The Trakia University or Thrace University is a Bulgaria

Bulgaria

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n university

University

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 in the city of Stara Zagora

Stara Zagora

Stara Zagora is the sixth largest city in Bulgaria, and a nationally important economic center. Located in Southern Bulgaria, it is the administrative capital of the homonymous Stara Zagora Province...

. It was named after the historical region of Thrace

Thrace

Thrace is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe. As a geographical concept, Thrace designates a region bounded by the Balkan Mountains on the north, Rhodope Mountains and the Aegean Sea on the south, and by the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara on the east...

 and was established in 1995. The university's structure includes colleges in Sliven

Sliven

Sliven is the eighth-largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and industrial centre of Sliven Province and municipality. It is a relatively large town with 89,848 inhabitants, as of February 2011....

, Haskovo

Haskovo

Haskovo , is a city, an administrative centre of the homonymous Haskovo Province in southern Bulgaria, not far from the borders with Greece and Turkey. As of February 2011, it has a population of 74,843 inhabitants....

 and Yambol

Yambol

Yambol is a city in southeastern Bulgaria, an administrative centre of Yambol Province. It lies on both banks of the Tundzha river in the historical region of Thrace. As of February 2011, the town has a population of 72,843 inhabitants. It is occasionally spelt 'Jambol'.The administrative centres...

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The university organizes training on programs with four educational and qualification degrees: Specialist, Bachelor, Master and PhD, as well as on programs for qualification and post-graduate training in the system of life-long education.

Trakia University has legitimate institutional accreditation by resolution of the National Assessment and Accreditation Agency at the Council of Ministers. Graduate students receive a diploma stamped with the state coat of arms of the Republic of Bulgaria .

Faculties

• Faculty of Agriculture with training experimental base
• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine with clinics
• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Pedagogy
• Medical College, Stara Zagora
• Center for Language Education and Postgraduate, Haskovo
• Medical College, Sliven
• Technical College, Yambol
• Faculty of Economics
• Department for information in-service teacher training
• University Hospital
• Faculty of Information Technology