UK Ambassador to Bulgaria visits Naval Academy
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Bulgaria – HE Emma Hopkins OBE – paid a visit to Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy. Her official call at our maritime Alma Mater was part of the events [...]
Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy ranks second among maritime universities
A benchmarking project by the International Association of Maritime Universities placed Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy as the second most prestigious institution of maritime higher education in the world. The universities were ranked according to three [...]
Naval Academy celebrates 139th anniversary
A solemn ceremony to mark 139 years from the establishment of the oldest technical school in Bulgaria, Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, took place on 9 January 2020. On this day the Naval Academy celebrates its [...]
Naval Academy opens its own Astronomical Observatory
A Maritime Astronomical Observatory was opened at Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy in Varna. It is a new scientific research structure at the Centre for Air and Space Observations of the Academy. The Maritime Astronomical Observatory [...]
IAMU: AGA 20
The 20 th Annual General Assembly (AGA) of the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) took place from 30 October to 2 November 2019 in Japan. More than 60 universities participated in the forum, including [...]
Charity auction at Naval Academy
A charity auction to raise funds for the completion of Sveti Nikola (St Nicholas) Orthodox church inthe campus park was organised on 30 October 2019 at the Library of Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy. The auction [...]
New occupational field at Naval Academy: Communications and Computer Equipment
On 29 March 2018 the Accreditation Council of the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency (NEEA) confirmed the decision by the Permanent Committee on Technical Sciences to launch the occupational field of education 5.3 Communications and [...]
Course in countering WMD threat at Naval Academy
Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy hosted a five-day course dedicated to the subject of countering a weapons of mass destruction (WMD) threat in a maritime environment from 21 to 25 October 2019. The training was delivered [...]
Naval Academy marks 60th anniversary of Shipbuilding programme establishment
Sixty years from the establishment of Shipbuilding as a major were celebrated on 11 October 2019 at Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy. The formal ceremony was attended by representatives of the first class to graduate from [...]
The courses conducted under the DivSea Project were successfully completed at Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy
On 25 May 2018 at Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, two courses were successfully completed as part of the DivSea project, Diversification of seafarers’ employability paths through collaborative development of competences and certification – Erasmus+ Key [...]
Cadets train on m/v Asen
On 9 September 2017 as prescribed by their curriculum at the Naval Academy, the trainees from the military cadet division had their first training voyage. It was conducted onboard the m/v 422 in the waters [...]
Cadets observe live fire exercise
Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy cadets observed the air defence artillery field training / live fire exercise (ADA FTX/LFX) Shabla 2017 at the eponymous Air Force firing range. The exercise was attended by 40 cadets – [...]
Student forum of International Association of Maritime Universities
A couple of Nikola Vpatsarov Naval Academy students took part in this year’s student forum run by the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU). The event was held in London, UK, from 11 to 13 [...]
Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy cadet goes on training voyage onboard training vessel of Piri Reis University, Istanbul, Turkey
At the invitation of Prof. Oral ErdoğanПо покана от професор Орал Ердоган, Rector of Piri Reis Maritime University, Istanbul, Turkey, for the second consecutive year a Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy cadet will undergo hands-on instruction [...]
NVNA cadet successfully graduates US Naval Academy
26 May 2017: the graduation and commissioning ceremony of the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It was a great honour that cadet Todor Stoykov Stoev, who had been detached in 2013 to study at [...]