The Technical University of Varna (TUV) was founded in 1962 with a Decree of the Council of Ministers of the Peoples Republic of Bulgaria and Act of the National Assembly. The purpose of its establishment was to ensure conditions for education of engineering staff for the shipbuilding, transport, machine building, electric power engineering and communications. Initially, the University was named Higher Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering -Varna and incorporated three faculties: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Faculty of Shipbuilding. In 1963/64 academic year the first students were enrolled at the Higher Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering -Varna. Over the years the Higher Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering-Varna grew from a small institute, training engineers to satisfy the regional needs to a large Technical University of national significance, educating students in 21 specialties. During its 40MORE