{"id":27755,"date":"2024-07-31T07:15:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T07:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ltu.webimpression.net\/about-the-university\/faculties\/faculty-of-veterinary-medicine\/about-the-faculty\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T09:51:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T09:51:22","slug":"about-the-faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ltu.webimpression.net\/en\/about-the-university\/faculties\/faculty-of-veterinary-medicine\/about-the-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"27755\" class=\"elementor elementor-27755 elementor-8514\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a2f81f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a2f81f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21fad6e elementor-invisible 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menu-item-36502\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ltu.webimpression.net\/en\/about-the-university\/faculties\/faculty-of-veterinary-medicine\/service\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Service<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-36503\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ltu.webimpression.net\/en\/service\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Research<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c18f8cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c18f8cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f266e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49f266e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d232dab elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-heading\" data-id=\"d232dab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;unicampFadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"tm-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-modern-heading\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading-primary-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"heading-primary elementor-heading-title\">The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FVM) <\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8867e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8867e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>trains students in Veterinary Medicine since 1994. In 1999 the Faculty obtained its first accreditation for training students at M.Sc. level and professional qualification \u201cveterinary surgeon\u201d. The training takes 5.5 years in accordance with the requirements of the \u201cRegulations for unified state requirements\u201d and the respective EU directive. The entering exam is Biology. Gender ratio of the students is equal (50 %) and the M.Sc. degree may be followed by a Ph.D. degree.  <br>FVM trains M.Sc. and Ph.D. students from Bulgaria and many other countries \u2013 Macedonia, Serbia, Greece, Cyprus, Israel, Turkey, Syria, Lybia and others.<br>The graduation is preceded by a three-month practice and passing of exam on two groups of subjects: I. Internal noncommunicable diseases, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology; II Hygiene, technology and a veterinary examination of raw foods of animal origin, infectious diseases and parasitology.<br>The knowledge of students in FVM in Sofia provides them with opportunities as future veterinarians to a career in all areas subject to veterinary medicine, including: research and veterinary diagnostic laboratories and institutes of NVMS, National Center for Agricultural Science, in the NVMS system for the needs of national animal health and veterinary public and border control, in higher and secondary education, Veterinary Service, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Transport, as consultants to insurance companies and companies dealing with import and export of animals as representatives of foreign companies to distribute drugs, biologically active substances, disinfectants, and other substances.<br>The knowledge of veterinarians allows them to participate in solving technical problems in animal reproduction.<br>Law on Veterinary Medicine and the qualifications of graduates at UF FVM allows them to open and run private veterinary offices (dispensaries, clinics, laboratories and pharmacies.)<br>Part of graduate studies at the Faculty perform successfully in Austria, Germany, Spain, Canada, Greece, Israel, Macedonia and other countries, and the assessment of employers for their skills is markedly positive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0972030 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-separator\" data-id=\"0972030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-separator.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-separator horizontal-line\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50f1781 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50f1781\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afb967e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-heading\" data-id=\"afb967e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;unicampFadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"tm-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-modern-heading\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading-primary-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"heading-primary elementor-heading-title\">History<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37acb59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37acb59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1994, by a decision of the Academic Council of 16.08.1994, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was opened at the Higher Institute of Forestry. Subsequently, by a decree of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria of July 27, 1995, the Higher Institute of Forestry was renamed the University of Forestry. Since 1995, University of Forestry includes in its structure 6 faculties, one of which is &#8220;Veterinary Medicine&#8221;.  <\/p><p>Since the opening of the faculty in 1994, the following lecturers have been elected deans:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d3eb3a unicamp-list-layout-block elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-list\" data-id=\"4d3eb3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"unicamp-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item elementor-repeater-item-1b8749b\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"unicamp-icon icon\"><div class=\"icon-view\"><\/div><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-duotone fa-circle-dot\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">Prof. Georgi Kovachev, PhD (FVM) 1994\u20131997;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item elementor-repeater-item-7b8bae1\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"unicamp-icon icon\"><div class=\"icon-view\"><\/div><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-duotone fa-circle-dot\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">Prof. Lyubomir Kanchev, PhD (FVM) 1998\u20131998;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item elementor-repeater-item-cdd3f15\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"unicamp-icon icon\"><div class=\"icon-view\"><\/div><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-duotone fa-circle-dot\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">Assoc. Prof. Yordan Kostadinov, PhD (FVM) 1999\u20132007;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item elementor-repeater-item-1325fec\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"unicamp-icon