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
| Decision | Grade | Term | Capacity set |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accredited | 9.14 | 24 Apr 2025 – 24 Apr 2031 | — |
| Accredited | 9.14 | 27 Jun 2019 – 27 Jun 2025 | 1,650 |
| Accredited | 9.19 | 10 May 2013 – 10 May 2019 | 1,060 |
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 field | Decision as listed | Term | Bachelor's capacity | Master's capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3. Pedagogy of teaching inПедагогика на обучението по | Accredited, grade 9.53 | 18 Jan 2021 – 18 Jan 2027 | 430 | 70 |
| 8.1. Theory of ArtsТеория на изкуствата | Accredited, grade 9.1 | 21 Jul 2021 – 21 Jul 2026term ended | 60 | 50 |
| 8.2. Fine artsИзобразително изкуство | Accredited, grade 8.83 | 5 Jun 2019 – 5 Jun 2024term ended | 220 | 50 |
| 8.3. Musical and dance artМузикално и танцово изкуство | Accredited, grade 9.52 | 29 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
| Programme | Form | Length | Language | Faculty or unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballet art - Ballet pedagogyБалетно изкуство - Балетна педагогика | Part-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Music Folklore and Choreography Faculty |
| Bulgarian folk choreographyБългарска народна хореография | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Music Folklore and Choreography Faculty |
| Graphic design and photographyГрафичен дизайн и фотография | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Fine Arts Faculty |
| Clothing designДизайн на облеклото | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Fine Arts Faculty |
| Conducting Folk formationsДирижиране на народни състави | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Music Folklore and Choreography Faculty |
| Performing arts (classical instruments and classical singing)Изпълнителско изкуство (класически инструменти и класическо пеене) | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Music Pedagogy Faculty |
| Performing arts (folk instruments and folk singing)Изпълнителско изкуство (народни инструменти и народно пеене) | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Music Folklore and Choreography Faculty |
| Performing arts (pop and jazz)Изпълнителско изкуство (поп и джаз) | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Music Pedagogy Faculty |
| Arts marketing and communicationМаркетинг и комуникации в изкуствата | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Music Folklore and Choreography Faculty |
| Pedagogy of teaching fine artsПедагогика на обучението по изобразително изкуство | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Fine Arts Faculty |
| Pedagogy of music educationПедагогика на обучението по музика | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Music Pedagogy Faculty |
| Wall mural paintingСтенна живопис | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Fine Arts Faculty |
| ScenographyСценография | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Fine Arts Faculty |
| PhotographyФотография | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Fine Arts Faculty |
Master's after secondary school (integrated)3 programmes
| Programme | Form | Length | Language | Faculty or unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conducting of orchestrasДирижиране | Full-time | 5 years | Bulgarian | Music Pedagogy Faculty |
| Conducting folk ensemblesДирижиране на народни състави | Full-time | 5 years | Bulgarian | Music Folklore and Choreography Faculty |
| Musicology (Ethnomusicology)Музикознание (Етномузикознание) | Full-time | 5 years | Bulgarian | Music Folklore and Choreography Faculty |
Master's after a degree43 programmes
| Programme | Form | Length | Language | Faculty or unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art managementАртмениджмънт | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Music Folklore and Choreography Faculty |
| ArttherapyАрттерапия | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Music Folklore and Choreography Faculty |
| Ballet art - Ballet pedagogyБалетно изкуство - Балетна педагогика | Part-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Music Folklore and Choreography Faculty |
| Ballet art - Ballet directingБалетно изкуство - Балетна режисура | Part-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Music Folklore and Choreography Faculty |
| Bulgarian folk choreographyБългарска народна хореография | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Music Folklore and Choreography Faculty |
| GraphicsГрафика | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Fine Arts Faculty |
| Graphic designГрафичен дизайн | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Fine Arts Faculty |
| Conducting of orchestras - 3 semestersДирижиране - 3 сем. | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Music Pedagogy Faculty |
| Condacting folk orchestraДирижиране на народен оркестър | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Music Folklore and Choreography Faculty |
| Conducting a folk choirДирижиране на народен хор | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Music Folklore and Choreography Faculty |
| Conducting folk ensemblesДирижиране на народни състави | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Music Folklore and Choreography Faculty |
| Conducting folk ensembles - 3 semestersДирижиране на народни състави - 3 сем. | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Music Folklore and Choreography Faculty |
| PaintingЖивопис | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Fine 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-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Music Folklore and Choreography Faculty |
| Performing arts (classical instruments and classical singing)Изпълнителско изкуство (класически инструменти и класическо пеене) | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Music Pedagogy Faculty |
| Performing arts (folk instruments and folk singing)Изпълнителско изкуство (народни инструменти и народно пеене) | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Music Folklore and Choreography Faculty |
| Performing arts (piano)Изпълнителско изкуство (пиано)joint programme | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Music Pedagogy Faculty |
| Performing arts (pop and jazz)Изпълнителско изкуство (поп и джаз) | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Music Pedagogy Faculty |
| Performing arts (classical instruments and classical singing) - 3 semestersИзпълнителско изкуство(класически инструменти и класическо пеене) - 3 сем. | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Music Pedagogy Faculty |
| Performing arts (folk instruments or folk singing) - 3 semestersИзпълнителско изкуство(народни инструменти или народно пеене) - 3 сем. | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Music Folklore and Choreography Faculty |
| Performing arts (pop and jazz) - 3 semestersИзпълнителско изкуство(поп и джаз) - 3 сем. | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Music Pedagogy Faculty |
| Innovative Technologies in Music Education PedagogyИновативни технологии в педагогиката на обучението по музикаjoint programme | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Music Pedagogy Faculty |
| Composition - 3 semestersКомпозиция - 3 сем. | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Music Pedagogy Faculty |
| Media music editingМедийно музикално редакторство | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Music Pedagogy Faculty |
| Fashion designМоден дизайн | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Fine Arts Faculty |
| Music and stage directingМузикално-сценична режисура | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Music Pedagogy Faculty |
| Musicology (Ethnomusicology) - 3 semestersМузикознание (Етномузикознание) - 3 сем. | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Music Folklore and Choreography Faculty |
| Musicology (Historical musicology)Музикознание (Историческо музикознание) | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Music Pedagogy Faculty |
| Musicology (Theoretical musicology - solfeggio profile)Музикознание(профил Теоритично музикознание - солфеж) | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Music Pedagogy Faculty |
| Music therapy - 3 semestersМузикотерапия - 3 сем. | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Music Pedagogy Faculty |
| Multimedia and virtual realityМултимедия и виртуална реалност | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Fine Arts Faculty |
| Pedagogy of teaching fine artsПедагогика на обучението по изобразително изкуство | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Fine Arts Faculty |
| Pedagogy of music educationПедагогика на обучението по музика | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Music Pedagogy Faculty |
| Pedagogy of music education - 3 semestersПедагогика на обучението по музика - 3 сем. | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Music Pedagogy Faculty |
| SculptureСкулптура | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Fine Arts Faculty |
| Mural paintingСтенопис | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Fine Arts Faculty |
| ScenographyСценография | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Fine Arts Faculty |
| Modern dance techniquesСъвременни танцови техники | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Music Folklore and Choreography Faculty |
| Sound designТонрежисура | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Music Pedagogy Faculty |
| Sound design - 3 semestersТонрежисура - 3 сем. | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Music Pedagogy Faculty |
| PhotographyФотография | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Fine Arts Faculty |
| Musicology (Musical aesthetics)Mузикознание (Музикална естетика) | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Music Pedagogy Faculty |
| PR of art organisationsPR на арт-организации | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Music 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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