A Message from the Rector, Assoc. Prof. Hristo Beloev,PhD:

Dear Partners and Friends, May I welcome You to University of Ruse and introduce  its diverse and dynamic profile!

Looking forward to networking and cooperation,

 we offer the expertise of our academic leadership team:

Vice-Rector of Admission and Degree Programmes:

Assoc. Prof. Borislav Angelov, PhD

Vice-Rector of Staff-and-Research Development:

Assoc. Prof. Angel Smrikarov, PhD

Vice-Rector of European Integration and IR:

Assoc. Prof. Nikolay Mihaylov, PhD

Secretary General:

Assoc. Prof. Tanya Grozeva, PhD

Deputy of Economic and Administrative Resources:

Valery Gegov

Committed to higher achievements,

     we respect the successful mandates of our predecessors:

R е c t о r s :

12.11.1945 – 17.09.1946 г. - acting Rectors;
17.09.1946 – 25.02.1947 г. Prof. Kotso Hristov, acting Rector;
25.02.1947 – 13.10.1947 г. – Prof. Karl Slavomirov;
November 1947 – August 1948 г. – Prof. Georgi Angeliev;
02.10.1954 - 30.06.1958 – Assoc. Prof. Кrastju Petrov;
01.07.1958 - 30.06.1960 – Assoc. Prof. Emil Dankov PhD;
01.07.1960 - 30.04.1964 – Prof. Atanas Ganev DSc;
02.05.1964 - 07.09.1965 – Prof. Nikola Nestorov DSc;
08.09.1965 - 30.06.1976 – Prof Marko Todorov;
01.07.1976-30.06.1983 г. – Prof. Alexander Suchkov;
01.07.1983 - 21.04.1987 – Prof. Mitjo Kanev DSc;
21.04.1987 - 26.04.1993 – Prof. Atanas Mitkov PhD;
26.04.1993 - 19.11.1993 – Assoc. Prof. Marko Todorov PhD;
02.11.1993 -18.11.2003 – Prof Boris Tomov DSc;
18.11.2003 – 27.11.2007 – Assoc. Prof. Marko Todorov PhD
27.11.2007 - till now - Assoc. Prof. Hristo Beloev PhD

 

On 12 November 1945 the first out-of-capital higher education institution was founded in Ruse. Its three departments were specialized in Engineering for the purposes of the agricultural sector. On 13 June 1966, as a result of its intensive growth, the Minister of education issued an Order No. 2583 to set up a Higher Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Mechanization and Electrification of Agriculture. On 9 April 1981, due to the widened scope of its engineering provision, including the sectors of transport, electronics and computing,  it was  transformed into ’Angel Kanchev’ Technical University by a Decree No. 584 of the Council of Ministers. On 1 August 1995 a Decision by the National Assembly was made to establish “Angel Kanchev” University of Ruse, thus recognizing its academic expertise not only in the engineering fields, but also in natural sciences, education, law, public health and health care, business and management, which were introduced as a response to the societal changes.

‘Angel Kanchev’ University of Ruse is a state higher education institution, evaluated as “very good” (the highest evaluation grade) and accredited by the National Accreditation and Evaluation Agency (NAEA). It is a regular member of the European Universities Association (EUA) and of the Danube Rectors' Conference (DRC).  More than 9000 students,      including

about 450 international students and 150 PhD students, 450 professors, associate professors and assistant professors and around 350 support staff belong to the community of the University. Its mission and goals are based on  commitments for:

Quality assurance of all its degree programmes;

Excellence in fundamental and applied research;

Internationalization of staff and students’ communities;

National leadership in the European Union exchangeprogrammes;

Constant widening of lifelong learning opportunities;

Building successful lives and careers of the students and graduates;

Proactive and reactive approach to societal needs and business demands;

Attractive and creative environment for personal development.

The University’s  mission is being supported by its functional structures:

Admission and Degree Programmes Division; Research and Development Sector; Quality Assurance Division; Library, incl. on-line access and European Documentation Centre; International Students’ Division; European Integration and IR Centre;  Computing and Information Centre Distance Learning Centre; Continuous Education and Vocational Training Centre; Career Development Centre;  Printing House; Sports and Health Care Centre; Public Relations and Advertising; Economic and Administrative Resource Sector; Student Council, and Advisory Board.                                                                          

Clubs and societies add value to the achievement of the University’s goals:

“Studentska Iskra” Newspaper; “Piron” Student Theatre; “Preserve the Bulgarian Culture” Club; European Studies Students’ club; Students’ Dance Clubs;  Sports Club; Student Activities Club; “ACADEMIC” Tourism and Environmental Protection Society; International Students Activities.

