University of Forestry (UF) is a research center for fundamental and applied research covering all aspects of sustainable use of biological resources.
The mission of the UF is the training and education of the future generation of researchers and business managers capable to meet the challenges of the 21st century as global warming, shortage of energy sources and problems with feeding the population.
Strategic objective of the UF is its establishment as a center for transfer of knowledge and technology, contributing to the development of the bio-economy of Bulgaria.

Priority tasks of the UF are focused on:

• integration into the European Research Area by strengthening scientific cooperation and research on the scientific priorities of the European Union;
• strengthening the link between science and business through the center of technology transfer and intensify the work of expert-consulting centers of the UF;
• Improvement of the applied scientific collaboration with neighboring universities and research institutes in Bulgaria, the structures of secondary education and local government;
• stimulate researches and the performances of students and PhDs.

University of Forestry has a wide range of experts in the field of forestry, forestry industry, ecology and environmental protection, landscape architecture, agriculture and plant protection, veterinary medicine, business management and alternative tourism. The accumulated expert advisory capacity at the university, allows for interdisciplinary research contributing to the development of bio- economy of Bulgaria based on the knowledge.
Our researches are focused on the development of environmentally friendly methods and technologies for the management and sustainable use of biological resources of Bulgaria. Scientific direction priorities for the UF are:

1. Renewable energy sources (bioenergy crops, materials, technology);
2. Risk factors for forestry and agriculture and urban environment (climate change, pollution, invasive organisms, diseases of economic importance, healthy food etc.);
3. Space layout design of public spaces;
4. Increasing the competitiveness of enterprises and farms (new materials, technologies, innovations etc.);
5. Use of modern technologies for modeling processes and objects with a view to sustainable use of biological resources;
6. Public health and lifestyle.

Users of scientific products of the UF are the business associated with the development of the bio-economy of Bulgaria as Forestry and agricultural farms, Hunting farms, Timber and furniture industry, Pharmaceutical industry and others. We are partner of the structures of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the State Forestry Agency, Ministry of Environment and Water, Ministry of Economy and Energy, Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, municipal governments and non-governmental organizations working on issues in rural places, efficient use of water and soil resources, environmentally sound production of crops and others.

22. University of Forestry - Sofia

Institutional accreditation:
Accreditation was gven on 17.05.2018 for six years

Valid until:
17.05.2024

Rating: 9,00

• Accredited professional fields and Majors from the regulated professions in University of Forestry – Sofia
• Accredited doctoral programmes in University of Forestry – Sofia

TRAINING IN THE SPECIALITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE IN ENGLISH

The University of Forestry is a unique higher education institution in Bulgaria providing training of specialists in all three education and qualification degrees (Bachelor, Master and PhD) in the field of Forestry, Forest Industry, Landscape Architecture, Engineering Design, Veterinary Medicine, Agronomy, Plant Protection, Business Management, Alternative Tourism and Ecology and Environmental Protection. The University of Forestry has been accredited by the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency.

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has been providing training of students in the speciality of Veterinary Medicine, education and qualification degree Master of Sciences since 1994.

The speciality of Veterinary Medicine is included in the Classifier of higher education areas and professional fields of the Republic of Bulgaria. The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has a programme accreditation for training students in Veterinary Medicine.

The training in Veterinary Medicine is open to all applicants who have graduated from а secondary/high school. The training in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is in full compliance with the Uniform State Requirements. It is a full-time training, following the curriculum and training programmes that comply with the requirements of the EU Directive 2005/36/EC and the amending EU Directive 2013/55/EU as well as with the Bulgarian legislation.

The course of education takes 11 semesters (5,5 years) and ends with sitting state examinations. The students graduate by sitting a State Exam and are awarded the qualification “Veterinary Surgeon” and the degree “Master of Sciences” (M.Sc.), and they could proceed further on as post-graduate students for obtaining a PhD degree.

