Balgarianovinite.com A total of 972 foreign students from 57 countries are enrolled at Trakia University in Stara Zagora for the 2025/2026 academic year, the university’s press centre told the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA). They added that 934 of these students are citizens of countries in the European Union and the European Economic Area, while 38 are from countries outside the EU. The international students at Trakia University represent five continents – Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, and Australia.
This is an indicator of the university’s established position as a preferred educational destination for international students. This creates a naturally multicultural academic environment that fosters intercultural dialogue, international cooperation, and the exchange of knowledge and experience, according to the university in Stara Zagora.
The largest number of students are enrolled in the English-language programmes at the Faculties of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. These programmes are internationally recognized, offer modern facilities, highly qualified faculty, and opportunities for practical training, making them the preferred choice for prospective students from various countries.
In addition, many foreign nationals choose to complete a preparatory year in Bulgarian at the Centre for Language and Specialized Training of Foreign Nationals, after which they continue their studies in various majors at the university in Bulgarian.
In recent years, the university has seen steady growth in the number of foreign students. In the 2024–2025 academic year, there were 846 such students, and in the 2025–2026 academic year, their number reached 972. The largest groups of students come from Greece and the United Kingdom, followed by Ireland, Cyprus, North Macedonia, and Turkiye. This positive trend is the result of the university’s targeted international policy, the development of foreign-language teaching, and the institution’s strong academic reputation, Trakia University’s press centre added. Nearly 1,000 Students from 57 Countries Are Enrolled at Trakia University for 2025/2026 Academic Year 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-07-03 15:01:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law