the opportunity to study in their desired major and participate in various activities and programs that allow them to demonstrate and enhance their skills and competencies.