Accreditation
Varna Free University was awarded its second institutional accreditation by the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency (NEAA) on 27 July 2006 with the highest mark "Very Good" for a validity period of 6 years.
The University provides instruction in 67 BA and MA programmes as a part of 9 accredited professional fields, as well as in 20 accredited scientific PhD specialities.
Full list of the awarded accreditations
І. Institutional accreditation
Varna Free University was awarded its second institutional accreditation by the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency (NEAA) on 27 July 2006 with the highest mark "Very Good" for a validity period of 6 years.
ІІ. Accredited Professional Fields
1. Professional field 3.2 Psychology was accredited by the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency on 02.06.2009 with a "Good" mark for a validity period of 6 years.
2. Professional field 3.3 Political Sciences was accredited by the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency on 11.03.2009 with a "Very good" mark for a validity period of 6 years.
3. Professional field 3.7 Administration and Management was accredited by the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency on 22.07.2007 with the mark of "Very good" for a validity period of 6 years.
4. Professional field 3.8 Economics was accredited by NEAA on 1st August 2007 with the highest mark "Very good" for a validity period of 6 years.
5. Professional field 4.6 Computer Studies and Computer Science was accredited by the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency on 04.09.2008 with the mark of "Very good" for a validity period of 6 years.
6. Professional field 5.7 Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy was accredited by the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency on 26.03.2010 with a maximum (Very Good) mark for a validity period of 6 years.
7. Professional field 8.2 Arts is accredited by NEAA on 21st February 2007 with the highest mark ‘Very good’ for a validity period of 6 years.
8. Professional field 8.3 Musical and Dancing Arts is accredited by NEAA on 10th July 2007 with the highest mark ‘Very good’ for a validity period of 6 years.
9. Professional field 9.1 National Security was accredited by the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency on 02.07.2008 with the mark of "Very good" for a validity period of 6 years.
ІІІ. Accredited regulated professional specialities
1. The regulated professional speciality of Law was accredited by the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency on 09.10.2008 with the mark of "Good" for a validity period of 6 years.
2. The regulated professional speciality of Architecture was accredited by the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency on 08.10.2009 г. with a “Very Good" mark for a validity period of 6 years.
ІV. Programme accreditation of the educational degree Doctor – Accredited by NEAA scientific specialities:
02.15.04 Buildings Structures – Very Good for a validity period of 6 years (16.10.2009) – Faculty of Architecture.
02.15.05 Building Structures, Products and Production Technology – Very Good for 6 years (16.10.2009) – Faculty of Architecture.
02.17.03 Synthesis between Architecture and Art. Interior and Architectural Design – Very Good for 6 years (16.10.2009) – Faculty of Architecture.
02.17.05 Architecture of Buildings, Installations and Components – Very Good for 6 years (31.05.2007) Faculty of Architecture.
02.17.09 Territorial and Landscape Planning – Very Good for 6 years (31.05.2007) Faculty of Architecture.
02.19.01 Fire-Fighting and Labour Safety Techniques – Very Good for 6 years (16.10.2009) – Faculty of Architecture.
05.02.01 Political Economy – Very Good for 6 years (20.05.2008) - Faculty of Economics.
05.02.10 World Economy and International Economic Relations – Very Good for 6 years (20.05.2008) - Faculty of Economics.
05.02.18 Economics and Management (Industry) – Very Good for 6 years (25.05.2008) - Faculty of Economics.
05.02.20 Social Management – Very Good for 6 years (25.05.2008) - Faculty of Economics.
05.02.21 Production Organization and Management (Industry) – Very Good for 6 years (14.07.2009) - Faculty of Economics.
05.02.24 Organization and Management Outside the Sphere of Material Production – Very Good for 6 years (25.03.2008) - Faculty of Economics.
05.02.24 Organization and Management Outside the Sphere of Material Production (National Security) – Very Good for 6 years (25.03.2008) - Faculty of Law.
05.05.06 Constitutional Law – Very Good for 6 years (10.06.2010) – Legal Faculty.
05.05.08 Civil and Family Law – Very Good for 6 years (10.06.2010) – Legal Faculty.
05.05.15 International Law and Relations – Very Good for 6 years (10.06.2010) – Legal Faculty.
05.05.19 Forensic Science – Very Good for 6 years (10.06.2010) – Legal Faculty.
05.05.20 Criminology – Very Good for 6 years (10.06.2010) – Legal Faculty.
05.06.01 General Psychology – Very Good for 6 years (02.06.2009) – Legal Faculty.
05.06.05 Pedagogical and Developmental Psychology – Very Good for 6 years (02.06.2009) – Legal Faculty.
Certificates
On 28 February 2010 Varna Free University received its third certification under ISO 9001:2008, being awarded certificates from UKAS (Great Britain) and ANAB (USA) for a validity period of 3 years.
ANAB Certificates
UKAS Certificates
ISO is an international standardisation organisation comprising organisations from over 100 countries from the entire world.Its work is dedicated to developing different standards for quality management in diverse spheres of business life.
The ISO standards have been officially adopted by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), replacing national standards with internationally-adopted ones. The international standards are used to enhance communication and international cooperation on a global scale.
VFU’s fields of certification under ISO 9001:2008 for the 2010 – 2013 period include:
- Provision of accredited higher education, organisation of postgraduate qualification, requalification and lifelong learning courses.
- Research, expert and consulting work.
- Development and participation in national and international applied research projects and initiatives.
- Provision of interuniversity cooperation and academic mobility for lecturers and students (also under the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS).
- Business activity in direct relation to, and support for the university’s main fields of operation.
VFU’s goals upon integrating ISO 9001:2008:
- Permanent improvement of the quality of the academic product provided;
- Implementation of programme accreditation of professional fields and professionally regulated specialities in accordance with any possible amendments to the Bulgarian Act on Higher Education;
- Higher education market adaptability and flexibility;
- Efficient realization of the university’s research product in market economy conditions;
- Integration into the international academic space.
The advantages of integrating a quality management system certified under ISO 9001:2008 are clearly seen in the following fields:
- Independent and objective evaluation of the quality management system’s performance.
- Adoption of clear-cut criteria and indicators for the work of the different departments and bodies of the university.
- Encouragement of systematic and precise documentation keeping.
- Timely and objective detection and definition of problems.
- Provision of support for the university’s management upon decision-making.
