Varna University of Management (VUM), Varna / Dobrich Campus, Bulgaria

Varna University of Management (VUM) was established in 1996.  Today the university is an internationally recognized institution for undergraduate and graduate programs in business and management, information technology, hospitality and tourism, and culinary arts. Double degree majors at VUM are taught entirely in English.

VUM is accredited by the Ministry of Education and Science in Bulgaria, as well as by the British Accreditation Commission (BAC), a member of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education.

CanPEC has secured an agreement with VUM for enrollment of international students on CanPEC’s reserved space to acquire any of the following degree programs:

Bachelor’s Programs:

  • Software Engineering
  • International Hospitality Management
  • Business Administration (with Pathways)
  • International Business Management

Master’s Programs:

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  • Master of International Business Tourism

PHD Program:

  • PHD in Tourism
VUM has a rich and diverse network of more than 200 active international partner universities from five continents. The strategic academic partnership with Cardiff Metropolitan University in Great Britain gives students the opportunity to complete their higher education with two qualifications – Bulgarian from VUM and British – from the partner university.
VUM provides quality and affordable education that prepares students for the real working environment and allows them to achieve a successful career, both in Bulgaria and around the world. The university relies on training based on solid theoretical foundations combined with a strong practical orientation. VUM is strongly committed to the principles of internationalization. Over one third of all students at the university are foreign/international, representing students from close to sixty different countries.
PRACTICAL INTERNSHIPS: As a mandatory part of the curriculum, students of the Higher School of Management conduct practical internships with a total duration of up to 12 months during the study period. These internships are organized by the Career Center at the university, which has a rich and diverse base of more than 200 international employers. A large part of the practical internships are also paid by the employer, in addition to the financial grant received from the Erasmus+ program.

International Rating:

No.1 in the world for student mobility: The independent international ranking system, U-Multi-Rank, compares over 1,700 institutions around the globe. VUM was ranked No 1 worldwide in terms of student mobility for three consecutive years.
No.2 in the field of Administration and Management: VUM is ranked No 2 in the field of Administration and Management among all Bulgarian universities according to Bulgarian Higher Education Institutions ranking.
No. 3 Eastern Europe full-time MBA Program: In 2022, VUM MBA program at VUM was in Top 3 for Eastern Europe by the Eduniversal Best Masters ranking system.
No. 3 Eastern Europe full-time MBA Program: In 2022, VUM MBA program at VUM was in Top 3 for Eastern Europe by the Eduniversal Best Masters ranking system.
No. 3 in the field of Tourism: VUM is ranked No 3 in the field of Tourism among all Bulgarian universities according to Bulgarian Higher Education Institutions ranking.  No. 9 in General Management Program in Eastern Europe: The regional ranking of Best-masters.com places VUM MBA program at No. 9 for General Management program in Eastern Europe.
No. 14 in the world Master program in Tourism Management: The MSc International Hospitality and Tourism Management program of VUM is ranked No.14 globally by the Eduniversal Best Masters ranking.  Among the top 300 business schools in the world: Based on the number of publications by faculty and students of VUM.
Academic Ranking of World Universities: VUM is ranked TOP 300 in the ”Hospitality and Tourism Management” category of the Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai ranking) for 2022. QS University Rankings EECA 2022 ranking: Among the top 300 universities in the Emerging Europe and Central Asia region.
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