Bulgaria

Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts "Prof. Asen Diamandiev" – Plovdiv

Академия за музикално, танцово и изобразително изкуство „Проф. Асен Диамандиев“ – Пловдив

State university · Plovdiv · www.artacademyplovdiv.com

English name tidied by us from the register's.

Latest institutional decision

9.14 / 10

Accredited, grade 9.14, to 24 Apr 2031

Bachelor's and master's programmes

60

14 bachelor's, 46 master's

Taught in English

0

Accredited doctoral programmes

8

of 8 in the register — counted, not listed

Institutional accreditation

DecisionGradeTermCapacity set
Accredited9.1424 Apr 2025 – 24 Apr 2031—
Accredited9.1427 Jun 2019 – 27 Jun 20251,650
Accredited9.1910 May 2013 – 10 May 20191,060

Grades are the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency's (NEAA), out of 10, as the register lists them. They are shown as facts, never used to rank, and a grade from one procedure isn't comparable with another's. Terms are compared with the date we read the register only; where a listed term has ended, the register lists no later decision, and this page doesn't say whether the institution is accredited now.

Capacity is the maximum number of students an accreditation decision allows — a ceiling, not the number enrolled. The register holds no student numbers; the ministry's Rating System, which has them, sits behind a browser check we don't bypass, and the national open-data portal refused our connection.

Professional fields accredited (4)

Professional fieldDecision as listedTermBachelor's capacityMaster's capacity
1.3. Pedagogy of teaching inПедагогика на обучението поAccredited, grade 9.5318 Jan 2021 – 18 Jan 202743070
8.1. Theory of ArtsТеория на изкустватаAccredited, grade 9.121 Jul 2021 – 21 Jul 2026term ended6050
8.2. Fine artsИзобразително изкуствоAccredited, grade 8.835 Jun 2019 – 5 Jun 2024term ended22050
8.3. Musical and dance artМузикално и танцово изкуствоAccredited, grade 9.5229 Jan 2026 – 29 Jan 2030——

The register's current record for each field; earlier decisions for the same field are kept by the register and not shown. Bachelor's capacity includes professional bachelor's; a capacity the register gives as 0 or leaves blank is shown as —, since the register uses 0 even for fields with programmes. Some older records carry no grade or procedure.

Programmes (60)

By degree in our order, then by name.

Bachelor's14 programmes

ProgrammeFormLengthLanguageFaculty or unit
Ballet art - Ballet pedagogyБалетно изкуство - Балетна педагогикаPart-time4 yearsBulgarianMusic Folklore and Choreography Faculty
Bulgarian folk choreographyБългарска народна хореографияFull-time4 yearsBulgarianMusic Folklore and Choreography Faculty
Graphic design and photographyГрафичен дизайн и фотографияFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFine Arts Faculty
Clothing designДизайн на облеклотоFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFine Arts Faculty
Conducting Folk formationsДирижиране на народни съставиFull-time4 yearsBulgarianMusic Folklore and Choreography Faculty
Performing arts (classical instruments and classical singing)Изпълнителско изкуство (класически инструменти и класическо пеене)Full-time4 yearsBulgarianMusic Pedagogy Faculty
Performing arts (folk instruments and folk singing)Изпълнителско изкуство (народни инструменти и народно пеене)Full-time4 yearsBulgarianMusic Folklore and Choreography Faculty
Performing arts (pop and jazz)Изпълнителско изкуство (поп и джаз)Full-time4 yearsBulgarianMusic Pedagogy Faculty
Arts marketing and communicationМаркетинг и комуникации в изкустватаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianMusic Folklore and Choreography Faculty
Pedagogy of teaching fine artsПедагогика на обучението по изобразително изкуствоFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFine Arts Faculty
Pedagogy of music educationПедагогика на обучението по музикаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianMusic Pedagogy Faculty
Wall mural paintingСтенна живописFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFine Arts Faculty
ScenographyСценографияFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFine Arts Faculty
PhotographyФотографияFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFine Arts Faculty

Master's after secondary school (integrated)3 programmes

ProgrammeFormLengthLanguageFaculty or unit
Conducting of orchestrasДирижиранеFull-time5 yearsBulgarianMusic Pedagogy Faculty
Conducting folk ensemblesДирижиране на народни съставиFull-time5 yearsBulgarianMusic Folklore and Choreography Faculty
Musicology (Ethnomusicology)Музикознание (Етномузикознание)Full-time5 yearsBulgarianMusic Folklore and Choreography Faculty

