The University was founded as a Higher Technical School in 1942 in 1945; it was transformed into a State Polytechnic. In 1953 Engineering-Construction Institute (ISI) was formed, which in 1963 was renamed to the Higher Institute of engineering and construction in 1977 - the Higher Institute of Architecture and Construction (VIAS).
On July 21, 1995, the National Assembly VIAS decision was transformed into the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Geodesy (UACEG).
Several students: 5000 (including part-time 486, 352 foreign students and 50 doctoral students).
Academic staff: regular faculty - 364 (including 25 professors, 147 associate professors, 168 assistant professors, 24 lecturers, 250 of them are Doctors of Sciences. )
For the duration of its existence, the University has prepared more than 5700 architects and 25,000 engineers.
In five faculties - Architecture, Civil engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, Geodesy, Transportation Engineering, and 33 departments senior executives are educated for the following majors: Architecture, Urban Planning, Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Water Supply and Sewerage, and Geodesy.
Mission OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE, CIVIL ENGINEERING, AND GEODESY :
The public mission of UACEG is secular, and it is education- and research-oriented. A wide variety of architectural and civil engineering knowledge is acquired, and practical skills are developed at the University in harmony with the local, European and global traditions and the state policy for the higher education development in the Republic of Bulgaria. This mission is materialized in the following degree programs: Architecture, Structural Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering (Hydraulic Structures, Irrigation, and Drainage Engineering), Water Supply and Sewerage, Geodesy, and Transportation Engineering (Road Construction, Railway Construction.
