Bulgaria

Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy

Висше военноморско училище "Н.Й.Вапцаров"

State specialised higher school · Varna · www.naval-acad.bg

Latest institutional decision

9.07 / 10

Accredited, grade 9.07, to 25 Apr 2030

Bachelor's and master's programmes

41

19 bachelor's, 22 master's

Taught in English

10

Accredited doctoral programmes

14

of 14 in the register — counted, not listed

Institutional accreditation

DecisionGradeTermCapacity set
Accredited9.0725 Apr 2024 – 25 Apr 20306,500
Accredited9.5919 Jul 2018 – 19 Jul 20246,500
Accredited9.1621 Jun 2012 – 21 Jun 20183,325

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 fieldDecision as listedTermBachelor's capacityMaster's capacity
3.2. PsychologyПсихологияAccredited18 Dec 2013 – 18 Dec 2019term ended——
3.7. Administration and ManagementАдминистрация и управлениеAccredited31 May 2012 – 31 May 2018term ended——
5.3. Communication and computer networksКомуникационна и компютърна техникаAccredited, grade 9.0914 Dec 2023 – 14 Dec 2027——
5.5. Transport, Navigation and AviationТранспорт, корабоплаване и авиацияAccredited, grade 9.42 Apr 2026 – 2 Apr 2030——
9.1. National SecurityНационална сигурностAccredited, grade 8.8130 Oct 2025 – 30 Oct 2029——
9.2. Military ScienceВоенно делоAccredited18 Dec 2013 – 18 Dec 2019term 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 (11)

SpecialityDegreeDecision as listedCapacity
Electrical equipment of the shipЕлектрообзавеждане на корабаMaster's after secondary school (integrated)Accredited, grade 8.97, term ended 12 Jan 2022150
Electrical equipment of the shipЕлектрообзавеждане на корабаBachelor'sAccredited, grade 9.47, to 2 Apr 20301,350
Electrical equipment of the shipЕлектрообзавеждане на корабаMaster's after a degreeAccredited, grade 9.53, to 2 Apr 2030150
Ship radioelectronicsКорабна радиоелектроникаMaster's after secondary school (integrated)Accredited, grade 9.04, term ended 12 Jan 202365
Ship machines and mechanismsКорабни машини и механизмиBachelor'sAccredited, grade 9.75, to 2 Apr 20301,500
Ship machines and mechanismsКорабни машини и механизмиMaster's after a degreeAccredited, grade 9.66, to 2 Apr 2030250
Ship navigationКорабоводенеMaster's after secondary school (integrated)Accredited, grade 9.04, term ended 6 Oct 2022200
Ship navigationКорабоводенеBachelor'sAccredited, grade 9.42, to 2 Apr 20303,000
Ship navigationКорабоводенеMaster's after a degreeAccredited, grade 9.37, to 2 Apr 2030500
Organization and management of military formations at the tactical levelОрганизация и управление на военни формирования на тактическо нивоBachelor'sAccredited, grade 9.64, to 10 Sept 2030400
River navigationРечно корабоплаванеBachelor'sAccredited, grade 9.04, term ended 26 Apr 2024150

Programmes (41)

By degree in our order, then by name.

Bachelor's19 programmes

ProgrammeFormLengthLanguageFaculty or unit
Digital transformationДигитална трансформацияFull-time4 yearsBulgarian, EnglishFaculty of Engineering
Fleet and port operationЕксплоатация на флота и пристанищатаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Navigation
Electrical equipment of the shipЕлектрообзавеждане на корабаregulated professionFull-time4 yearsBulgarian, EnglishFaculty of Engineering
Artificial intelligence and smart technologiesИзкуствен интелект и смарт технологииFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Engineering
Intelligent transport systems (Mechatronics)Интелигентни системи в транспорта (Мехатроника)Full-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Engineering
Information and communication technologiesИнформационни и комуникационни технологииFull-time4 yearsBulgarian, EnglishFaculty of Engineering
CybersecurityКиберсигурностFull-time4 yearsBulgarian, EnglishFaculty of Engineering
Cybersecurity in transportКиберсигурност в транспортаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Engineering
Service engineer marine systemsКорабен сервизен инженерFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Engineering
Ship mechanicsКорабна механикаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Engineering
Ship machines and mechanismsКорабни машини и механизмиregulated professionFull-time5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Engineering
Ship navigationКорабоводенеregulated professionFull-time5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Navigation
ShippingКорабоплаванеFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Navigation
LogisticsЛогистикаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Navigation
Management of water transportМениджмънт на водния транспортFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Navigation
Management of passenger shipsМениджмънт на пасажерски корабиFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Navigation
National and regional maritime securityНационална и регионална морска сигурностFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Navigation
Organization and management of military formations at the tactical levelОрганизация и управление на военни формирования на тактическо нивоregulated professionPart-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Navigation
Software and network technologiesСофтуерни и мрежови технологииFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Engineering

Master's after a degree22 programmes

ProgrammeFormLengthLanguageFaculty or unit
Digital Transformation in BusinessДигитална трансформация в бизнесаFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Engineering
Electrical equipment of the shipЕлектрообзавеждане на корабаregulated professionFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarian, EnglishFaculty of Engineering
Marine energy transitionЕнергиен преход в корабоплаванетоFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Engineering
Artificial IntelligenceИзкуствен интелектFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Engineering
Integrate Maritime PolicyИнтегрирана морска политикаPart-time2 yearsEnglishFaculty of Navigation
Integrated remote monitoring and control systemsИнтегрирани системи за дистанционно наблюдение и контролjoint programmeFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Engineering
Information and communication technologiesИнформационни и комуникационни технологииPart-time1.5 yearsBulgarian, EnglishFaculty of Engineering
CybersecurityКиберсигурностPart-time1.5 yearsBulgarian, EnglishFaculty of Engineering
Computer forensicsКомпютърна криминалистикаPart-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Engineering
Marine technical superintendantКорабен технически суперинтендантFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Engineering
Ship communication and navigation systemsКорабни комуникационни и навигационни системиPart-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Engineering
Ship machines and mechanismsКорабни машини и механизмиregulated professionFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Engineering
Ship navigationКорабоводенеregulated professionFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Navigation
Space engineering and technologyКосмическо инженерство и технологииFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Engineering
LogisticsЛогистикаFull-time2 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Navigation
Management of water transportМениджмънт на водния транспортFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Navigation
National Security ManagementМениджмънт на националната сигурностPart-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Navigation
Maritime Law and IndustryМорско право и индустрияjoint programmeFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Navigation
Port and Ship OperationsПристанищни и корабни операцииPart-time2 yearsEnglishFaculty of Navigation
Simulation engineering in transport, shipping and aviationСимулаторно инженерство в транспорта, корабоплаването и авиациятаPart-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Engineering
Port Management and LogisticsУправление и логистика на пристанищатаPart-time2 yearsEnglishFaculty of Navigation
Port managementУправление на пристанищатаFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Navigation

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 Varna: Medical University "Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov" – Varna, Technical University of Varna, University of Economics - Varna, Varna Free University "Chernorizets Hrabar", Varna University of Management

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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