TODOR KABLESHKOVUNIVERSITY OF TRANSPORT

SOFIA, BULGARIA

18th AMO Meeting

Sozopol, BulgariaJune 17 - 23, 2013

The Todor Kableshkov University of Transport in Sofia, Bulgaria trains students and postgraduate students for acquiring engineering and special qualification for the needs of transport and transport infrastructure who can find jobs in all fields of:

land transportation; transport manufacturing; telecommunications; signalling; logistics; building industry; power engineering; management of transport.

UNIVERSITY HISTORY

Founded as State Railway School in 1922, reorganized as Railway College in 1958 and Higher Military School of Transport in 1984, the Todor Kableshkov Higher School was demilitarized in 2000. At present, for more than 90 years, it has been a unique prominent centre of training specialists for the transport sector.

UNIVERSITY ACCREDITATION

The Todor Kableshkov University of Transport has a five-year institutional accreditation and has been implementing the System of Quality Management according to EN ISO 9001:2008 standard since 2003.

The Todor Kableshkov University of Transport has been applying the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) and issues diplomas with the European diploma application.

The Todor Kableshkov University of Transport trains students in two main fields of higher education :

• Engineering sciences

• Social, economic and legal sciences

•Mechanical Engineering

•Electrical Engineering, Electronics and

Automation

•Telecommunications and Computer Engineering

•Transport, Maritime and Aviation

•Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy

•General Engineering

•Economics

in seven professional trends:

FACULTIES AND PROGRAMS

3 BSc Programs:

• Technology and Management of Transport

• Industrial Management

• Economics of Transport

6 MSc Programs:

• Technology and Management of Transport

• Economics of Transport

• Economics of Transport Companies

• Transport Management and Logistics

• Economics of Small and Medium Enterprises

• Project Management

FACULTY OF TRANSPORT MANAGEMENTFACULTY OF TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT

FACULTIES AND PROGRAMS - 2

2 BSc Programs:

• Telecommunication and Signalling

• Power Engineering and Electrical Equipment

FACULTY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN TRANSPORT

FACULTY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN TRANSPORT

3 MSc Programs:

• Telecommunication and Signalling

• Power Engineering and Electrical Equipment

• Electric Vehicles

FACULTIES AND PROGRAMS - 3

5 BSc Programs:

• Transportation Engineering• Transport Equipment• Railway Engineering• Automotive Engineering• Engineering Logistics and Building

Machines

FACULTY OF MACHINERY AND CONSTRUCTION

TECNOLOGIES IN TRANSPORT

FACULTY OF MACHINERY AND CONSTRUCTION

TECNOLOGIES IN TRANSPORT

9 MSc Programs:

• Transportation Engineering• Transport Equipment• Engineering Logistics and

Building Machines• Computer Aided Design in

Mechanical Engineering• Auto Technical Expertise• Internal Combustion Engines• Railway Engineering• Automotive Engineering• Specialization in Building

Structures

The three faculties train PhD students in 20 PhD Programs for the educational and scientific degree of Doctor.

StructureResearch & International Relations Department

Main Tasks Research & International Relations Department

Organizing, managing and controlling research activity:

- financed be the state budget

- financed by contracts with external companies and organizations

- financed by national and international programmes

Organizing and carrying out the International Scientific Conference TRANSPORT

Organizing the participation of university’s lecturers in national and international scientific forums

Organizing and carrying out the competitions for academic positions

Main Tasks Research & International Relations Department

Organizing the procedures for dissertations defenses and the acquisition of PhD and Doctor of Science degrees

Keeping and maintaining the scientific files of the academic staff

Organizing and carrying out the attestation of the academic staff

Organizing the competitions for PhD enrolment

Administrating the PhD education

Organizing and administrating PhD courses, developing specific research and academic knowledge and skills

Keeping and maintaining PhD students files

Main Tasks Research & International Relations Department

Implementing the organizational service of the Academic Council and General Assembly activities

Keeping Academic Council and General Assembly archive

Presenting the organization to international institutions and organizations;

Initiating and managing relations with national and international institutions, including but not limited to Ministries, Embassies, Agencies, Universities, Associations, etc.

PARTNER UNIVERSITIES

1. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering /MIIT/, Russian Federation

2. Petersburg State Transport University, Russian Federation

3. Moscow State Automobile & Road Technical University, Russian Federation

4. St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University, Russian Federation

5. Moskow State Academy of Municipal Economy and Construction, Russian Federation

6. Voronezh State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Russian Federation

7. Karoly Robert College, Hungary

8. Union University, Faculty of Industrial Management Republic of Serbia

9. Railway College of Vocational Studies, Republic of Serbia

10. University of Kragujevac, Republic of Serbia

11. University of Zilina. Slovak Republic

12. School of Economics and Management in Public Administration, Slovak Republic

13. Paris-Dauphine University, France

14. Faculty Of Transport and Traffic Sciences, Croatia

15. Higher School of Administration and Business, Poland

16. University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport, Slovenia

17. University Politechnica of Bucharest, Romania

18. Center of Transportation at Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany

19. University of Nant, France

20. Belarusian National Technical University, Belarus

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Thank you for your attention!

For contacts:

Nadia Dimitrova, MBAExpert on PhD Students, International Relations, Scientific Potential and Competitions

Ph: +359 885 278 146E-mail: nadiadimitrova@vtu.bg