Despite the difficult situation in the country and the stepped-up measures to contain the spread of Covid-19, classes at Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy continue. A remote form of training has been introduced. Lecturers and their civilian and military students fill the virtual classrooms every day. Both the staff and the students were a little anxious [...]
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 solemn ceremony to mark 139 years from the establishment of the oldest technical school in Bulgaria, Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, took place on 9 January 2020. On this day the Naval Academy celebrates its history, created by generations of Bulgarian seafarers who dedicated their lives to service to the Motherland and to love of [...]
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 [...]
On 29 March 2018 the Accreditation Council of the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency (NEEA) confirmed the decision by the Permanent Committee on Technical Sciences to launch the occupational field of education 5.3 Communications and Computer Equipment at Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy. That was preceded by a visit at the Naval Academy by an expert [...]
Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy hosted a five-day course dedicated to the subject of countering a weapons of mass destruction (WMD) threat in a maritime environment from 21 to 25 October 2019. The training was delivered by the Office of Defense Cooperation at the US Embassy and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in partnership with [...]
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 [...]
