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Varna Free University "Chernorizets Hrabar"

Варненски свободен университет "Черноризец Храбър"

Private university · Varna · www.vfu.bg

Latest institutional decision

9.01 / 10

Accredited, grade 9.01, to 17 Jul 2031

Bachelor's and master's programmes

88

34 bachelor's, 54 master's

Taught in English

18

Accredited doctoral programmes

29

of 30 in the register — counted, not listed

Institutional accreditation

DecisionGradeTermCapacity set
Accredited9.0117 Jul 2025 – 17 Jul 2031—
Accredited9.2113 Jun 2019 – 13 Jun 202512,800
Accredited9.1213 Jun 2013 – 13 Jun 201912,800

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 (11)

Professional fieldDecision as listedTermBachelor's capacityMaster's capacity
3.2. PsychologyПсихологияAccredited, grade 9.048 Dec 2022 – 8 Dec 2026800200
3.3. Political SciencesПолитически наукиAccredited, grade 8.018 Jul 2021 – 8 Jul 2026term ended5050
3.6. LawПравоAccredited, grade 8.6311 Jul 2019 – 11 Jul 2024term ended——
3.7. Administration and ManagementАдминистрация и управлениеAccredited, grade 9.2315 Jan 2022 – 15 Jan 20282,100700
3.8. EconomicsИкономикаAccredited, grade 8.6610 Sept 2026 – 10 Sept 2030——
3.9. TourismТуризъмAccredited15 Jan 2014 – 15 Jan 2016term ended——
4.6. Informatics and Computer studiesИнформатика и компютърни наукиAccredited, grade 8.9413 Apr 2020 – 13 Apr 2025term ended23070
5.7. Architecture, civil engineering and geodesyАрхитектура, строителство и геодезияAccredited, grade 9.2830 Sept 2024 – 30 Sept 2028——
8.2. Fine artsИзобразително изкуствоAccredited, grade 9.0324 Mar 2021 – 24 Mar 202710030
8.3. Musical and dance artМузикално и танцово изкуствоAccredited, grade 9.2729 Jan 2026 – 29 Jan 2030——
9.1. National SecurityНационална сигурностAccredited, grade 9.1230 Oct 2025 – 30 Oct 2029——

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
ArchitectureАрхитектураMaster's after secondary school (integrated)Accredited, grade 9.27, to 30 Sept 2028460
Water supply and sewerage systemsВодоснабдяване и канализацияBachelor'sAccredited, grade 9.1, to 30 Sept 2028120
Water supply and sewerage systemsВодоснабдяване и канализацияMaster's after a degreeAccredited, grade 9.1, to 30 Sept 202840
KinesitherapyКинезитерапияBachelor'sProject evaluated negatively, term ended 14 Apr 2016—
Fire and emergency safetyПожарна и аварийна безопасностBachelor'sAccredited, grade 9.15, to 30 Sept 202860
Fire and emergency safetyПожарна и аварийна безопасностMaster's after a degreeAccredited, grade 9.15, to 30 Sept 202825
ПравоMaster's after secondary school (integrated)Accredited, grade 9, to 10 Sept 20301,100
Construction of buildings and facilitiesСтроителство на сгради и съоръженияBachelor'sAccredited, grade 9.15, to 30 Sept 2028200
Construction of buildings and facilitiesСтроителство на сгради и съоръженияMaster's after a degreeAccredited, grade 9.15, to 30 Sept 202830
Transport constructionТранспортно строителство ИИПBachelor'sProject evaluated positively50
Transport constructionТранспортно строителство ИИПMaster's after a degreeProject evaluated positively25

Programmes (88)

By degree in our order, then by name.