The practical training course of the students from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Forestry is an important element of their education as veterinarians and it includes three practices – after VIth, VIIIth and Xth semesters. The first training practice concerns Animal Science and its duration is two weeks. The second training practice concerns clinical practice and its duration is four weeks. The third (probation) prediploma internship is the last stage (before getting the diploma) of the students’ training and it has characteristics of a professional specialization. The institutions for implementation of these practices are livestock institutes and husbandry complexes, agricultural cooperatives, private farms, vet-clinics or offices which are selected by the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. There is a possibility to perform the practice abroad according to the specific conditions of the programme and permission by the Dean of Faculty.

The training in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is carried out by academic staff, consisting of highly-qualified, competent and internationally accredited university lecturers, in accordance with the requirements of the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS).

Studying Veterinary Medicine, the students acquire knowledge in the following fields:

• Anatomy, Physiology, Husbandry, Animal Reproduction and Hygiene;
• Animal Nutrition, Technologies Related to Food Production for Animals;
• Ethology and Animal Protection;
• General Pathomorphology and Special Pathological Anatomy of the Animals.

The students obtain the skills to:

• Determine the causes, nature, development, diagnosis and treatment of animal diseases; differentiate animal diseases;
• Assess the risk connected with the possibilities of disease transmission from animals to human.

Furthermore, the students acquire competences in the following fields:

• Preventive medicine related to research, analysis and certification;
• Hygiene, technology, control, production, storage and processing of food of animal origin for human consumption, including abilities to understand and explain the best practices in this respect;
• Responsible and adequate use of veterinary pharmaceutical products for the treatment of animals and ensuring the food chain safety as well as environmental protection.

ADMISSION OF STUDENTS IN THE SPECIALITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE IN ENGLISH

The selection of applicants is based on sitting an entrance test. The test is in English language, entirely in the field of Biology. It is consisted of two main parts. The first one is a reading comprehension text (scientific or popular scientific), followed by ten multiple choice questions. The second one includes 40 multiple choice questions, aiming at assessing applicants’ knowledge in the field of Biology.

The following documents are required for application:

1. Application form – application form with attached photo of the applicant, containing brief personal information and the desired speciality.
2. Copy of the document (diploma) for completed secondary/high school education with an Appendix showing the grades in Biology and Chemistry of the applicant. The grades in Biology and Chemistry must be at least 62% of the maximum possible value according to the grading system of the respective country.
3. Certificate issued by authorized institution indicating that the diploma hold by the applicant gives him/her the rights to continue his/her education at university in his/her native country.
4. Medical certificate indicating that the applicant is clinically healthy.
5. Copy of the applicant’s ID card.
6. Two recent photos of the applicant (3,5/4,5 cm).

Documents concerning items 2, 3 and 4 have to be translated, legalized and certified in accordance with the international treaties of the Republic of Bulgaria with the State in which they were issued.

The rating of applicants is based on the total score of the following three components:

1. Duplicated grade from the entrance test;
2. The grade in Biology from secondary/high school diploma;
3. The grade in Chemistry from secondary/high school diploma.

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AFS за 2011 г.

The Bio-Resources Extension Service (BIOREX) at the University of forestry (UF) was created as part of a project funded by the America for Bulgaria Foundation and was designated as an unit of LTU in 2011 by a decision of the Academic counsil of UF.

The mission of the BIOREX is to act as a liaison between scientific output of University of forestry and the general public through:

• Creating the conditions and environment for direct contact between academia, practitioners and administration, business and the local public
• Knowledge transfer with a view to raising public awareness of the management and sustainable use of biological resources.

Basic activities:

• Participation in meetings to identify business problems and other stakeholders
• Development and offering of consulting and advisory programs within the competences of the University of forestry
• Preparation of information and training materials
  o Popular science materials
  o Brochures
  o Leaflets
  o Manuals
• Maintaining an information web portal
• Dissemination of information and training materials
• Organizing “Green Academy” information events
• Promoting the expertise of the UF by promoting the scientific expertise and consulting activities of the UF;
• Promotion and dissemination of educational and scientific materials published by the publishing house and the academic staff of the UF;
• Maintaining databases and providing information about consultants , non-governmental organizations, teachers and training centers, state and municipal services, farms, etc.

