TODOR KABLESHKOV UNIVERSITY OF TRANSPORT SOFIA BULGARIA 18

TODOR KABLESHKOV UNIVERSITY OF TRANSPORT SOFIA, BULGARIA 18 th AMO Meeting Sozopol, Bulgaria June 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: ü ü ü ü 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 in seven professional trends: • Mechanical Engineering • Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation • Telecommunications and Computer Engineering • Transport, Maritime and Aviation • Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy • General Engineering • Economics

FACULTIES AND PROGRAMS FACULTY OF TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT 3 BSc Programs: 6 MSc Programs: • Technology and Management of Transport • Industrial Management • Economics of Transport • Technology and Management of Transport • Economics of Transport Companies • Transport Management and Logistics • Economics of Small and Medium Enterprises • Project Management

FACULTIES AND PROGRAMS - 2 FACULTY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN TRANSPORT 2 BSc Programs: 3 MSc Programs: • Telecommunication and Signalling • Power Engineering and Electrical Equipment • Electric Vehicles

FACULTIES AND PROGRAMS - 3 FACULTY OF MACHINERY AND CONSTRUCTION TECNOLOGIES IN TRANSPORT 5 BSc Programs: 9 MSc Programs: • • Transportation Engineering Transport Equipment Railway Engineering Automotive Engineering Logistics and Building Machines • • • 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 Ph. D students in 20 Ph. D Programs for the educational and scientific degree of Doctor.

Structure Research & International Relations Department Head of Department Sector: Ph. D Students, Research and International Relations Expert, Ph. D students, International Relations, Scientific Potential and Competitions Executive Secretary Expert Activity, Innovations Expert, Projects External Funding Specialist, Projects External Funding Expert, Projects External Funding

Main Tasks Research & International Relations Department ü 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 ü Organizing and carrying out the International Scientific Conference TRANSPORT ü Organizing the participation of university’s lecturers in national and international scientific forums ü Organizing and carrying out the competitions for academic positions

Main Tasks Research & International Relations Department ü Organizing the procedures for dissertations defenses and the acquisition of Ph. D and Doctor of Science degrees ü Keeping and maintaining the scientific files of the academic staff ü Organizing and carrying out the attestation of the academic staff ü Organizing the competitions for Ph. D enrolment ü Administrating the Ph. D education ü Organizing and administrating Ph. D courses, developing specific research and academic knowledge and skills ü Keeping and maintaining Ph. D students files

Main Tasks Research & International Relations Department ü Implementing the organizational service of the Academic Council and General Assembly activities ü Keeping Academic Council and General Assembly archive ü Presenting the organization to international institutions and organizations; ü Initiating and managing relations with national and international institutions, including but not limited to Ministries, Embassies, Agencies, Universities, Associations, etc.

PARTNER UNIVERSITIES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering /MIIT/, Petersburg State Transport University, Moscow State Automobile & Road Technical University, St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University, Moskow State Academy of Municipal Economy and Construction, Voronezh State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Karoly Robert College, Union University, Faculty of Industrial Management Railway College of Vocational Studies, University of Kragujevac, University of Zilina. School of Economics and Management in Public Administration, Paris-Dauphine University, Faculty Of Transport and Traffic Sciences, Higher School of Administration and Business, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport, University Politechnica of Bucharest, Center of Transportation at Technical University of Braunschweig, University of Nant, Belarusian National Technical University, Russian Federation Russian Federation Hungary Republic of Serbia Slovak Republic France Croatia Poland Slovenia Romania Germany France Belarus

10 th-13 th October, 2013 International House of Scientists, “Frederic Joliot Curie”, “St. Constantine and Elena”, Varna

Thank you for your attention! For contacts: Nadia Dimitrova, MBA Expert on Ph. D Students, International Relations, Scientific Potential and Competitions Ph: +359 885 278 146 E-mail: nadiadimitrova@vtu. bg