Todor Kableshkov University of Transport

At a glance

Source: Wikipedia (Bulgarian): Висше транспортно училище; Official website: Todor Kableshkov University of Transport^1,2

History

The institution opened on 1 April 1922 as the State Railway School, established by royal decree. Its original role was to train personnel for the railway system, with four-year courses combining theoretical instruction and practical work. Over time it was reorganised under several names, including a transport technical school and a higher railway institute.¹

In 1984 the higher railway institute became the Higher Military Transport School “Todor Kableshkov”. The institution was demilitarised on 31 August 2000 and took its present name. It then adopted a structure in line with Bulgaria’s Higher Education Act and became a state specialised higher education institution.¹

Faculties and programmes

The university has three faculties. Its bachelor’s specialities include automobile engineering, railway engineering, transport construction, transport technology and management, transport economics, electrical power engineering, communication and signalling engineering, industrial management, engineering logistics, accounting, and ship mechanics and navigation.¹

• Engineering and Construction Technologies in Transport: transport engineering; lifting, transport and construction machinery and systems; transport construction and facilities; mechanics.
• Communications and Electrical Equipment in Transport: communication and signalling systems; power supply and electrical equipment in transport; electrical engineering and physics; mathematics and informatics.
• Transport Management: transport technology, organisation and management; transport economics and accounting; humanities and foreign languages; machine elements, materials science and chemistry.

Source: Wikipedia (Bulgarian): Висше транспортно училище¹

Master’s programmes include subjects such as electric vehicles, railway engineering, transport construction, transport management and logistics, project management, renewable energy, network and information security, and the economics of transport businesses.¹

Institutional structure

The university’s faculties are organised into departments covering transport engineering, construction, electrical and communication systems, economics, management and supporting disciplines. The institution’s history records 18 departments in its 1984 structure. Prof. Daniela Todorova is listed as rector from 2016.¹