Legal Status Burgas Free University /BFU/ was established with an Act of The Great National Assembly on 18 September 1991, and is one of the first non-state universities in the country. The University is accredited by the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency and is certified under the International Quality Standard ISO 9001:2008. BFU is a modern and innovative university, caring for its students and their professional realization, and which has significant academic achievements and an internationally recognized status: BFU is a member of the European Universities Association /EUA/; It has signed Agreements of Cooperation with 36 universities and organizations in Europe, America, Asia and Africa; It implements students and staff exchange programmes with 24 universities in Europe; It participates in the ECTS; It works under joint international projects with more than 100 universities and organizations; BFU is a partner of UNESCO under the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Prpgramme, and is a host institution of UNESCO Chair on Culture of Peace and Human Rights. It is the mission of Burgas Free University to be a flexible, enterprising and socially responsible institution, which provides training of undergraduates and graduates with skills for quick professional realization and a career in a dynamic and globalizing environment. The main aims of the activities at BFU are as follows: To inspire and stimulate the students for high achievements, social development and life-long learning; To provide scientific and professional environment, which allows for contribution, entrepreneurship and leadership; To incorporate, protect and support the contemporary academic community, its scientific and research teams; To achieve scientific results of public importance, to promote their application into training and practice; To contribute to the intellectual and spiritual development of personality and society, to maintain and enrich the national and human va...