Bachelor's34 programmes

ProgrammeFormLengthLanguageFaculty or unit
Administration and ManagementАдминистрация и управлениеFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Business administration and managementБизнес администрация и мениджмънтFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Business administration and managementБизнес администрация и мениджмънтPart-time4 yearsBulgarianSmolyan Branch
Water supply and sewerage systemsВодоснабдяване и канализацияregulated professionFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Architecture
Water supply and sewerage systemsВодоснабдяване и канализацияFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Architecture
Water supply and sewerage systemsВодоснабдяване и канализацияregulated professionPart-time5 yearsBulgarianSmolyan Branch
Water supply and sewerage systemsВодоснабдяване и канализацияPart-time5 yearsBulgarianSmolyan Branch
Graphic designГрафичен дизайнFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Architecture
Protection of national securityЗащита на националната сигурностjoint programmePart-time4.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Law
Protection of national securityЗащита на националната сигурностPart-time4.5 yearsBulgarianSmolyan Branch
EconomicsИкономикаPart-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Interior designИнтериорен дизайнFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Architecture
Informatics and computer scienceИнформатика и компютърни наукиFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Criminal Intelligence and AnalysisКриминално разузнаване и анализPart-time4.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Law
International business in English languageМеждународен бизнес на английски езикFull-time4 yearsEnglishFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
International economic relationsМеждународни икономически отношенияFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
International relationsМеждународни отношенияFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Fashion designМоден дизайнFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Architecture
Fire safety and civil protectionПожарна безопасност и защита на населениетоFull-time4 yearsBulgarian, EnglishFaculty of Architecture
Fire and emergency safetyПожарна и аварийна безопасностregulated professionFull-time4 yearsBulgarian, EnglishFaculty of Architecture
Countering crime and maintaining public orderПротиводействие на престъпността и опазване на обществения редFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Law
Противопожарен инженерингjoint programmeFull-time4 yearsTurkishFaculty of Architecture
PsychologyПсихологияFull-time4 yearsBulgarian, EnglishFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Public administration and managementПублична администрация и мениджмънтFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Civil EngineeringСтроителен инженерингPart-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Architecture
Civil engineeringСтроително инженерствоFull-time4 yearsEnglishFaculty of Architecture
Construction of buildings and facilitiesСтроителство на сгради и съоръженияFull-time4 yearsBulgarian, EnglishFaculty of Architecture
Construction of buildings and facilitiesСтроителство на сгради и съоръженияPart-time5 yearsBulgarianSmolyan Branch
Transport constructionТранспортно строителствоPart-time5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Architecture
Finance and accountingФинанси и счетоводствоFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Finance in English languageФинанси на английски езикFull-time4 yearsEnglishFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
ChoreographyХореографияFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Architecture
Choreography - Bulgarian Folklore DancesХореография - български народни танциFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Architecture
Choreography - Modern Dance TheatreХореография - Съвременен танцов театърFull-time4 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Architecture

Master's after secondary school (integrated)2 programmes

ProgrammeFormLengthLanguageFaculty or unit
ArchitectureАрхитектураregulated professionFull-time5.5 yearsBulgarian, EnglishFaculty of Architecture
Правоregulated professionFull-time5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Law

