Bulgaria

National Academy of Art

Национална художествена академия

State university · Sofia · nha.bg

Latest institutional decision

9.2 / 10

Accredited, grade 9.2, term ended 5 Dec 2025

Bachelor's and master's programmes

71

42 bachelor's, 29 master's

Taught in English

1

Accredited doctoral programmes

1

of 1 in the register — counted, not listed

Institutional accreditation

DecisionGradeTermCapacity set
Accredited9.25 Dec 2019 – 5 Dec 20251,350
Accredited9.0310 Jan 2013 – 10 Jan 20191,200

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 (1)

Professional fieldDecision as listedTermBachelor's capacityMaster's capacity
8.2. Fine artsИзобразително изкуствоAccredited, grade 9.4612 May 2022 – 12 May 2026term ended950380

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 (71)

By degree in our order, then by name.

Bachelor's42 programmes

ProgrammeFormLengthLanguageFaculty or unit
GraphicsГрафикаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Fine Arts
GraphicsГрафикаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianBranch NHA - Burgas
Children's environment designДизайн на детската средаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
Porcelain and glass designДизайн на порцелан и стъклоFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
PaintingЖивописFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Fine Arts
PaintingЖивописFull-time4 yearsBulgarianBranch NHA - Burgas
Art historyИзкуствознаниеFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Fine Arts
Fine arts - graphicsИзящни изкуства - графикаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Fine Arts
Fine arts - paintingИзящни изкуства - живописFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Fine Arts
Fine arts - book and printed graphicsИзящни изкуства - книга и печатна графикаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Fine Arts
Fine arts - posterИзящни изкуства - плакатFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Fine Arts
Fine arts - sculptureИзящни изкуства - скулптураFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Fine Arts
Fine arts - muralsИзящни изкуства - стенописFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Fine Arts
Industrial designИндустриален дизайнFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
CeramicsКерамикаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
Books and printed graphicsКнига и печатна графикаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Fine Arts
Books, illustrations and printed graphicsКнига, илюстрация и печатна графикаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Fine Arts
Books, illustrations and printed graphicsКнига, илюстрация и печатна графикаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianBranch NHA - Burgas
MetalМеталFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
FashionМодаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
FashionМодаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianBranch NHA - Burgas
Poster and visual communicationПлакат и визуална комуникацияFull-time4 yearsEnglishFaculty of Fine Arts
Poster and visual communicationПлакат и визуална комуникацияFull-time4 yearsBulgarianBranch NHA - Burgas
Porcelain and glassПорцелан и стъклоFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
Applied arts - ceramicsПриложни изкуства - керамикаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
Applied arts - metalПриложни изкуства - металFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
Applied arts - carvingПриложни изкуства - резбаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
Applied arts - scenographyПриложни изкуства - сценографияFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
Applied arts - textilesПриложни изкуства - текстилFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
Industrial arts - design of the children's environmentПромишлени изкуства - дизайн на детската средаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
Industrial arts - porcelain and glassПромишлени изкуства - порцелан и стъклоFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
Industrial arts - industrial designПромишлени изкуства - промишлен дизайнFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
Industrial arts - spatial layoutПромишлени изкуства - пространствено оформлениеFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
Industrial arts (fashion)Промишлени изкуства (Мода)Full-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
CarvingРезбаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
Advertising designРекламен дизайнFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
SculptureСкулптураFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Fine Arts
Mural paintingСтенописFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Fine Arts
Mural paintingСтенописFull-time4 yearsBulgarianBranch NHA - Burgas
ScenographyСценографияFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
TextilesТекстилFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
Textile - art and designТекстил - изкуство и дизайнFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design

Master's after secondary school (integrated)3 programmes

ProgrammeFormLengthLanguageFaculty or unit
Art historyИзкуствознаниеFull-time5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Fine Arts
Conservation and restorationКонсервация и реставрацияFull-time5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
RestorationРеставрацияFull-time5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design

Master's after a degree26 programmes

ProgrammeFormLengthLanguageFaculty or unit
Art Glass - Stained GlassАрт стъкло - витражjoint programmeFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianBranch NHA - Burgas
GraphicsГрафикаFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Fine Arts
Digital artsДигитални изкустваFull-time2 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Fine Arts
Children's environment designДизайн на детската средаFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
Porcelain and glass designДизайн на порцелан и стъклоFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
PaintingЖивописFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Fine Arts
Art historyИзкуствознаниеFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Fine Arts
Art historyИзкуствознаниеFull-time1 yearBulgarianBranch NHA - Burgas
Industrial designИндустриален дизайнFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
CeramicsКерамикаFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
Books and printed graphicsКнига и печатна графикаFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Fine Arts
MetalМеталFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
FashionМодаFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
Preservation of Underwater Cultural HeritageОпазване на подводното културно наследствоFull-time1 yearBulgarianBranch NHA - Burgas
Poster and visual communicationПлакат и визуална комуникацияFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Fine Arts
Porcelain and glassПорцелан и стъклоFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
CarvingРезбаFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
Advertising designРекламен дизайнFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
SculptureСкулптураFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Fine Arts
Mural paintingСтенописFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Fine Arts
ScenographyСценографияFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
TextilesТекстилFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
Textile - art and designТекстил - изкуство и дизайнFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Applied Arts and Design
Theory and practice of art educationТеория и практика на художественото образованиеFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Fine Arts
Theory and practice of art educationТеория и практика на художественото образованиеFull-time1 yearBulgarianBranch NHA - Burgas
PhotographyФотографияFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Fine Arts

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: "G. S. Rakovski" National Defence College, "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 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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