International exercise at Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy is particpating in a computer-assisted exercise with international participation from 8 to 19 May 2017. The participants are Naval Academy military cadets, along with their counterparts from Poland, Romania, and Ukraine. They are playing through series of tactical evolutions of ship groups, obtaining recognised maritime picture and anti-submarine [...]
From 24 April 2017 to 26April 2017 Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy is being visited by Navy Captain Petro Goncharenko, Director of the Naval Institute at the Odessa Maritime Academy National University, Ukraine, accompanied by Lieutenant Junior Grade Evegniya Semenenko. The purpose of the visit is to discuss some elements from NATO’s Defence Education Enhancement Programme [...]
22 April 2017 was the date of the cadet crew competition at Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy in the waters of the Lake of Varna. A total of six crews of six cadets each went head to head. The final winner in Saturday’s rowing race was 1st crew commanded by the fifth-year cadet Tomislav Dzhuninski. The [...]
Within the current week /24-30 April 2017г./ Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy cadets are conducting daily voyages on the motor/sailing vessel Orpheus along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. During their training trips the cadets will hone their skills in sailing, keep watch underway, and study the pilotage of our coastline. https://youtu.be/CrwGAWNNS3A
On 19 April 2017 Navy Captain Park, the military attaché of South Korea, paid a visit to Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy. The guest was welcomed by its Rector, Flotilla Admiral Prof DSc Boyan Mednikarov, and the dean of the Navigation Faculty, Captain Ass. Prof. Nikolai Velikov, who delivered a presentation about the Academy in the [...]
On 18 April 2017 Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy hosts a charity bazaar followed by a charitable movie night for students, starting 1800 hrs on 20 April 2017 in halls 11 and 12 at the Academy. All proceeds will be forwarded to the 8-year-old Nikita, who suffers from cerebral palsy. The child is in need of [...]
On the eve of one of the holiest Christian holidays, the Rector of Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy Flotilla Admiral Prof. DSc Boyan Mednikarov visited Homeport Station Varna, which hosted a charity bazaar entitled Easter for All. The purpose of the event, which gathered service members and civilian employees from military units from the military district [...]
On 15 March 2017 in Hall 11 at Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, there was an open meeting aimed at acquainting the civilian and military students with the vision of Varna Municipality for 2017, the year when the city bears the title of European Youth Capital. The meeting was attended by: the Mayor of Varna Municipality [...]
On 04 April 2017 at the firing range in Divdyadovo, a residential area in the town of Shumen, Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy trainees had a class in firearms practice. The military cadets from the Cadet Training Battalion and the recruits from the Basic Military Training course for newly enlisted personnel had a live firing exercise [...]
On 07 April 2017 the first group of Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy military cadets returned from their training onboard the motor/sailing vessel Orpheus. Their voyage was along the Bulgarian coast of the Black Sea. Their training included elements of ship’s crew organisation. The cadets developed their practical habits for steering a vessel and operating the [...]
