Education In BulgariaBulgaria is amongst the top achievers when it comes to university grades. Traditionally the standard of education in Bulgaria is very good. Discipline in the schools is maintained by the general respect that the young people have for the law and his/her fellow citizens. A good percentage of Bulgarian children are involved in higher education. Financially, education in Bulgaria is suppliedby the state through the Ministry of Education and Science. There are also many private schools that compete successfully with state schools but they are normally out of the reach of the normal family budget. School education is compulsory for children from seven to sixteen years of age. The main types of secondary schools are: general educational, vocational, language schools and foreign schools.There are manyuniversities in Bulgaria offering undergraduate and graduate degrees. Bulgarian students are accepted to them after sitting entrance examinations. The students with the highest scores qualify for a fixed number of slots for the whole period of their undergraduate studies. The quality of education is not a disputed fact. The qualifications fromuniversities in Bulgaria are recognized by many countries. Education in Bulgaria provides also many opportunities for young people from foreign countries to travel to many places of interest in Bulgaria. Some of the universities have courses in English designed specially for foreigners, however, anybody has the chance to learn Bulgarian language at special courses organized all over the country and by the Department for foreign students in Sofia University in Bulgaria. Below is a list of some of the universities.·American University in Bulgaria ·National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts ·Medical University of Pleven ·Medical University of Plovdiv ·Medical University of Sofia ·Medical University of Varna ·National Sports Academy ·National Military University ·Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy ·New Bulgarian University ·Plovdiv University ·Rakovski Defence and Staff College ·Rousse University ·Sofia University ·South-West University "Neofit Rilski" ·Technical University of Sofia ·Technical University of Varna ·Technical University of Gabrovo ·Veliko Tarnovo University ·University of architecture, civil engineering ang geodesy
