Trakia University Faculty of Medicine, Bulgaria

Trakia University – Stara Zagora is an autonomous state institution. It was established in 1995 by Decree of the 37 th National Parliament. The following educational units are in the structure of the university:

• Faculty of Agriculture with training experimental base
• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine with clinics
• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Economics
• Medical College – Stara Zagora
• Medical College – Haskovo
• Technical College – Yambol
• Department for information in-service teacher training
• University hospital

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The University organizes training on programs with four educational and qualification degrees – Specialist, Bachelor, Master and PhD, as well as on programs for qualification and post-graduate training in the system of life-long education.

Trakia University – Stara Zagora has legitimate institutional accreditation by resolution of the National Assessment and Accreditation Agency at the Council of Ministers. Graduate students receive a diploma stamped with the state coat of arms of the Republic of Bulgaria . Over 4 000 students are trained at the University, incl. 300 foreign students from 20 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and America .

The Faculty of Medicine is founded as a Higher Medical Institute for training specialists of Medicine within the framework of the Medical Academy by Resolution of the Council of Ministers of 08.04.1982. Until 1995 it was an independent higher school when it joined the structure of the newcreated Trakia University, Stara Zagora.

The Faculty of Medicine is certified on ISO 9001:2008 for training students, post-graduate students and preparing a doctorate.

The academic staff of the faculty comprises: 70 professors and associate professors, 137 assistants and lecturers working in 24 Departments. During the academic year 2013/2014 in the faculty are trained 1100 students, including 95 foreign students from Europe, Asia, Africa and America.

Students are trained in buildings with up-to-date furnished lecture halls and laboratories. Epending on the chosen major, the practical training is organized either at the training and experimental base of the University, the clinics of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, the University hospital, the regional veterinary-medical centres, the selection centres, stations for artificial insemination, dairy farms, breeding cooperative and private farms.

Information services are provided to students and lecturers by a library and information centre with over 400 000 volumes of specialized literature, as well specialized periodicals in Bulgarian, English, French, German and Russian. The libraries have well-organized internal and international book exchange with 35 countries and 108 universities.

Students can use hostels with over 1660 beds available and well-furnished canteens, disco clubs, cafeterias and shops. A centre of physical education and sport exists at the University and provides conditions for students to practise various sports undr the guidance of teachers: football, basketball, volleyball, tennis, track-and-field events, aerobics, martial arts, bodybuilding, etc.