University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy

At a glance

Source: Wikipedia: University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy; Wikipedia (Bulgarian): Университет по архитектура, строителство и геодезия; Official website: University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy^1,2,3

History

The university was established as a Higher Technical School in 1942, following legislation adopted in 1941. It began teaching in Sofia on 5 October 1942. In 1945 it became the State Polytechnic, which was divided into several institutes in 1953.^1,2

In 1977 the institution took the name Higher Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering. It was renamed the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy in 1990; parliamentary accreditation followed in 1995, and institutional accreditation was received in 2001.¹

Faculties and academic units

The university’s academic structure includes faculties in architecture, geodesy, hydrotechnics, structural engineering and transportation engineering.¹

• Faculty of Architecture
• Faculty of Geodesy
• Faculty of Hydrotechnics
• Faculty of Structural Engineering
• Faculty of Transportation Engineering
• Department of Applied Linguistics and Physical Culture

Source: Wikipedia: University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy¹

Institutional profile

UACEG is a public institution located in Sofia, Bulgaria. The Bulgarian-language profile gives a student population of 3,800 and identifies Assoc. Prof. Dr Arch. Gichka Kutova-Kamenova as rector.²

The university has an urban campus. Its listed affiliation is European Accreditation by FEANI.¹

In the QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia regional ranking, UACEG was placed in the 351–400 range for 2022.¹