Cooperating locally, nationally and globally

Building a resourceful and friendly community

at  “Angel Kanchev” University  of  Ruse:

8, “Studentska” St, 7017 Ruse

Tel:   +359 82 888 465

Fax: +359 82 845 708

E-mail:secretary@uni-ruse.bg

Silistra Branch:

1, “Albena” St,7500 Silistra

Tel. +359 86 822 197

Razgrad Branch:

3, ”Aprilsko vastanie” St, 7200 Razgrad,

Tel. +359 84 660 826

Degree Programmes

Faculty of Agricultural and Industrial Engineering:

Agricultural Machinery and Technologies;

Ecology and Environmental Protection; Industrial Design;

Hydraulic and Pneumatic Equipment; Agricultural  Engineering; Equipment Maintenance and Management

Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering:

Machine BuildingEquipment and Technologies;

Computer-aided Design in the Manufacturing Engineering;

Industrial Engineering; Material Science and Material Technology

Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Automation:

Electrical Power Engineering; Electronics,

Communications and Communications Technologies; Computing; Automatics; Information and Control Engineering

Faculty of Transport Engineering:

Transport Engineering;

Transportation Technologies and Management

Faculty of Natural Sciences and Education:

Mathematics and Informatics; Informatics and Information Technologies; Bulgarian Language and History; Pre-school and Primary School Education; Primary School Education and a Foreign Language

Faculty of Business and Management:

Marketing; International Economic Relations; European Studies;

Business Administration; Industrial Management

Bulgarian-Romanian Interuniversity Europe Centre (BRIE):

Master programs in European Studies (in German and English) and

in European Public Administration (in English)

Faculty of Law:

Master programme (11-semester study) in Law

Newly Accredited Faculty of Public Health and Health  Care:

Kinesitherapy, Occupational Therapy

Silistra Branch:

Bulgarian Language and a Foreign Language; Physics and Informatics; Transportation  Technologies and Management; Automatics;

Electrical Power Engineering; Information and Control Engineering.

Razgrad Branch:

Biotechnologies; Chemical Technologies; Food Processing Technologies.

Exchange and Mobility within the Degree Programmes

 “Angel Kanchev” University of Ruse ranks among the five top Bulgarian universities in terms of its European dimension. At least 70 undergraduate, post-graduate and PhD-students are annually involved in all EU exchange programmes within more than 20 bilateral contracts. It is the only university in SEE, which coordinates two thematic networks of about 60 participants each. It has contributed to the establishment of the first cross-border higher education centre in SEE – BRIE, which is accredited in Germany and in Romania.  Due to the implementation of the credit system, the University has been conferred the ECTS label.

Research and Development

A distinctive strengthof the research output is its relevance to  national priorities and to regional and local needs for sustainable development.

By the National Research Fund and public-private partnerships, projects for innovative products/ideas are supported on competitive grounds. Research teams are regularly working in all faculty specialization fields, such as: Integrated systems for agricultural production; New agricultural machines; Biofuels; Industrial heating technologies; Energy saving technologies; Ecological security; Visual communications and information design; Applied mechanics; Machine-building materials; Machine-building technologies; Metal-processing technologies; Metrology and quality management; Electricity supply in industry and agriculture; Virtual measurement instruments; Computer-based testing systems; Computer-based learning; Transport and logistics; Transport and safety; Internal combustion  engines; Fundamental and applied mathematics; Mathematical Linguistics; Methods in pre-school and primary school education; History; Linguistics and culture; Applied economics; Business information technologies; Services management; Sustainable development; Small and medium-sized companies marketing; Industrial management logistics; European regional and border area studies, European cultural, intercultural and communication studies; Foreign language teaching methodologies; Theoretical and applied law studies;   Public health studies; Climate changes and biodiversity, etc.

Facing the global agenda, the University staff is annually involved in at least 10 projects , financed by  NATO, the Sixth and Seventh Framework Programme, PHARE and other international funds, for example:  Improvement of the Emergency Risk Management through Secure Mobile Mechatronic Support to Bomb Disposal   Establishment of Technology Transfer Office; Green Alternative Postal Vehicle-Green Post; Reducing Greenhouse Emissions by Networking of Enterprises and Researchers (REGENER); South-Eastern European Technology Transfer Network to Increase the Benefits of University Research for Society and Industry;  Active Methods in Teaching and Learning Mathematics;  Bulgarian-Romanian Initiative for Democracy as a Guard-Post of Europe (BRIDGE), etc.

Aiming at the development of best academic practices, the staff participates in more than 25 EU projects: Thematic Network for Doctoral Education in Computing; European Network of Occupational Therapy in Higher Education; A European Perspective on Social Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities and Elderly; Integrating Safety and Environment Knowledge In World Food Studies; Stakeholders Tune European Physics Studies (STEPS); Reference Point for Electrical and Information Engineering in Europe; Filiere Euro Qualite Logistique des Organisations; Multidisciplinary/Multinational Studies in Informatics – Automation – Robotics; Ecology and Safety as a Driving force in the Development of Vehicles; Tuning Educational Structures in Europe; Techno TN Archipelago;  External Cooperation Window for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan; DévelopperAutrement les Compétences Sociales et Cognitives;  E-learning - a New Agenda for Universities from Candidate Countries, etc.