
The academic management of Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar” will award higher education diplomas to more than 400 graduates from the spring and summer sessions of the Class of 2026 at an official graduation ceremony on November 6th, 2026 (Friday), at 1:00 p.m. in the university’s Aula Maxima in Varna. Of these graduates, 300 have completed Bachelor’s degree programmes and 110 have completed Master’s degree programmes.

Fifteen graduates from Nigeria, Cameroon, Bangladesh, Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria successfully defended their master’s theses in the Master’s degree programme in International Business Project Management at Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar.” The defences marked the completion of the programme’s first international class.

Lecturers and students from the Choreography degree programme at Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar” conducted three days of staging, instruction and rehearsals with students from the “Filip Kutev” National School of Folk Arts in Kotel. They worked on three dance pieces from the repertoire of the university’s Academic Dance Theatre.

Tower cranes made from spaghetti, at least one metre tall, will be constructed by participants in the 12th National Creative Skills Competition, “Varna Spaghetti Engineering.” The competition will take place on October 31st, 2026, at the Academic and Sports Complex of Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar.”

Graduating students from the Graphic Design programme at Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar” presented original books, typefaces and digital applications as part of their final degree project defences. The presentations took place on 22nd October 2026 before an examination committee chaired by Assoc. Prof. Viktor Petkov, PhD, with Assoc. Prof. Kapka Manasieva, PhD, and Assoc. Prof. Diana Peneva-Sotirova, PhD, serving as committee members. The event brought together students and guests who attended to support the graduates.

Arch. Angel Petrakov, a graduate of Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar”, has received one of three equally ranked Honorary Awards in the Diploma Projects Competition at the international architectural forum INTERARCH 2026.

Recognising the risks of human trafficking, identifying victims and strengthening cooperation between institutions were the key topics of an awareness-raising event held on 23rd October 2026 at Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar”. The meeting with representatives of the National Anti-Trafficking Hotline was dedicated to EU Anti-Trafficking Day, observed annually on 18th October.

Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar” will challenge high school students to make management decisions, assign tasks and resolve conflicts in the educational competition “Manager for 90 Minutes.” The competition will be led by Prof. Dr. Velislava Nikolaeva, a lecturer in the Department of Administration and Management. She has experience in management, leadership, coaching and educational management, and is a certified mediator specializing in school mediation and coaching.

The Vocational Training Centre at Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar” is organizing a course leading to a Level III vocational qualification in the profession of “Dental Assisting.” The course lasts up to eight months and combines distance learning for the theoretical component with practical training in a real working environment at Dentaprime. The course will begin once a group of at least 10 registered participants has been formed.