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Modern period, 1961

Plovdiv University

Bulgarian university.

Plovdiv University
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Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski” is the largest higher-education institution in southern Bulgaria — with roots in 1945 and nearly eighteen thousand students.

Roots in
1945
Faculties
9
Students
≈ 18,000

From 1945 to a university

It began in 1945, when a university was opened in Plovdiv by decree with faculties of Medicine and Agronomy-Forestry. In 1961 it was reorganised into the Higher Pedagogical Institute of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, and on 12 January 1972 it gained university status and the name “Paisii Hilendarski.”

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Nine faculties

The university has nine faculties — Biology, Economics and Social Sciences, Mathematics and Informatics, Education, Physics, Languages and Literature, Philosophy and History, Chemistry and Law — and about 18,000 students, making it the third-largest in Bulgaria. It has branches in Smolyan and Kardzhali.

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Current status

Publicly documented institution, building, district or urban site in Plovdiv.

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Bulgarian university

Type
university and open-access publisher
Inception
1961
Location
Plovdiv

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Coordinates
42.13806, 24.75083 · wikidata_coordinate
Built/date
1961-09-15
Architect/builder
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