The activities of the service cover the following areas:

• Forestry and forest products;
• Agriculture;
• Environment;
• Home and garden;
• Food and health.

SEE MORE ON THE WEBSITE OF BIOREX

The establishment of Botanical Garden of the University of Forestry was initiated in 1954 by Professor Atanas Ganchev. The main objective of the garden is to help training of students, but serves also as experimental field for studies on the biology, ecology, taxonomy and introduction of plant species, and for ex situ conservation of some rare plants.
Two other gardens are affiliated with the Botanical garden - namely the arboreta in Yundola and Barziya. The first one is situated in the Rhodopes, at 1400 m a.s.l. and the second one - in Balkan Mountains (Stara planina), at 450 m. a.s.l. 
The plant collections include both arboreal and herbaceous species cultivated outdoor, and tropical plants cultivated in the greenhouse. The total number of cultivated plants exceed 1000 species and intraspecific taxa, belonging to more than 400 genera.
The Botanical garden issues Index Seminum since 1971 and exchanges seed with more than 1200 botanical gardens all over the World.
The Botanical garden is guided by Methodical Council headed by Prof. Plamen ALexandrov.

Acer monspessulanum L.

Viburnum opulis L.

Periploca graeca L.

Prof. DSc Ivan Alexandrov Iliev
Prof. PhD Milko Hristov Milev
Assoc. Prof. PhD. Neno Ivanov Trichkov
Eng. Iliya Cekov Benchev
Eng. Velichko Angelov Draganov
Eng. Kalin Elenkov Nikolov
Nikolay Ivanov Georgiev

CURRENT PROPOSALS

Telerik Academy - Free attendance and online courses in web development, desktop and mobile applications software engineers for beginners.

Grants for research and practical internships in Germany in an international program of DBU

AGENT (FURNITURE HARDWARE)

Proposal for qualification

18-th Austrian-Bulgarian summer college

Ads in European projects

Career Development Center offers students:

• Information on available internships and jobs;
• Information on specific employers;
• Career guidance - building a personal plan for career development;
• Motivational training:

- Search strategies and job placement;
- Assistance in preparing a resume, cover letter and other necessary documents when applying for a position;
- Individual counseling and preparation for job interview;
- Trainings, seminars, training to link theoretical knowledge with practical skills upgrading of skills for problem solving for effective teamwork and more.

• Services offered by the Career Development Center are free to all students of University of Forestry.
• To register in the Career Development Center to send electronically or to provide a place (room 219) completed the registration card.

Career Development Center assists employers by:

• offers quick access to information for students seeking internship and employment;
• accepts and processes the documents selected by predefined criteria by the employer;
• organizes company presentations and seminars.

MANAGER
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nevena Vasileva Shuleva
1797 Sofia, 10 Kliment Ohridski Blvd.
Tel.: +359 882 602 009
Tel.: +359 2 426 1263
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CCE Inspector
Anita Terzieva
1797 Sofia, 10 Kliment Ohridski Blvd., building A, office 109
Tel.: +359 882 602 009
Tel.: +359 2 426 1263
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SPECIALIZATIONS
Specialization as a form of education that offers an opportunity to increase the acquired qualification in a given specialty, accompanied by a certificate of professional qualification after its successful completion.
Form of education: full-time and part-time; individual and group based
Duration of study: 2 - 4 semesters
Enrollment: all year round
Students can receive the necessary training for raising the qualification on topics from all spheres of veterinary medicine, forestry, ecology and environmental protection, agronomy, plant protection, landscape architecture, economy and management and tourism.

ACQUIRING PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION

Education on acquiring professional qualification offers the opportunity to acquire an additional or new qualification, accompanied by a certificate of professional qualification.
Form of education: full-time and part-time; individual and group
Duration of study: not less than 1 year, according to the Curriculum adopted by the Academic Council of the University of Forestry.
Enrollment: all year round
The University of Forestry organizes training for acquiring teacher qualification, according to the Ordinance on state requirements for acquiring professional qualification "teacher" and ORDINANCE № 15 of July 22, 2019 on the status and professional development of teachers, principals and other pedagogical specialists. Graduates are issued a certificate of professional qualification "Teacher" , which entitles them to teach in secondary schools and vocational schools.