Master's after a degree52 programmes

ProgrammeFormLengthLanguageFaculty or unit
3D технологии за проектиране и производствоPart-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Architecture
Business Administration and Management - Management of cultural tourismБизнес администрация и мениджмън - Управление на културния туризъмFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Business Administration and Management - Management and international marketingБизнес администрация и мениджмънт - Мениджмънт и международен маркетингDistance1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Business Administration and Management - Advertising and public relations in business managementБизнес администрация и мениджмънт - Реклама и връзки с обществеността в управлението на бизнесаFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Business Administration and Management - Management of international business projectsБизнес администрация и мениджмънт - Управление на международни бизнес проектиFull-time2 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Business Administration and Management - Management of international business projectsБизнес администрация и мениджмънт - Управление на международни бизнес проектиFull-time1 yearBulgarianSmolyan Branch
Water supply and sewerage systemsВодоснабдяване и канализацияregulated professionFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Architecture
Water supply and sewerage systemsВодоснабдяване и канализацияregulated professionPart-time2 yearsBulgarianSmolyan Branch
Tax and customs controlДанъчен и митнически контролFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Tax and customs controlДанъчен и митнически контролPart-time1 yearBulgarianSmolyan Branch
Digital marketing and web designДигитален маркетинг и уеб дизайнPart-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Arts and event managementИзкуства и събитиен мениджмънтFull-time1 yearBulgarian, EnglishFaculty of Architecture
Intelligent security systemsИнтелигентни системи за сигурностFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarian, TurkishFaculty of Law
Administration infrastructureИнфраструктура на администрациятаDistance1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
CybersecurityКиберсигурностPart-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Circular economyКръгова икономикаPart-time1 yearBulgarian, EnglishFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Marketing and public relations in education, science and cultureМаркетинг и връзки с обществеността в образованието, науката и културатаFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
International economics and lawМеждународна икономика и правоFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
International economics and lawМеждународна икономика и правоPart-time1 yearBulgarianSmolyan Branch
International politics and securityМеждународна политика и сигурностFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
International financeМеждународни финансиDistance1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Customs intelligence and investigationМитническо разузнаване и разследванеFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Law
Data ScienceНаука за данните (Data Science)joint programmeFull-time2 yearsEnglishFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Public and Planetary SecurityОбществена и планетарна сигурностPart-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Law
Preservation of cultural heritageОпазване на културното наследствоFull-time2 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Architecture
Fire and emergency safetyПожарна и аварийна безопасностregulated professionFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Architecture
Positive psychologyПозитивна психологияFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
EntrepreneurshipПредприемачествоFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarian, EnglishFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Applied psychologyПриложна психологияFull-time1 yearBulgarian, EnglishFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Psychological counselingПсихологично консултиранеFull-time1 yearBulgarian, EnglishFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Psychology and psychopathology of developmentПсихология и психопатология на развитиетоFull-time1 yearBulgarian, EnglishFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Public Administration and Management - European administration and project managementПублична администрация и мениджмънт - Европейска администрация и управление на проектиFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Regional Security and GeopoliticsРегионална сигурност и геополитикаPart-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Law
Software engineering and managementСофтуерно инженерство и мениджмънтDistance1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Civil engineeringСтроителен инженерингFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Architecture
Building constructionsСтроителни конструкцииFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Architecture
Civil EngineeringСтроително инженерствоFull-time1.5 yearsEnglishFaculty of Architecture
Construction of buildings and facilitiesСтроителство на сгради и съоръженияregulated professionFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarian, EnglishFaculty of Architecture
Performing arts, management and productionСценични изкуства, мениджмънт и продуцентствоFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Architecture
Accounting and financial statementsСчетоводство и финансови отчетиFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Forensic expert reportsСъдебни експертизиFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Law
Forensic expert reportsСъдебни експертизиPart-time1.5 yearsBulgarianSmolyan Branch
Forensic economic expert reportsСъдебни икономически експертизиFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Law
Forensic automotive computer expertiseСъдебни компютърни автотехнически експертизиFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Law
Forensic computer and technical expert reportsСъдебни компютърно-технически експертизиFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Law
Forensic criminal examination reportsСъдебни криминалистически експертизиFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Law
Forensic fire technical examination reportsСъдебни пожаро-технически експертизиFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Law
Forensic psychological examination reportsСъдебни психологически експертизиFull-time1.5 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Law
Transport constructionТранспортно строителствоPart-time2 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Architecture
Finance and accountingФинанси и счетоводствоPart-time2 yearsBulgarianFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Financial and banking management and marketingФинансов и банков мениджмънт и маркетингFull-time1 yearBulgarian, EnglishFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences
Financial auditФинансов одитFull-time1 yearBulgarianFaculty of Social, Business and Computer Sciences

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, Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Technical University of Varna, University of Economics - Varna, 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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