
The academic management of Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar” will award higher education diplomas to more than 400 graduates from the spring and summer sessions of the Class of 2026 at an official graduation ceremony on November 6th, 2026 (Friday), at 1:00 p.m. in the university’s Aula Maxima in Varna. Of these graduates, 300 have completed Bachelor’s degree programmes and 110 have completed Master’s degree programmes.

Assoc. Prof. Eleonora Tankova, PhD, Vice-Rector of Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar”, and Assoc. Prof. Elisaveta Kalinova, PhD, Dean of the Faculty of Law, took part in the International Black Sea 2030 Forum and the International Scientific Conference “Sea” in Burgas. The events brought together representatives of European and national institutions, academia, business and international networks to discuss security and sustainable development in the Black Sea region. The second edition of the Black Sea 2030 Forum was held at the International Congress Centre in Burgas under the motto “Security, Sustainability, Innovation”.

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A tower crane built from less than one kilogram of spaghetti lifted a load of three kilograms at the 12th national creative skills competition, Varna Spaghetti Engineering 2026, held today at Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar”. Organised by the Department of Construction of Buildings and Facilities at the Faculty of Architecture, the event brought together 16 student teams from eight vocational high schools specialising in construction, architecture and geodesy across the country.

Sixteen student teams began their participation in the 12th national creative skills competition, Varna Spaghetti Engineering 2026, at Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar” with the challenge of building a tower crane out of spaghetti. The competition brought together students from eight vocational high schools specialising in construction, architecture and geodesy in Sofia, Veliko Tarnovo, Stara Zagora, Haskovo, Kardzhali, Burgas, Shumen and Varna at the university’s Education and Sports Complex.

In its “Educators in Bulgaria” series, Economy.bg features faculty members from key universities in Bulgaria. The series traces their professional journeys, from their first steps to the lessons they have learned along the way. How do they overcome challenges? Which stories about their students make them proud? And how do they envision the future they help shape every day through their work?

First-year students majoring in Law at Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar” took part in a practical session at the State Archives in Varna. The visit was part of the course “History of the State and Law,” taught by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yordanka Toneva, and gave future legal professionals an opportunity to connect their university studies with hands-on work involving original historical documents.

Second-, third- and fourth-year students in the Choreography degree programme at Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar” conducted field research in the village of Blaskovo, Provadia Municipality. The group was led by Prof. Maria Kardzhieva, who directed the future choreographers’ attention towards researching, preserving and creatively reinterpreting folk heritage.

Fifteen graduates from Nigeria, Cameroon, Bangladesh, Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria successfully defended their master’s theses in the Master’s degree programme in International Business Project Management at Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar.” The defences marked the completion of the programme’s first international class.