University of Forestry, Sofia
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The University of Forestry, based in Sofia
, is a state university
with six faculties with a total of 30 departments. The university is located in the university suburb in Sofia, close to the Technical University and the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy. The University of Forestry has two Forestry Training and Research Centers: the first one outstationed near the village of Yundola in the coniferous forest belt, and the other in the village of Barzia in the broadleaved forest belt. It also has one Training and Experimental Field Station in Vrazhdebna suburb of Sofia.
For more than 80 years now the University of Forestry has been the only university in Bulgaria providing education in forestry, forest industry and landscape architecture. In the 1990s the range of scientific fields was expanded to include ecology, agronomy, veterinary medicine and business management.
In mid 1990s the University adopted the three-level degree system of bachelor, master and doctor degrees. At that time it also introduced the European Credit Transfer System.
The motto of the University is Bulgarian traditions and European standards in education. As an educational institution the University of Forestry strives to establish an academic environment in which values such as professionalism, freedom of speech and thought, humanism, collaboration and tolerance are encouraged.
(SU) established the Department of Silviculture, preparing the way for the Forestry Division at SU to which the University of Forestry traces its roots. Two years later, in 1925, the Forestry Division at SU was set up, and on 20 February 1925 the Academic Council of SU decided that the division should commence its educational activities by immediately enrolling the first 10 students of forestry.
In 1947 the Forestry Division of SU merged with the Forestry Division of Plovdiv University to establish the Faculty of Forestry at SU. This faculty was one of the four faculties that laid the foundations for setting up the Agricultural Academy in 1947. With Decree of the National Assembly of Bulgaria dated 12 January 1953 the Agricultural Academy was restructured and three separate universities were established: Georgi Dimitrov Agricultural Academy, the Higher Veterinary Medicine Institute and the Higher Forestry Institute.
The Higher Forestry Institute was renamed the University of Forestry with Decree of the National Assembly of Bulgaria dated 27 July 1995.
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
, is a state university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
with six faculties with a total of 30 departments. The university is located in the university suburb in Sofia, close to the Technical University and the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy. The University of Forestry has two Forestry Training and Research Centers: the first one outstationed near the village of Yundola in the coniferous forest belt, and the other in the village of Barzia in the broadleaved forest belt. It also has one Training and Experimental Field Station in Vrazhdebna suburb of Sofia.
For more than 80 years now the University of Forestry has been the only university in Bulgaria providing education in forestry, forest industry and landscape architecture. In the 1990s the range of scientific fields was expanded to include ecology, agronomy, veterinary medicine and business management.
In mid 1990s the University adopted the three-level degree system of bachelor, master and doctor degrees. At that time it also introduced the European Credit Transfer System.
The motto of the University is Bulgarian traditions and European standards in education. As an educational institution the University of Forestry strives to establish an academic environment in which values such as professionalism, freedom of speech and thought, humanism, collaboration and tolerance are encouraged.
History
In 1923 the Faculty of Agronomy at Sofia UniversitySofia University
The St. Clement of Ohrid University of Sofia or Sofia University is the oldest higher education institution in Bulgaria, founded on 1 October 1888...
(SU) established the Department of Silviculture, preparing the way for the Forestry Division at SU to which the University of Forestry traces its roots. Two years later, in 1925, the Forestry Division at SU was set up, and on 20 February 1925 the Academic Council of SU decided that the division should commence its educational activities by immediately enrolling the first 10 students of forestry.
In 1947 the Forestry Division of SU merged with the Forestry Division of Plovdiv University to establish the Faculty of Forestry at SU. This faculty was one of the four faculties that laid the foundations for setting up the Agricultural Academy in 1947. With Decree of the National Assembly of Bulgaria dated 12 January 1953 the Agricultural Academy was restructured and three separate universities were established: Georgi Dimitrov Agricultural Academy, the Higher Veterinary Medicine Institute and the Higher Forestry Institute.
The Higher Forestry Institute was renamed the University of Forestry with Decree of the National Assembly of Bulgaria dated 27 July 1995.
Faculties
The university has the following faculties:- Faculty of ForestryForestryForestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...
- Faculty of Forest IndustryForestryForestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...
- Faculty of EcologyEcologyEcology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
and Landscape ArchitectureLandscape architectureLandscape architecture is the design of outdoor and public spaces to achieve environmental, socio-behavioral, or aesthetic outcomes. It involves the systematic investigation of existing social, ecological, and geological conditions and processes in the landscape, and the design of interventions... - Faculty of AgronomyAgronomyAgronomy is the science and technology of producing and using plants for food, fuel, feed, fiber, and reclamation. Agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, and soil science. Agronomy is the application of a combination of sciences like biology,...
- Faculty of Veterinary MedicineVeterinary medicineVeterinary Medicine is the branch of science that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder and injury in non-human animals...
- Faculty of Business Management