The Technical University of Sofia celebrated its 80th anniversary with a ceremony at the Ivan Vazov National Theatre on Monday.
Rector Professor Georgi Venkov said the university takes pride in its more than 170,000 alumni – engineers, managers, and scientists who have contributed to global progress. He recalled that the university was founded as the State Polytechnic on October 24, 1945, evolved into the Higher Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering in 1965, and adopted its current name in 1995.
Today, over 11,000 students, including nearly 1,000 international ones, study in 14 faculties in Sofia, as well as branches in Plovdiv and Sliven. The university also oversees two secondary technical schools in Sofia and Pravets, and offers programmes in German, English, and French.
Venkov described the institution as a leading research university and a member of the European University of Technology (EUT+), which unites eight established European technical universities. He said the university works closely with business and government to drive innovation, technology transfer, and digital transformation.
Among the attendees at the anniversary celebration were Vice President Iliana Iotova, Professor Lilyana Valcheva, Chair of the National Sectoral Trade Union for Higher Education and Science with the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB), as well as lecturers, PhD students, students, and staff of the Technical University of Sofia.
“You are educating intelligent people, and the more students you have, the better it is for Bulgaria and its future,” Vice President Iliana Iotova said in her address to the ceremony. Technical University of Sofia Celebrates 80th Anniversary THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-10-27 20:24:00 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