icon\"><div class=\"icon-view\"><\/div><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-duotone fa-circle-dot\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">Assoc. Prof. Iliya Ralchev, PhD (FVM) \u2013 temporarily holding the position 2007\u20132007;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item elementor-repeater-item-01591f1\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"unicamp-icon icon\"><div class=\"icon-view\"><\/div><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-duotone fa-circle-dot\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">Prof. Yotko Kamenov, PhD (FVM) 2007\u20132011;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item elementor-repeater-item-57c27c0\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"unicamp-icon icon\"><div class=\"icon-view\"><\/div><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-duotone fa-circle-dot\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">Prof. Bogdan Aminkov, PhD (FVM) 2011\u20132020;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item elementor-repeater-item-8049665\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"unicamp-icon icon\"><div class=\"icon-view\"><\/div><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-duotone fa-circle-dot\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">Assoc. Prof. Krassimira Genova, PhD (FVM) \u2013 from 2020 to the present.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7cd4d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7cd4d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since its establishment, the faculty is one of the two in the country, in which graduates students with higher education in &#8220;Veterinary Medicine&#8221;. In 2011, for the first time in Bulgaria, teaching in English was opened at the Faculty. The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine annually trains about 550 students in the specialty &#8220;Veterinary Medicine&#8221; in the degree of &#8220;Master&#8221; (in full-time) and educational scientific degree &#8220;Doctor&#8221; (in independent, full-time and part-time) in Bulgarian and English. With a history of 27 years, the academic staff of FVM is proud of the achievements of its more than 1600 graduates who care for the health and welfare of animals and humans in Bulgaria and around the world. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fca06ec elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-separator\" data-id=\"fca06ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-separator.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-separator horizontal-line\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a72c1d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a72c1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-593581f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-heading\" data-id=\"593581f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;unicampFadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"tm-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-modern-heading\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading-primary-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"heading-primary elementor-heading-title\">Accreditation<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c7740b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c7740b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2021, the professional field \/ degree program of the regulated professions &#8220;Veterinary Medicine&#8221; received another accreditation from the National Agency for Evaluation and Accreditation.<br>The training in the specialty &#8220;Veterinary Medicine&#8221; is carried out only in a regular form and in an educational qualification degree &#8211; &#8220;Master&#8221;. Under 10 accredited doctoral programs, full-time and part-time doctoral students and doctoral students are trained in an independent form of education. <br><br><strong>Faculty of Forestry prepare Ph.D. students in the following accredited doctoral programs:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97c4b50 unicamp-list-layout-block elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-list\" data-id=\"97c4b50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"unicamp-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item elementor-repeater-item-1b8749b\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"unicamp-icon icon\"><div class=\"icon-view\"><\/div><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-duotone fa-circle-dot\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">Breeding of farm animals, biology and biotechnology of reproduction<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item elementor-repeater-item-7b8bae1\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"unicamp-icon icon\"><div class=\"icon-view\"><\/div><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-duotone fa-circle-dot\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">Animal and human physiology<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item elementor-repeater-item-cdd3f15\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"unicamp-icon icon\"><div class=\"icon-view\"><\/div><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-duotone fa-circle-dot\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">Animal pathology<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item elementor-repeater-item-1325fec\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"unicamp-icon icon\"><div class=\"icon-view\"><\/div><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-duotone fa-circle-dot\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">Parasitology and invasive diseases of animals and humans<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item elementor-repeater-item-01591f1\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"unicamp-icon icon\"><div class=\"icon-view\"><\/div><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-duotone fa-circle-dot\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">Surgery, radiology and physiotherapy of animals<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item elementor-repeater-item-57c27c0\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"unicamp-icon icon\"><div class=\"icon-view\"><\/div><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-duotone fa-circle-dot\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">Obstetrics and gynecology of animals and diseases of newborn animals<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item elementor-repeater-item-8049665\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"unicamp-icon icon\"><div class=\"icon-view\"><\/div><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-duotone fa-circle-dot\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">Veterinary and sanitary expertise<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item elementor-repeater-item-cee6bd2\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"unicamp-icon icon\"><div class=\"icon-view\"><\/div><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-duotone fa-circle-dot\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">Epizootology, infectious diseases and prevention of infectious animal diseases<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item elementor-repeater-item-7c32a0a\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"unicamp-icon icon\"><div class=\"icon-view\"><\/div><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-duotone fa-circle-dot\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">Zoohygiene and organization of veterinary services<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-678eccb elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-separator\" data-id=\"678eccb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-separator.