The Ambassadors of the USA – H.E. Herro Mustafa, of Georgia – H.E. Tamara Liluashvili, and of Romania – H.E. Ion Galea, visited Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy on 20 July 2020. Among the distinguished visitors were also the Deputy Prime Minister for public order and security and Defence Minister – Mr Krasimir Karakachanov, the Chief [...]
Third-year military student Venelin Neshev is among the 18 chosen youth ambassadors to NATO for 2020. Youth Ambassadors to NATO is a project by NATO and the Bulgarian Euro Atlantic Youth Club for 16 young leaders and innovators interested in diplomacy, international politics and security. The programme goes on for 12 months, and within that [...]
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Bulgaria – HE Emma Hopkins OBE – paid a visit to Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy. Her official call at our maritime Alma Mater was part of the events dedicated to the 140 th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries and their cooperation in the area [...]
A benchmarking project by the International Association of Maritime Universities placed Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy as the second most prestigious institution of maritime higher education in the world. The universities were ranked according to three performance indicators: global engagement, research output, and education measures, with data of that type released for the first time. In [...]
A Maritime Astronomical Observatory was opened at Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy in Varna. It is a new scientific research structure at the Centre for Air and Space Observations of the Academy. The Maritime Astronomical Observatory will conduct research of inner space objects - astronomical bodies (the Sun, the planets, comets, asteroids, meteoroids), variable stars, supernovae [...]
The 20 th Annual General Assembly (AGA) of the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) took place from 30 October to 2 November 2019 in Japan. More than 60 universities participated in the forum, including Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, represented by its Rector, Flotilla Admiral Prof. Boyan Mednikarov, and the Deputy for Education and Science, [...]
A charity auction to raise funds for the completion of Sveti Nikola (St Nicholas) Orthodox church inthe campus park was organised on 30 October 2019 at the Library of Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy. The auction was attended by the Academy’s leadership, administration, military and civilian students.They brought in different instruments, souvenirs, decorations, and other unwanted [...]
Sixty years from the establishment of Shipbuilding as a major were celebrated on 11 October 2019 at Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy. The formal ceremony was attended by representatives of the first class to graduate from the Shipbuilding programme (1959 – 1964), the Deputy for Education and Science – Captain (N) Prof. Kalin Kalinov, the Dean [...]
On 21 May 2018 at Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, courses started as part of the DivSea project, Diversification of seafarers’ employability paths through collaborative development of competences and certification – Erasmus+ Key Action 2 project in the field of Strategic partnership for vocational education and training, with beneficiary: Constanta Maritime University (CMU), Romania, and partners: [...]
The Rector of Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Flotilla Admiral Prof. Boyan Mednikarov, was presented with the Badge of Honour of the Polish Naval Academy, Gdynia. In recognition of the development of the mutually beneficial cooperation between the two institutions, the Rector of the Polish Naval Academy, Navy Captain Tomasz Szubrycht, conferred the prestigious award at [...]