Master's after a degree43 programmes

ProgrammeFormLengthLanguageFaculty or unit
Art managementАртмениджмънтFull-time1 yearBulgarianMusic Folklore and Choreography Faculty
ArttherapyАрттерапияFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianMusic Folklore and Choreography Faculty
Ballet art - Ballet pedagogyБалетно изкуство - Балетна педагогикаPart-time1 yearBulgarianMusic Folklore and Choreography Faculty
Ballet art - Ballet directingБалетно изкуство - Балетна режисураPart-time1 yearBulgarianMusic Folklore and Choreography Faculty
Bulgarian folk choreographyБългарска народна хореографияFull-time1 yearBulgarianMusic Folklore and Choreography Faculty
GraphicsГрафикаFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFine Arts Faculty
Graphic designГрафичен дизайнFull-time1 yearBulgarianFine Arts Faculty
Conducting of orchestras - 3 semestersДирижиране - 3 сем.Full-time1.5 yearsBulgarianMusic Pedagogy Faculty
Condacting folk orchestraДирижиране на народен оркестърFull-time1 yearBulgarianMusic Folklore and Choreography Faculty
Conducting a folk choirДирижиране на народен хорFull-time1 yearBulgarianMusic Folklore and Choreography Faculty
Conducting folk ensemblesДирижиране на народни съставиFull-time1 yearBulgarianMusic Folklore and Choreography Faculty
Conducting folk ensembles - 3 semestersДирижиране на народни състави - 3 сем.Full-time1.5 yearsBulgarianMusic Folklore and Choreography Faculty
PaintingЖивописFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFine Arts Faculty
Performing arts (Bulgarian folk music with classical or other folk instruments not traditional for Bulgaria)Изпълнителско изкуство ( българска народна музика с класически или друг нетрадиционен за България фолклорен инструмент )Full-time1 yearBulgarianMusic Folklore and Choreography Faculty
Performing arts (classical instruments and classical singing)Изпълнителско изкуство (класически инструменти и класическо пеене)Full-time1 yearBulgarianMusic Pedagogy Faculty
Performing arts (folk instruments and folk singing)Изпълнителско изкуство (народни инструменти и народно пеене)Full-time1 yearBulgarianMusic Folklore and Choreography Faculty
Performing arts (piano)Изпълнителско изкуство (пиано)joint programmeFull-time2 yearsBulgarianMusic Pedagogy Faculty
Performing arts (pop and jazz)Изпълнителско изкуство (поп и джаз)Full-time1 yearBulgarianMusic Pedagogy Faculty
Performing arts (classical instruments and classical singing) - 3 semestersИзпълнителско изкуство(класически инструменти и класическо пеене) - 3 сем.Full-time1.5 yearsBulgarianMusic Pedagogy Faculty
Performing arts (folk instruments or folk singing) - 3 semestersИзпълнителско изкуство(народни инструменти или народно пеене) - 3 сем.Full-time1.5 yearsBulgarianMusic Folklore and Choreography Faculty
Performing arts (pop and jazz) - 3 semestersИзпълнителско изкуство(поп и джаз) - 3 сем.Full-time1.5 yearsBulgarianMusic Pedagogy Faculty
Innovative Technologies in Music Education PedagogyИновативни технологии в педагогиката на обучението по музикаjoint programmeFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianMusic Pedagogy Faculty
Composition - 3 semestersКомпозиция - 3 сем.Full-time1.5 yearsBulgarianMusic Pedagogy Faculty
Media music editingМедийно музикално редакторствоFull-time1 yearBulgarianMusic Pedagogy Faculty
Fashion designМоден дизайнFull-time1 yearBulgarianFine Arts Faculty
Music and stage directingМузикално-сценична режисураFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianMusic Pedagogy Faculty
Musicology (Ethnomusicology) - 3 semestersМузикознание (Етномузикознание) - 3 сем.Full-time1.5 yearsBulgarianMusic Folklore and Choreography Faculty
Musicology (Historical musicology)Музикознание (Историческо музикознание)Full-time1.5 yearsBulgarianMusic Pedagogy Faculty
Musicology (Theoretical musicology - solfeggio profile)Музикознание(профил Теоритично музикознание - солфеж)Full-time1.5 yearsBulgarianMusic Pedagogy Faculty
Music therapy - 3 semestersМузикотерапия - 3 сем.Full-time1.5 yearsBulgarianMusic Pedagogy Faculty
Multimedia and virtual realityМултимедия и виртуална реалностFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFine Arts Faculty
Pedagogy of teaching fine artsПедагогика на обучението по изобразително изкуствоFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFine Arts Faculty
Pedagogy of music educationПедагогика на обучението по музикаFull-time1 yearBulgarianMusic Pedagogy Faculty
Pedagogy of music education - 3 semestersПедагогика на обучението по музика - 3 сем.Full-time1.5 yearsBulgarianMusic Pedagogy Faculty
SculptureСкулптураFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFine Arts Faculty
Mural paintingСтенописFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFine Arts Faculty
ScenographyСценографияFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFine Arts Faculty
Modern dance techniquesСъвременни танцови техникиFull-time1 yearBulgarianMusic Folklore and Choreography Faculty
Sound designТонрежисураFull-time2 yearsBulgarianMusic Pedagogy Faculty
Sound design - 3 semestersТонрежисура - 3 сем.Full-time1.5 yearsBulgarianMusic Pedagogy Faculty
PhotographyФотографияFull-time1 yearBulgarianFine Arts Faculty
Musicology (Musical aesthetics)Mузикознание (Музикална естетика)Full-time1.5 yearsBulgarianMusic Pedagogy Faculty
PR of art organisationsPR на арт-организацииFull-time1 yearBulgarianMusic Folklore and Choreography Faculty

Programmes are the bachelor's and master's programmes in the register, one row per programme and form of study (full-time and part-time are two rows). Doctoral programmes are counted, not listed. Languages are the register's language of instruction; English names are the register's own, shown only where they read as a name.

What isn't here

Not in the register: enrolment, fees, entry scores and graduate outcomes. Faculties and branches are in it, but most carry no link to their institution, so they aren't listed here.

Students from abroad: the European Commission's Study in Europe profile says applicants apply under EU-citizen rules, through bilateral agreements or as international non-EU students, and should check each university's admission requirements.

Also in Plovdiv: Academy of National and Information Security, Agricultural University - Plovdiv, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv University "Paisii Hilendarski", University of Agribusiness and Rural Development, University of Food Technologies

Source: National Centre for Information and Documentation (NACID) — Register of Higher Education Institutions (Регистър на висшите училища), kept for the Ministry of Education and Science; read 6 November 2026. Accreditation grades are the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency's. English names and labels, grouping and order are ours; contact data left out. Not endorsed by NACID.

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