Branch - Silistra is the logical and successful consequence of many years of cultural and educational traditions. It is an accredited educational structure of Angel Kanchev University of Ruse, which has as its vocation the dissemination of knowledge, the carrying out of fundamental scientific research and the implementation of innovations in practice, thereby contributing to the building of highly qualified specialists and to the sustainable development of the region and the country. The majors span the spectrum of higher education consisting of the humanities, natural sciences, and technical sciences.
Pedagogical education has a 130-year history in Silistra.
With State Decree No. 756 of December 18, 1890, a Pedagogical School was opened in the city of Silistra and the training of teachers with secondary education began.
In 1941, the Pedagogical School grew into the Institute for Primary Teachers, which existed until 1948.
In 1971, with Decree No. 305 of August 31, 1971, the State Council of the People's Republic of Bulgaria reopened a Semi-Higher Pedagogical Institute in Silistra - one of three that prepares teachers of general education subjects for the basic educational level (V-VIII class).
By Resolution No. 15 of the Council of Ministers of January 27, 1997, a Branch of Angel Kanchev University of Ruse was opened with its headquarters in Silistra. The Semi-Higher Pedagogical Institute is being transformed into a Faculty of Pedagogy within the Branch "with the subject of activity training teachers with the educational-qualification degree "Bachelor" in the specialties: 1. Bulgarian language and Foreign language (Russian, French, English); 2. Mathematics and Physics; 3. Biology and Chemistry.
With the same Resolution, the Semi-Higher Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering was transformed into a Technical College, which is part of the Branch, with the subject of activity "training of personnel for the educational-qualification degree "specialist in...".
In 2008, Silistra Branch merged with the former Technical College-Silistra, which increased the number of specialties and professional areas offered for training. The two units constitute a common academic structure of the University of Ruse in the city of Silistra.
Today, Silistra Branch is an accredited educational institution that is developing and reforming in the conditions of a complete change of the social model and has a significant social role for the development of the region. The training it offers meets modern criteria requiring quality education as a prerequisite for integration into the European cultural and educational space. In the conditions of global social, cultural and technological changes, the aspiration to preserve good tradition and professionalism, combined with innovative solutions, in the training of personnel for the educational, cultural, social and engineering-technical spheres of public life remains sustainable.
