SHORT HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FOOD TECHNOLOGIES - PLOVDIV

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1 SHORT HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FOOD TECHNOLOGIES - PLOVDIV The University of Food Technologies-Plovdiv was established as the Higher Institute of Food and Flavor Industries (HIFFI) by Decree No. 230 of the Presidium of the National Assembly from On , by decision of the 39 th Parliament of R Bulgaria, the HIFFI was transformed into University of Food Technologies-Plovdiv (UFT). The mission and the purposes of the UFT have always offered solutions of national problems concerning the development of the food and flavor industries, biotechnological industry, catering and tourism and the related to them industrial management, economics of food industries, heat engineering, computer systems and technologies, machine and instrument building and automation of production. In its activities, the UFT is being led by its experience gathered in the course of more than 58 years, as well as by its constant contact with the higher schools in our country and abroad specialized or have specialized branches in the same professional fields. Quality and European integration are priorities of the activities of the academic society of the UFT. The University of Food Technologies has a regular accreditation by the National Agency of Evaluation and Accreditation at the Council of Ministers, according to the Certificate of Institutional Accreditation No. 4/ , renewed on with the highest mark of Very Good, confirmed by the post-accreditation control by a Record No 23/ of AC of NAEA. The structure of the UFT includes: the Managing Body, the Technological Faculty, the Technical Faculty, the Economical Faculty, the Department of Language Training, Physical Education and Sports, the Francophone Centre, the Qualification Improvement Centre, the Computer Technologies and Communications Centre, the Centre of Packing and Packages, the Energy Efficiency Centre, the Scientific Research Sector, the Research Laboratory Complex, the Scientific Research Laboratory of Ecological and Functional Foods, the Scientific Research Laboratory of Instrumental Methods of Analysis, the Scientific Research of Physical and Chemical Measurements and Standard Samples, the Scientific Research Laboratory of Wine, the Scientific Research Laboratory of Automation, Educational and Production Units, Administrative and Service Units. The material base of the UFT consists of 4 educational buildings with a total area of m 2 which includes: a ceremonial hall with 450 seats, three auditorium halls with 300 seats each, lecture theatres, seminar and 12 computer halls and more than 50 training laboratories. The Central Library holds a fund of over volumes and has a 98-seat reading hall. The University of Food Technologies-Plovdiv has five student dorms with 1500 beds and a training restaurant. In building 1 of UFT there is a training restaurant offering lunch to students and professors. UFT-Plovdiv has a modern sports center in Plovdiv which includes an in-door swimming pool, sport games halls, tennis courts and a sports and health camp on the banks of the Batak Lake. The UFT-Plovdiv is proud to have a representative Paldin student dance group. The University cooperates with many foreign universities and participates actively in international research programs and student exchange abroad.

2 Certificate of Institutional Accreditation of the UFT 2

3 FOREIGN STUDENTS ADMISSION The University of Food Technologies (UFT) Plovdiv is a prestigious national research and education centre for food science, technology and techniques. Higher education cadres are trained in it in the field of food and flavor industries, biotechnological industry, catering and tourism, industrial management, as well as in the field of heat engineering, machine and instrument building, machines, apparatuses and equipment for the food and biotechnological industries, computer systems and technologies, automation, information and control techniques. The Managing Body of the UFT-Plovdiv gladly welcomes foreign students who apply for enrollment in the wide variety of university specialties. You can select a specialty corresponding to your choice and preferences from the list attached. The training is carried out mainly in Bulgarian, therefore a preparatory one-year Bulgarian or English training course is provided for foreign students. Foreign students can also enrol at the UFT-Plovdiv for English training in the Bachelor s education and qualification degree in the following specialties: Tourism, Technology of Meat and Milk, Computer Systems and Technologies, and Industrial Management; in the Master s education and qualification degree in the following specialties: Food Product Analysis and Control. There is a one-year English preparatory training course. Students enrolled in the Specialty of Fermentation Products Technology (in French) can specialize in two of the three modules offered: Technology of Wine, Technology of Milk and Dairy Products and Technology of Bread and Bread Products. Foreign citizens, applying for training courses at UFT should submit the following documents: 1. Application form containing a short CV and the specialties the applicant has chosen; 2. A copy of the Secondary/High school diploma and the Supplement with the grades obtained in full-time training; 3. A Certificate issued by the competent authorities proving the applicant s right to continue his/her education at a higher schools of the country in which he/she has acquired his/her high education and abroad; 4. An academic transcript for applicants applying for part-time training; 5. A copy of the higher education diploma (certificate) for a degree corresponding to the Bachelor s or Master s education and qualification degree - for the applicants for Master s degree courses; 3

4 6. A Bulgarian language proficiency Certificate issued by a higher education institution in R Bulgaria for the applicants who will not attend the preparatory language and specialized training courses; 7. A medical certificate issued no earlier than one month prior to the application date and certified by the respective authority in the applicant s home country. 8. A copy of the applicant s citizenship certificate with his/her Christian, Father (Second) and Family name in Latin, date and place of birth. For double citizenship applicants, one of which is Bulgarian, copies of both documents for both citizenships should be submitted; 9. Two photos. The documents according to items 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 have to be certified, translated and legalized in compliance with the stipulations of the international agreements between R Bulgaria and the respective document-issuing country, or when such are absent according to the general rules of certifications, translations and legalizations of documents and other written papers. The enrollment of foreign citizens for training at the University of Food Technologies is being done according to the score from the entrance approved subjects from the secondary education certificate. Entrance approved subjects are the following: Mathematics and Chemistry for the specialties at the Technological Faculty Mathematics or Chemistry and French for the specialty Technology of Fermentation Products at the Technological Faculty Mathematics and Physics for the specialties at the Technical Faculty Mathematics or Geography or Chemistry and Foreign Language for the specialties Tourism, Catering and Hotel and Restaurant Management at the Economical Faculty; Mathematics and Geography for the specialties Economics of Food Industries, Economics of Tourist Industry and Industrial Management at the Economical Faculty. The minimum average score from the secondary school subjects from the secondary/high school certificate considered for the entrance approved subjects of the specialty for which the person applies for, cannot be less than 62% of the maximum score as per the evaluation system of the country issuing the secondary/high school certificate. Deadline for submission of applications to the UFT: October 1 st in the year of application. Documents should be submitted to the University of Food Technologies in person or by firms which have signed a contract with the University of Food Technologies for foreign students enrollment, or they could be submitted to the following address: University of Food Technologies (UFT) 26 Maritsa Blvd Plovdiv BULGARIA 4

