Faculty of Agriculture

Trakia University

Faculty of Agriculture

Student Campus

Stara Zagora 6000

af@uni-sz.bg

fax: 042/670942

tel.: 042/699-300

042/699 - 303

 

 The students who have graduated the Faculty of Agriculture at Trakia University – Stara Zagora receive a legitimate diploma sealed with the State coat of arms of the Republic of Bulgaria.

 

 

Higher agrarian education was launched in 1921 when the Faculty of Agronomy was opened at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and training in two majors started – animal husbandry and plant growing. The Agricultural Academy was established following a decree of the Council of Ministers dated 17 Sep 1948 to be joined by four faculties from Sofia University– the Faculty of Agronomy, Zooengineering, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine.

Well-known scientists have taken part in the training of animal science students, such as prof. Zhelyo Ganchev, acad. Yanaki Mollov, acad. Georgi Hlebarov, acad. Kiril Bratanov, acad. Nikola Platikanov, acad. Stefan Kumanov, the world-renowned writer prof. Dimitar Domov, etc.

In 1974 the Faculties of Zooengineering and Veterinary Medicine were relocated from Sofia to Stara Zagora and the first higher educational institution was established in the city – the Higher Institute of Zooengineering and Veterinary Medicine. In 1983 the Faculty of Zootechnics was renamed Faculty of Zooengineering, in 1992 – Faculty of Agriculture and Animal science and in 1996 – Faculty of Agriculture. That was necessitated by the introduction of new majors related to agricultural production.

Since 1995 the Faculty of Agriculture has been within the scope of Trakia University – Stara Zagora.

Students are trained by 116 faculty members of high qualification, incl. 12 professors, 62 associate professors and 42 assistant professors. Of the faculty members 13 are doctors of sciences and 79 are doctors in various spheres.       The Faculty of Agriculture is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Agency with the participation of international experts and that entitles it to train students in the above majors in the educational and qualification degrees of Specialist, Bachelor, Master and Doctor. Modern and alternative training methods, student mobility in the higher school in the county and abroad are applied in the Faculty of Agriculture.

 

The students from the Faculty of Agriculture are able to make use of:

  • Well-equipped laboratories, provided with all devices and facilities needed for the training process,

  • Training and experimental basis with field, farms for cattle, sheep, goats, swine, poultry, rabbits, bees, equine facility with race-course, herpetology laboratory, etc.,

  • Computer rooms, internet and e-mail access,

  • Library with literature and periodicals needed for all majors,

  • Student canteen and hostel for over 80% of the students,

  • Opportunities to organize training and production practices in the best places for the relevant major both in the Republic of Bulgaria and in some of the most developed countries in the world,

  • Well-equipped sports facilities and opportunities to practise the following sports: football, volleyball, basketball, track and field events, gymnastics, bodybuilding, table tennis, aerobics, calanethics and horse racing.

  • The students from the Faculty of Agriculture are able to have partial training on the basis of partial mobility in foreign universities under various programmes.

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