Information on issues related to student status, rights and obligations of students can be found in Ordinance # 1 for the Academic activities at VFU “Chernorizets Hrabar”.

The curriculum of each specialty contains compulsory, elective and optional subjects.

The curricula for the academic programmes are published on the University's website: https://ects.vfu.bg/

The forms of assessment of the knowledge and skills acquired by the students are: exams, ongoing assessments, defense of course projects and other forms of assessment. Grading is based on a six-point system (with words and integers), along with letter designations according to the European system for the accumulation and transfer of credits, as follows: Excellent (6) – A; Very good (5) - B; Good (4) – C; Average (3) – D, E; Poor (2) – F, FX (no credits awarded).

Exam sessions are: regular, remedial and liquidation.
Students who have not paid their semester fees by the due date will not be admitted to the examination session. Students who have not sat the regular or the remedial exam session, or received grade Poor – F/ FX, have to attend the liquidation session with an individual exam protocol, which is issued after paying an administrative fee and filling out an electronic form no later than seven days before the exam date.
Students who, after a liquidation session, have three failed exams, may enroll in an upper academic year conditionally by passing the exams by the end of the winter semester of the respective academic year. The conditional enrollment is granted by the dean of the faculty upon his/ her discretion. Conditional postponement of failed exams in the last year of study is not allowed.

Student leave for a period of one academic year is permitted by the dean of the faculty:
• at the student's request – based on an application submitted to the Front office or electronically before the start of the academic year and upon payment of an administrative fee.
• administrative suspension of studies – in case of not passing more than three exams after a liquidation session or unpaid semester fee.
During the suspension period, students may sit the missed exams only with an individual protocol issued after paying an administrative fee and completing an electronic form no later than seven days before the exam date.

After the expiration of the suspension period, the student submits an application for restoration of his rights and enrolls in the next semester, provided he has passed all failed exams. The student can to restore his student rights up to three months after expiration of the suspension period. After this period, the student is considered to have quit his/ her studies and the restoration of student rights requires re-application and adjustment to the relevant curriculum of the new graduating class. Applications for restoration of student rights are submitted to the Front office or electronically before the start of the respective semester.

The permanent session enables the student to sit for examinations on dates other than those scheduled his/her academic year and form of education with free individual exam protocols until the end of the school year. Permanent session is allowed to students with severe illnesses, people with disabilities, mothers with children up to 6 years old and for other valid reasons.
The student submits an application in the Front office or electronically, accompanied by documents justifying the need for permanent session. A permanent session is permitted provided that the semester fee for the current semester has been paid.

Students can shorten the duration of their studies by one year, provided they have successfully completed their first year with a grade point average no lower than Very good (5). Students taking up fast-tracked study pay semester fees for the full course of studies.

The transfer of students from one specialty to another, from one form of study to another or to another higher education institution is allowed after successful completion of the first year and the payment of the required administrative fee or penalty. Applications are submitted to the Front office or electronically until the beginning of the school year. In case of transfer to another higher education institution, a penalty amount is paid at 100% of the semester fee.

Training in each specialty to obtain the relevant educational qualification degree ends with a state exam or a thesis defense according to the current legislation and approved curricula for the specialty. Students are admitted to the state exam or thesis defense provided that they have successfully passed all semester exams and completed the other requirement of the academic programme.

Certificates of student status are issued by Students Services in the Front Office. For first-year students, the issuance of certificates is free of charge. After completing the first year, students pay an administrative fee.

Applications and requests are submitted to Students Services or electronically through the student's electronic file in the Student status module on the website of VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar". Students can apply for/request:
• Deferred payment
• Semester fee reduction
• Interruption of studies
• Re-enrollment
• Transfer from one form of learning (regular/correspondent) to another or from one specialty to another
• Transfer to another higher education institution
• Permanent session or for postponement of examination/examination session for valid reasons
• Issuance of an academic transcript
• Other applications/requests

These are issued for a liquidation session, equivalency exams or for other reasons, according to the Ordinance on Educational Activity of VFU "Chernorizets Hrabar", upon payment of an administrative fee and filling in an electronic form no later than seven days before the exam date.
You can submit an application here.

Email: student@vfu.bg
Phone: 052/359 625

9.30 – 12.00
13.00 – 15.00

The University Front Office is a centre for integral administrative services for students and faculty. It deals with educational marketing and student admissions; planning and control over the educational process; accumulation, storage and analysis of feedback information; student graduation functions.

Director

Phone: 052 359 611
Email: edu@vfu.bg

Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes after secondary education

Phone: 052 359 625
Email: student@vfu.bg

education

Phone: 052 359 525
Email:  nevena.atanasova@vfu.bg

Phone: 052 359 624
Email:  prepodavateli@vfu.bg

Phone: 052 359 613, 052 359 520
Email:  planerane@vfu.bg

Graduation and Certification Division

Phone: 052 359 639
Email: diplomirane@vfu.bg