Applicant organisation
TRAKIA UNIVERSITY, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria is an autonomous state institution, established in 1995. Almost 600 highly qualified teachers and guest lectures from other universities at home and abroad are educating over 8000 students from Bulgaria and abroad in over 75 accredited Bachelor and Master degrees, and more than 70 doctoral procedures. Issued are over 15, 000 certificates of qualifications and postgraduate specializations. The following 9 units are included in the university structure, preparing university graduates – six faculties, a college, one branch and a department: Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Technics and Technologies, Branch in Haskovo for training of medical staff, Department for information and inservice teacher training. Priority areas of scientific research at Trakia University are focused on the following scientific areas: Agriculture sciences and social environment; Food and health, Biodiversity and natural environment; Cultural and historical heritage, National identity; Educational Strategies, Technics, Information and communication technologies, Biotechnologies. Teaching is carried out in 16 campuses with modern lecture and computer halls, rooms for seminars and practical exercises, language labs, clinics, etc. Within our university are created 20 scientific – research and diagnostic labs in total for different scientific fields.