5 After your application has been accepted by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Science - Sofia you will receive a Certificate that you have been enrolled as a student at the UFT-Plovdiv. With this Certificate you can apply for a long-term visa (D type) at the Consular Office of the Bulgarian Embassy in your home country. Applications for training in Bulgaria in compliance with international exchange agreements according to Acts of the Council of Ministers or other special conditions should submit their applications at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Science, in accordance with the respective requirements. Annual academic fees expected by foreign students (full-time training): - Bachelor s: Full-time: 3000 EUR, Part-time training: 2150 EUR; - Master s: Full-time training and Part-time training: 3000 EUR; - Master s after Bachelor s if in a different specialty: Full-time: 3000 EUR, Part-time training: 2150 EUR; - PhD and specialized training: Full-time training: 3500 EUR; Part-time training: 1750 EUR. The academic fee for the one-year Bulgarian or English training course is 2500 EUR. Accommodation is provided at the students dorms at a rate of 90 EUR per month for a single room and 50 EUR for a double room. The cost of food is about 100 EUR a month. The duration of training in a given specialty of the Bachelor`s education and qualification degree is 4 academic years (full-time and part-time training); for Master`s degree 1 academic year in case the Bachelor`s degree has been obtained in the same specialty; and 2 academic years in case the Bachelor`s degree has been obtained in a different specialty. The training for the Doctor s education and scientific degree (PhD) is 3 academic years (full-time) and 4 academic years (part-time). Welcome at the UFT-Plovdiv! LIST OF THE EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION DEGREES OF BACHELOR S (BCH), MASTER S (MSC) AND DOCTOR (PhD) OF THE SPECIALTIES IN THE FACULTIES OF UFT-PLOVDIV SPECIALTY BCH MSC PhD Technological Faculty 1. Technology of Meat and Milk (in Bulgarian or English) 2. Technology of Meat, Fish and Egg Products 3. Technology of Meat and Fish Products 4. Technology of Milk and Milk Products 5. Technology of Grain, Fodder, Bread and Confectionery Products 6. Technology of Grain, Grain Products and Mixtures Processing and Storage 5

6 SPECIALTY BCH MSC PhD 7. Technology of Bread, Bread Products and Confectionery Products 8. Canning and Refrigeration Technology 9. Technology of Fruit and Vegetable Cans 10. Refrigeration Technology of Food Products 11. Technology of Wine and Beer 12. Technology of High-Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Drinks 13. Technology of Tobacco and Tobacco Products 14. Technology of Oils, Essential Oils, Perfumery and Cosmetics 15. Technology of Animal Fats, Vegetable Oils, Soaps, Essential Oils, Perfumery and Cosmetic Preparations 16. Technology of Sugar, Sugar Products, Starch and Starch Hydrolysates 17. Biotechnologies 18. Technology of Fermentation Products (in French) 19. Microbiology 20. Technology of Biologically Active Substances 21. Chemistry and Microbiology of Foods 22. Analysis and Control of Food (Master` degree in Bulgarian or English) 23. Foods, Nutrition and Dietetics 24. Food Safety 25. Control and Safety of Animal Products 26. Organic Chemistry 27. Physical Chemistry 28. Inorganic Chemistry 29. Analytical Chemistry Technical Faculty 30. Food Machine Building 31. Technique for the Food and Biotechnological Industries 32. Heat Engineering 33. Automation, Information and Control Technique 34. Elements and Units of Automation and Computing Technique 35. Computer Systems and Technologies (Bachelor` degree in Bulgarian or English) 36. Computer Systems, Complexes and Networks 37. Automation of Production 38. Industrial Electronics 39. Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Technique 40. Energy Efficiency 6

7 SPECIALTY BCH MSC PhD 41. Electrical Energy Efficiency 42. Packing and Packing Technique for the Food, Flavour and Biotechnological Industries 43. Machines and Apparatuses for the Food and Flavour Industries 44. Refrigeration Equipment for Cooling and Air-Conditioning Economical Faculty 45. Tourism (Bachelor` degree in Bulgarian or English) 46. Catering 47. Hotel- and Restaurant-Keeping 48. Ecological Engineering in Food Industries 49. Food Industry Economics 50. Tourist Industry Economics 51. Industrial Management (Bachelor` degree in Bulgarian or English) 52. Ecology and Environmental Protection in Food Industries 53. Management in Hotel and Restaurant Keeping 54. Corporative Business and Entrepreneurship 55. Business Information Technologies 56. Economics and Management 57. Catering Products Technology Contacts: University of Food Technologies 26 Maritsa blvd Plovdiv, Bulgaria Tel.: ; Fax: Е-mail: Е-mail: 7