Университет по Архитектура, Строителство и Геодезия | |
.JPG) | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1942 |
| Affiliations | European Accreditation by FEANI |
| Rector | prof. arch. Gichka Kutova-Kamenova, PhD |
Academic staff | 364 |
| Students | 5000 |
| Location | , |
| Campus | |
| Website | uacg |
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| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[1] | 351-400 (2022) |
The University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy is located in Sofia, Bulgaria.
It was founded in 1942 as a Higher Technical School following a decree issued on June 6, 1941, by the Bulgarian Tsar Boris III.[2] In 1945 it was transformed into a State Polytechnic. In 1953 the Polytechnic was divided into several institutes one of them being the Institute of Civil Engineering. Since 1977 the institute is renamed Higher Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering (HIACE). In 1990 by a decision of its General Assembly the institute was renamed University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy (UACEG), the official accreditation being voted by the Parliament on 21 July 1995. On 15.11.2001 received institutional accreditation.
Faculties and departments
- Faculty of Architecture
- Faculty of Geodesy
- Faculty of Hydrotechnics
- Faculty of Structural engineering
- Faculty of Transportation engineering
- Department of applied linguistics and physical culture
Rectors
Higher Technical School
- 1942–1944: Yurdan Danchov
- 1944–1945: Stancho Belkovski
State Polytechnic
- 1945–1946; Vasil Peevski
- 1946–1947: Aleksi Kvartirnikov
- 1947–1948: Georgi Bradistilov
- 1948–1951: Aleksi Kvartirnikov
- 1951–1953: Sazdo Ivanov
Notable alumni
- Tzveta Kousseva, rhythmic gymnast[3]
- Sisi Zlatanova, researcher in geospatial data, geographic information systems, and 3D modeling[4]
- Yordan Ivov Terziyski Member of Bulgarian Parliament [5]
- Alexander Yanchulev, politician and civil engineer, first democratically elected Mayor of Sofia (1991–1995)[6]
References
- "QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy - History
- "Бившата гимнастичка Цвета Кусева стана модел" [Former gymnast Tsveta Kousseva has become a model]. Hotnews.bg (in Bulgarian). 2010-09-13. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- "Professor Sisi Zlatanova", Find a researcher, University of New South Wales, retrieved 2018-10-25
- "Йордан Терзийски – Народно събрание". parliament.bg. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- Chaleva, Lilia (2026-06-10). "Почина проф. Александър Янчулев – първият демократично избран кмет на София". DNES by dir.bg (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 2026-06-14. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
External links
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