The training is designed for graduates in the following professional fields: forestry, veterinary medicine, crop production, plant protection, land sciences, administration and management, tourism and general engineering. Full-time and part-time students from all specialties at the University of Forestry can study in parallel with their main specialty.

COURSES FOR RAISING QUALIFICATION AND REFRESHMENT OF KNOWLEDGE

Courses for raising qualification and refreshing of knowledge are organized at the request of the applicant or according to previously prepared programs by the teaching staff of the University of Forestry and / or other related organizations and institutions.
The aim of the training is to provide special knowledge, skills and competences lasting up to one semester. After the completion of each course, a certificate for the conducted training is provided.

COURSES FOR THE PREPARATION OF CANDIDATE STUDENTS
The preparatory courses are organized to prepare candidate students for the specialties at the University of Forestry. Preparatory courses are organized for candidate students in biology, mathematics and drawing.
The training starts after recruiting a number of candidates necessary for the formation of a group. Intensive candidate student courses are held during the school holidays.

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Anita Terzieva – CCE Inspector

The Research Support Centre was established in 2005 as a structure within the Research Sector of the Univesity of forestry.

The mission of the RSC is to provide the academic staff, students and doctoral students of UF with up-to-date information on open calls, forthcoming scientific forums, etc., as well as providing technical and methodological assistance in the preparation of scientific and applied projects. Within the framework of project BG051PO001- 3.3.06-0056 "Support for the development of young people at the University of Forestry", funded by the Operational Program "Human Resources Development", co-financed by the EU ESF, a Scientific Information Portal was created which fulfills the information functions of the The Center has created and maintains a detailed database with the scientific activity of the academic staff of the University of Technology.

Basic activities:

• Maintaining the scientific database of UF
• Maintaining R&D information on the UF in the NCID register
• Administration of projects under OP
• Participation in information events on project funding opportunities
• Technical assistance in the administration of UF projects
  o purchase of project materials and equipment;
  o supplying project teams with items purchased under different procedures;
• Technical assistance in the preparation of project proposals
• Organizing information events
• Implementation of the activities of the Scientific Information Center:
• Maintenance of information expositions and boards
• Searching for information and maintaining the created Internet portal of the information center, providing up-to-date information on:
  o open calls
  o upcoming forums
  o partnership opportunities
  o regulatory documents

TO SCIENTIFIC INFORMATIONAL PORTAL 

The mission of the Center for Technology Transfer (TTC) of the University of Forestry is building a bridge between science, bio-industry and structures dealing with management and sustainable use of biological resources in Bulgaria.

• Office of the Youth Innovational and Informational Society, established within the project "Computer knowledge" of the State Agency for Informational Technology and Communications;
• Informational Centre of Bulgarian Institute for Standardization for full-access standards;
• Mini informational-consulting center (MICC) "IP Point" of the University of Forestry - cooperation agreement in the field of protection of industrial property between the University of Forestry - Sofia and the Patent Office of the Republic - not currently working, but when renewing contacts of the UF with the Patent Office It can be reactivated in some form.

The specific tasks of TTC - UF are:

1. Ensuring transparency on innovative products and researches results of the UF and the existing needs of Bulgarian enterprises and provide two-way exchange of information;
2. Support for the commercialization of researches results and innovative products of the UF;
3. Support for the protection of industrial and intellectual property of the UF, technical maintenance and negotiation of this protection in coordination with researchers and administrative services of the business;
4. Search for markets in applied science products of the UF at national and international level;
5. Provide funding for applications developed from various national and foreign resources from the public and private sectors.

