New Bulgarian University
| Нов български университет | |
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| Motto | Ne varietatem timeamus |
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Motto in English
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Do not fear variety |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 18 September 1991 |
| President | Bogdan Bogdanov |
| Students | ~ 7 000 |
| Location | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.nbu.bg |
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New Bulgarian University (Bulgarian: Нов български университет, also known and abbreviated as НБУ, NBU) is a private university based in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. NBU is the first private university in Bulgaria. Its campus is located in the Ovcha kupel municipality in western Sofia, known for its proximity to the Vitosha mountain. The university's student body is smaller than that of older institutions in Bulgaria with approximately 7000 students, but larger than that of the American University in Bulgaria (1044), making it the largest private university in the country.
Since 2004, NBU is an accredited partner of The Open University Business School.
As of 2014 the university offers 37 Bachelors, 69 Masters and 26 PhD programmes in several formats, including distance learning courses.
NBU was established on 18 September 1991 by Bogdan Bogdanov and a group of Bulgarian intellectuals with a resolution by Bulgarian Parliament. NBU's main purpose was to modernise Bulgarian higher education. 2,500 students were welcomed during the first year; a test of general education was introduced in 1995 and established as a uniform standard for the reception of students in 1996.
NBU educational museum was founded on 23 April 2010. The first exhibition was “Museum Network Resources”. It was the final stage of the project "Educational Museum at New Bulgarian University”. The project was funded by the National Fund for Research at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Science, the Cultural Heritage (study on national historic and culture legacy as a part of European culture heritage and advanced methods for preserving).
Since 2010, NBU is the home of 'The Slug Theater', where the university's drama club present their shows.
NBU's academic library provides over 128 000 items accessed by 150 000 annual visitors.
NBU's IT and management departments rank high in the country and as of 2014 NBU ranks second in Bulgaria according to the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities.
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