"G. S. Rakovski" National Defence College
Военна академия "Г. С. Раковски" - София
State university · Sofia
English name tidied by us from the register's.
Latest institutional decision
9.05 / 10
Accredited, grade 9.05, to 9 Mar 2029
Bachelor's and master's programmes
19
2 bachelor's, 17 master's
Taught in English
0
Accredited doctoral programmes
15
of 15 in the register — counted, not listed
Institutional accreditation
| Decision | Grade | Term | Capacity set |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accredited | 9.05 | 9 Mar 2023 – 9 Mar 2029 | 4,460 |
| Accredited | 9.06 | 6 Oct 2016 – 6 Oct 2022 | 1,400 |
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 (6)
| Professional field | Decision as listed | Term | Bachelor's capacity | Master's capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2. History and ArcheologyИстория и археология | Accredited | 17 Jul 2015 – 17 Jul 2021term ended | — | — |
| 3.2. PsychologyПсихология | Accredited, grade 9.12 | 15 Jan 2020 – 15 Jan 2026term ended | — | 100 |
| 4.6. Informatics and Computer studiesИнформатика и компютърни науки | Accredited | 27 Jan 2014 – 27 Jan 2020term ended | — | — |
| 5.3. Communication and computer networksКомуникационна и компютърна техника | Accredited | 9 Jan 2015 – 9 Jan 2021term ended | — | — |
| 9.1. National SecurityНационална сигурност | Accredited, grade 8.8 | 30 Oct 2025 – 30 Oct 2029 | — | — |
| 9.2. Military ScienceВоенно дело | Accredited | 6 Jul 2015 – 6 Jul 2020term ended | — | — |
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.
Regulated-profession specialities (2)
| Speciality | Degree | Decision as listed | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organization and management of military formations at the operational levelОрганизация и управление на военни формирования на оперативно ниво | Master's after a degree | Accredited, grade 9.89, to 10 Sept 2030 | 310 |
| Strategic leadership of defence and the armed forcesСтратегическо ръководство на отбраната и въоръжените сили | Master's after a degree | Accredited, grade 9.89, to 10 Sept 2030 | 35 |
Programmes (19)
By degree in our order, then by name.
Bachelor's2 programmes
| Programme | Form | Length | Language | Faculty or unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CybersecurityКиберсигурност | Part-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Command and Staff Faculty |
| Security and defenceСигурност и отбрана | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | National Security and Defence Faculty |
Master's after a degree17 programmes
| Programme | Form | Length | Language | Faculty or unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protection of population and critical infrastructureЗащита на населението и критичната инфраструктура | Part-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Command and Staff Faculty |
| Industrial, energy and climate securityИндустриална, енергийна и климатична сигурност | Part-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Command and Staff Faculty |
| CybersecurityКиберсигурност | Part-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Command and Staff Faculty |
| Security and defence logisticsЛогистика на сигурността и отбраната | Part-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Command and Staff Faculty |
| Management of security and defenceМениджмънт на сигурността и отбраната | Part-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | National Security and Defence Faculty |
| National security - prevention and protection of engineering infrastructureНационална сигурност - превенция и защита на инженерната инфраструктура | Full-time | 1.4 years | Bulgarian | Command and Staff Faculty |
| National security and defenceНационална сигурност и отбрана | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | National Security and Defence Faculty |
| Organization and management of military formations at the operational levelОрганизация и управление на военни формирования на оперативно нивоregulated profession | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Command and Staff Faculty |
| Organization and management of military formations at the operational levelОрганизация и управление на военни формирования на оперативно нивоregulated profession | Part-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Information and Security Branch |
| Organization and management of corporate securityОрганизация и управление на корпоративната сигурност | Part-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | National Security and Defence Faculty |
| Psychology in security and defenceПсихология в сигурността и отбраната | Part-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | National Security and Defence Faculty |
| Public communications in security and defenceПублични комуникации в сигурността и отбраната | Part-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | National Security and Defence Faculty |
| Aviation securityСигурност във въздухоплаването | Part-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Command and Staff Faculty |
| Security and defenceСигурност и отбрана | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | National Security and Defence Faculty |
| Security and counteraction to radicalization and terrorismСигурност и противодействие на радикализацията и тероризма | Part-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Command and Staff Faculty |
| Strategic leadership of defence and the armed forcesСтратегическо ръководство на отбраната и въоръжените силиregulated profession | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | National Security and Defence Faculty |
| Strategic security and defence guideСтратегическо ръководство на сигурността и отбраната | Part-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | National Security and Defence 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 Sofia: "Lyuben Karavelov" Civil Engineering Higher School, Academy of Ministry of Interior, College of Management, Trade and Marketing, Medical University of Sofia, National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, National Academy of Art, National Academy of Music "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov", National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski", New Bulgarian University, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Technical University - Sofia, Theatre College "Luben Groys", Todor Kableshkov University of Transport, University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, University of Forestry, University of Insurance and Finance, University of Library Studies and Information Technologies, University of Mining and Geology "St. Ivan Rilski", University of National and World Economy, University of Telecommunications and Post
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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