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
| Decision | Grade | Term | Capacity set |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accredited | 9.07 | 25 Apr 2024 – 25 Apr 2030 | 6,500 |
| Accredited | 9.59 | 19 Jul 2018 – 19 Jul 2024 | 6,500 |
| Accredited | 9.16 | 21 Jun 2012 – 21 Jun 2018 | 3,325 |
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 field | Decision as listed | Term | Bachelor's capacity | Master's capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2. PsychologyПсихология | Accredited | 18 Dec 2013 – 18 Dec 2019term ended | — | — |
| 3.7. Administration and ManagementАдминистрация и управление | Accredited | 31 May 2012 – 31 May 2018term ended | — | — |
| 5.3. Communication and computer networksКомуникационна и компютърна техника | Accredited, grade 9.09 | 14 Dec 2023 – 14 Dec 2027 | — | — |
| 5.5. Transport, Navigation and AviationТранспорт, корабоплаване и авиация | Accredited, grade 9.4 | 2 Apr 2026 – 2 Apr 2030 | — | — |
| 9.1. National SecurityНационална сигурност | Accredited, grade 8.81 | 30 Oct 2025 – 30 Oct 2029 | — | — |
| 9.2. Military ScienceВоенно дело | Accredited | 18 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)
| Speciality | Degree | Decision as listed | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical equipment of the shipЕлектрообзавеждане на кораба | Master's after secondary school (integrated) | Accredited, grade 8.97, term ended 12 Jan 2022 | 150 |
| Electrical equipment of the shipЕлектрообзавеждане на кораба | Bachelor's | Accredited, grade 9.47, to 2 Apr 2030 | 1,350 |
| Electrical equipment of the shipЕлектрообзавеждане на кораба | Master's after a degree | Accredited, grade 9.53, to 2 Apr 2030 | 150 |
| Ship radioelectronicsКорабна радиоелектроника | Master's after secondary school (integrated) | Accredited, grade 9.04, term ended 12 Jan 2023 | 65 |
| Ship machines and mechanismsКорабни машини и механизми | Bachelor's | Accredited, grade 9.75, to 2 Apr 2030 | 1,500 |
| Ship machines and mechanismsКорабни машини и механизми | Master's after a degree | Accredited, grade 9.66, to 2 Apr 2030 | 250 |
| Ship navigationКорабоводене | Master's after secondary school (integrated) | Accredited, grade 9.04, term ended 6 Oct 2022 | 200 |
| Ship navigationКорабоводене | Bachelor's | Accredited, grade 9.42, to 2 Apr 2030 | 3,000 |
| Ship navigationКорабоводене | Master's after a degree | Accredited, grade 9.37, to 2 Apr 2030 | 500 |
| Organization and management of military formations at the tactical levelОрганизация и управление на военни формирования на тактическо ниво | Bachelor's | Accredited, grade 9.64, to 10 Sept 2030 | 400 |
| River navigationРечно корабоплаване | Bachelor's | Accredited, grade 9.04, term ended 26 Apr 2024 | 150 |
Programmes (41)
By degree in our order, then by name.
Bachelor's19 programmes
| Programme | Form | Length | Language | Faculty or unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital transformationДигитална трансформация | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian, English | Faculty of Engineering |
| Fleet and port operationЕксплоатация на флота и пристанищата | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Navigation |
| Electrical equipment of the shipЕлектрообзавеждане на корабаregulated profession | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian, English | Faculty of Engineering |
| Artificial intelligence and smart technologiesИзкуствен интелект и смарт технологии | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Engineering |
| Intelligent transport systems (Mechatronics)Интелигентни системи в транспорта (Мехатроника) | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Engineering |
| Information and communication technologiesИнформационни и комуникационни технологии | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian, English | Faculty of Engineering |
| CybersecurityКиберсигурност | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian, English | Faculty of Engineering |
| Cybersecurity in transportКиберсигурност в транспорта | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Engineering |
| Service engineer marine systemsКорабен сервизен инженер | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Engineering |
| Ship mechanicsКорабна механика | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Engineering |
| Ship machines and mechanismsКорабни машини и механизмиregulated profession | Full-time | 5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Engineering |
| Ship navigationКорабоводенеregulated profession | Full-time | 5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Navigation |
| ShippingКорабоплаване | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Navigation |
| LogisticsЛогистика | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Navigation |
| Management of water transportМениджмънт на водния транспорт | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Navigation |
| Management of passenger shipsМениджмънт на пасажерски кораби | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Navigation |
| National and regional maritime securityНационална и регионална морска сигурност | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Navigation |
| Organization and management of military formations at the tactical levelОрганизация и управление на военни формирования на тактическо нивоregulated profession | Part-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Navigation |
| Software and network technologiesСофтуерни и мрежови технологии | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Engineering |
Master's after a degree22 programmes
| Programme | Form | Length | Language | Faculty or unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Transformation in BusinessДигитална трансформация в бизнеса | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Faculty of Engineering |
| Electrical equipment of the shipЕлектрообзавеждане на корабаregulated profession | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian, English | Faculty of Engineering |
| Marine energy transitionЕнергиен преход в корабоплаването | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Faculty of Engineering |
| Artificial IntelligenceИзкуствен интелект | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Faculty of Engineering |
| Integrate Maritime PolicyИнтегрирана морска политика | Part-time | 2 years | English | Faculty of Navigation |
| Integrated remote monitoring and control systemsИнтегрирани системи за дистанционно наблюдение и контролjoint programme | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Engineering |
| Information and communication technologiesИнформационни и комуникационни технологии | Part-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian, English | Faculty of Engineering |
| CybersecurityКиберсигурност | Part-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian, English | Faculty of Engineering |
| Computer forensicsКомпютърна криминалистика | Part-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Engineering |
| Marine technical superintendantКорабен технически суперинтендант | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Faculty of Engineering |
| Ship communication and navigation systemsКорабни комуникационни и навигационни системи | Part-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Engineering |
| Ship machines and mechanismsКорабни машини и механизмиregulated profession | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Engineering |
| Ship navigationКорабоводенеregulated profession | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Navigation |
| Space engineering and technologyКосмическо инженерство и технологии | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Faculty of Engineering |
| LogisticsЛогистика | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Navigation |
| Management of water transportМениджмънт на водния транспорт | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Faculty of Navigation |
| National Security ManagementМениджмънт на националната сигурност | Part-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Navigation |
| Maritime Law and IndustryМорско право и индустрияjoint programme | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Faculty of Navigation |
| Port and Ship OperationsПристанищни и корабни операции | Part-time | 2 years | English | Faculty of Navigation |
| Simulation engineering in transport, shipping and aviationСимулаторно инженерство в транспорта, корабоплаването и авиацията | Part-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Engineering |
| Port Management and LogisticsУправление и логистика на пристанищата | Part-time | 2 years | English | Faculty of Navigation |
| Port managementУправление на пристанищата | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty 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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