Main activities of the TTC

• Creating a database of scientific products and consumer of the products;
• Maintaining virtual office for technological transfer;
• Conducting meetings and events for presentation of innovative developments;
• Developing a regulatory framework for intellectual property in the UF;
• Developing of technical, financial, economic evaluations and assessments of intellectual property of innovative products, processes or services;
• Performing consulting or legal services related to protection of intellectual property rights of innovative products, processes or services;
• Analyzing of the needs of enterprises of R & D activity to optimize production technologies, respectively creating or realization of a particular innovative product, process or service;
• Developing of business and marketing strategies for market realization of specific innovative products, processes or services;
• Consultancy services of engineering and technical related to the process of introducing innovative products, processes or services;
• Creating prototypes of innovative products and/or processes;
• Participation in forums.

Directions, which are targeted in the services and activities of TTCO - UF

Services and activities of the TTC will be focused in the following areas:

Technologies related with the sustainable use of resources in the forestry and agriculture
Technologies in the field of the engineering design and furniture industry
Information Technology:

• Application of ICT in modeling of environmental and biological objects and processes;
• Developing products "virtual reality" for the needs of education and science;
• Application of GIS technology to assess the risk of disasters, energy potential of the forest resources, modeling of processes in disturbed areas, alternative tourism and sports activities;
• Developing of specialized informational systems, databases and more.

Eco and energy saving technologies:

• Technologies and Projects for reclamation of disturbed areas, protection against erosion and floods;
• Environmental technologies related to waste management;
• Technologies for recovery of waste, poor and contaminated plant and animal biomass;
• Technologies for complex use of biomass for energy production;
• Sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity (an assessment of the impacts on the environment etc.).
• Technologies for management of soil resources with a view to reversing the effects of climate change.

Technologies related to health:

• Informational systems for tracing the origin of the food;
• Technologies to evaluate the quality of food;
• Designing the environment (interior and exterior) for people with disabilities.

Consumers of the services of TTC

Business

• Companies using the technologies for the production of renewable energy sources;
• Design studios serving the furniture industry;
• Companies engaged in interior and exterior design of public spaces (interior design and landscape architecture);
• Companies producing machines and equipment for processing of materials for furniture production;
• Tourist companies offering alternative tourism;
• Pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries using bio-products;
• Mining industry (except coal and steel mining) in need of consulting for reclamation of disturbed areas.

Organizations and structures:

• Administrative structures and non-governmental organizations that preserve biodiversity and landscape;
• Structures managing protected areas (developing of management plans);
• Municipal administrations;
• Bulgarian Agency for Food Safety (BAFS);
• Educational institutions (kindergardens, secondary schools, universities);
• State institutions;
• Economic chambers, associations and associations of the above sectors.

The mini information patent office is part of the network "PatLib" of the Patent Department of Bulgaria. The office was established in 2008 and during the reporting period has been regularly supplied with updated information and material from Patent Department of the Republic of Bulgaria. With that it has become a place where researchers, students, teachers and others can obtain information and advice on various issues related to the intellectual property and access to various databases and websites in connection with intellectual property. Until the establishment of the Center for Technology Transfer at the University of Forestry, the patent department carries out activities related to technology transfer. The head of MICC is the coordinator of the intellectual property of the UF.
In collaboration with the Department for Harmonization of the Internal Market - DHIM and the Patent Department of the Republic of Bulgaria, the UF annually held days of brand and design community to which have great interest of students and teachers.

Activities:

Education – Experimental chemical work on subjects: Chemistry, Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Medical chemistry (in Bulgarian and in English language), Biochemistry (in Bulgarian and in English language), Polymer Chemistry, Water Pollution and impact on Ecosystems, Water supply in urban areas.

Research – Deposition Chemistry, Assessment of Surface Water Quality, Preparation of Plant samples for Analysis, Organic Synthesis.

Contacts:

Address:

10 Kliment Ohridsky Blvd., Sofia 1797, Bulgaria, University of Forestry

Department of Plant Pathology and Chemistry, Building A, labs: 202, 313

E-mail:

Assoc. Prof. Sonya Damyanova, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Assoc. Prof. Yordanka Ivanova, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Weekly rehearsal schedule:

The rehearsals are held in Studentski grad, Prof. Nikolay Genchev, Sports Complex BONSIST, in the hall of UF.