The number
of students at Medical University - Varna has increased by 43% over the past year,
compared to 2012. Currently 3960 students are being trained
at MU-Varna, about 900 of them - citizens of 43 countries around the world.
This was announced by the Rector of the University Prof. Krasimir Ivanov, in
connection with the report for the past year, at a press conference yesterday. "Ten
applicants compete for a single place
here, which is a prerequisite for a qualitative selection," pointed out Prof.
Ivanov, and added that the increasing number of students was precisely
the best assessment of the success of the higher school. The
interest and number of international students are growing constantly. Their
number has increased three times, compared to 2012. The University is a
preferred higher school for young people from the European Union, the USA,
Norway, Portugal. More than one third of the international students are German
citizens.
A total number of 591 health professionals from 21 countries graduated from Medical University - Varna last year. The ambition of the management is
to create new majors and master programmes. After the newest specialty established
last year - Rehabilitation, Sea Treatment, Wellness and SPA - the launch of the training in the Master's Programmes
in Public Health, Optometrist and Health Management is forthcoming (jointly
with CASS European Institute of Management Studies in Luxembourg). There are
also plans for the construction of a Clinical Simulation Centre that will
expand and enrich the practical training of students.
Presently at
MU-Varna 1555 postgraduate students from 100 specialties are being trained in
44 University, multiprofile and specialized hospitals and centres, with which the
University has concluded contracts. The intake of new postgraduate students has
risen by 53%, compared to 2012. The number of PhD students, who are currently
studying at MU-Varna, is 144. "The lecturers,
who acquire a title and a degree, meet all the legal requirements. Moreover,
the criteria are even higher," underlined Prof. Ivanov. The Publishing House
of MU-Varna is the first in the country with an electronic system for managing the
publishing processes, and each of the four Faculties already has its own
English-language scientific journal.Research
is an important facet of the University's activities. Food and nutrition,
implantation and transplantation medicine, diseases of the central nervous
system, oncology and rare diseases and management of diseases are the
established priority directions in the field of research activities, pursued by
the higher school. Aiming to bring
together the research potential and to be in line with the modern trends of
institutional responsibility and effective management of processes, a new
structure - Academic Research Clinical Organization (ARCO)
was created last year, which has already partnered with
Oxford University and one of the largest companies for clinical trials
Appletree. After the establishment of the first in our
country University Medico - Dental Centre and Centre for Translational Medicine
and Cell Therapy, the construction of a Laboratory for Pharmaco-Toxicological Research,
a Laboratory for Genetic Analysis, as well as a Laboratory for Quality Control
of Radiopharmaceuticals is forthcoming, announced the Rector of MU-Varna. Over the past year the University has won projects worth
over 5 million lev, under OP "Human Resources Development", OP
"Competitiveness", "7th Framework Programme", Programme
"Lifelong Learning", Programme "Public Health" to the EC,
UNICEF, Programme "Horizon 2020". The University has partnership
relations with 82 partners from five continents. Significant
resources have been invested in improving the technological and material base
of the University. Currently the rough construction of the new building of the
Faculty of Pharmacy, which began in October 2014, has been
completed. The third class of Nurses and Midwives at the Affiliate of MU-Varna
in Sliven will study in a new building. Two new Affiliates
of the University in Shumen and Veliko Tarnovo are expected
to open doors in the autumn of this year. Over 25 rooms
with interactive boards and more than 20 computer labs with over 180 computers,
the establishment of a DATACENTER, worth more than 1.5 million lev, and optical
connection of all the structures of MU-Varna are part of the investments made
in the field of new technologies.
137 decares in the area of
“Malka Chaika” were granted under the management of the University with a government decision. Water sports
complex with recreational areas and congress tourism are planned to be built
there by the University. Furthermore, a Specialized University Centre, providing
activities based on Sea Therapy, Non-Traditional Medicine and Rehabilitation is intended to be constructed in “Chaika” resort complex. The management
of MU-Varna also intends to reorganize the space in front of the student residence
hall in "Dubrovnik" Str. by planting greenery and landscaping the
area.Prof. Ivanov also announced
the upcoming launch of the first national University television MU Vi TV.