Sofia University - The
St. Clement Ohrid University of Sofia or Sofia University is the oldest
and most significant modern higher education institution in Bulgaria,
founded on 1 October 1888. The university's edifice was constructed
between 1924 and 1934 with the financial support of the brothers Evlogi
Georgiev and Hristo Georgiev, whose sculptures are now featured on its
façade, and has an area of 18,624 m2 and a total of 324
premises.
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The Sofia University
Sofia University has 16 faculties and
three departments, where 14,000 students receive their education. In
addition, it also disposes of a university library, a university press,
a computer centre, a sports centre and several other structures.
Biological sciences become part of
educational and research programs at Sofia University with the founding
of the Department of Botany in 1891 and of Zoology in 1893. Faculty of
Biology, as an independent structure, exists since 1962. It offers
three degree courses:
•Biology, with specializations in
Botany, Zoology, Hydrobiology and Ichthyology;
•Biochemistry and Microbiology with
three specializations: Animal and Human Biochemistry and Physiology,
Plant Biochemistry and Physiology, General and Industrial Microbiology;
•Biology - Teacher Qualification.