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-separator horizontal-line\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4144fa1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4144fa1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86023d3 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-heading\" data-id=\"86023d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;unicampFadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"tm-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-modern-heading\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading-primary-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"heading-primary elementor-heading-title\">Cooperation<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c1d6d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c1d6d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FVM has signed contracts for scientific and educational cooperation with numerous institutions from Bulgaria and abroad, like Veterinary Medicine Research Institute Prof. G. Pavlov, Sofia, Institute of Microbiology \u201cAcad St. Angelov\u201d \u2013 Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), Institute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction \u2013 BAS, Institute of Experimental Pathology and Parasitology (BAS), National Center for Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Mountain Agriculture and Livestock Breeding \u2013 Troyan, Institute of Livestock Breeding in Kostinbrod and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine \u2013 University of Sassari, Italy.  <br>FVM organizes a traditional annual scientific conference &#8220;Tradition and Modernity in veterinary medicine\u201d, with participation of researchers and students from Bulgaria and from abroad, and the papers presented are published in Proceedings of the conferences.<\/p><p><strong>Since the 2011\/2012 academic year, the Faculty has been offering education in the specialty \u201cVeterinary Medicine\u201d in English.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee9c568 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-separator\" data-id=\"ee9c568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-separator.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-separator horizontal-line\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Faculty of Veterinary Medicine The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FVM) trains students in Veterinary Medicine since 1994. In 1999 the Faculty obtained its first accreditation for training students at M.Sc. level and professional qualification \u201cveterinary surgeon\u201d. The training takes 5.5 years in accordance with the requirements of the \u201cRegulations for unified state requirements\u201d and the respective EU directive. The entering exam is Biology. Gender ratio of the students is equal (50 %) and the M.Sc. degree may be followed by a Ph.D. degree. FVM trains M.Sc. and Ph.D. students from Bulgaria and many other countries \u2013 Macedonia, Serbia, Greece, Cyprus, Israel, Turkey, Syria, Lybia and others.The graduation is preceded by a three-month practice and passing of exam on two groups of subjects: I. Internal noncommunicable diseases, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology; II Hygiene, technology and a veterinary examination of raw foods of animal origin, infectious diseases and parasitology.The knowledge of students in FVM in Sofia provides them with opportunities as future veterinarians to a career in all areas subject to veterinary medicine, including: research and veterinary diagnostic laboratories and institutes of NVMS, National Center for Agricultural Science, in the NVMS system for the needs of national animal health and veterinary public and border control, in higher and secondary education, Veterinary Service, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Transport, as consultants to insurance companies and companies dealing with import and export of animals as representatives of foreign companies to distribute drugs, biologically active substances, disinfectants, and other substances.The knowledge of veterinarians allows them to participate in solving technical problems in animal reproduction.Law on Veterinary Medicine and the qualifications of graduates at UF FVM allows them to open and run private veterinary offices (dispensaries, clinics, laboratories and pharmacies.)Part of graduate studies at the Faculty perform successfully in Austria, Germany, Spain, Canada, Greece, Israel, Macedonia and other countries, and the assessment of employers for their skills is markedly positive. History In 1994, by a decision of the Academic Council of 16.08.1994, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was opened at the Higher Institute of Forestry. Subsequently, by a decree of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria of July 27, 1995, the Higher Institute of Forestry was renamed the University of Forestry. Since 1995, University of Forestry includes in its structure 6 faculties, one of which is &#8220;Veterinary Medicine&#8221;. Since the opening of the faculty in 1994, the following lecturers have been elected deans: Prof. Georgi Kovachev, PhD (FVM) 1994\u20131997; Prof. Lyubomir Kanchev, PhD (FVM) 1998\u20131998; Assoc. Prof. Yordan Kostadinov, PhD (FVM) 1999\u20132007; Assoc. Prof. Iliya Ralchev, PhD (FVM) \u2013 temporarily holding the position 2007\u20132007; Prof. Yotko Kamenov, PhD (FVM) 2007\u20132011; Prof. Bogdan Aminkov, PhD (FVM) 2011\u20132020; Assoc. Prof. Krassimira Genova, PhD (FVM) \u2013 from 2020 to the present. Since its establishment, the faculty is one of the two in the country, in which graduates students with higher education in &#8220;Veterinary Medicine&#8221;. In 2011, for the first time in Bulgaria, teaching in English was opened at the Faculty. The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine annually trains about 550 students in the specialty &#8220;Veterinary Medicine&#8221; in the degree of &#8220;Master&#8221; (in full-time) and educational scientific degree &#8220;Doctor&#8221; (in independent, full-time and part-time) in Bulgarian and English. With a history of 27 years, the academic staff of FVM is proud of the achievements of its more than 1600 graduates who care for the health and welfare of animals and humans in Bulgaria and around the world. Accreditation In 2021, the professional field \/ degree program of the regulated professions &#8220;Veterinary Medicine&#8221; received another accreditation from the National Agency for Evaluation and Accreditation.The training in the specialty &#8220;Veterinary Medicine&#8221; is carried out only in a regular form and in an educational qualification degree &#8211; &#8220;Master&#8221;. Under 10 accredited doctoral programs, full-time and part-time doctoral students and doctoral students are trained in an independent form of education. Faculty of Forestry prepare Ph.D. students in the following accredited doctoral programs: Breeding of farm animals, biology and biotechnology of reproduction Animal and human physiology Animal pathology Parasitology and invasive diseases of animals and humans Surgery, radiology and physiotherapy of animals Obstetrics and gynecology of animals and diseases of newborn animals Veterinary and sanitary expertise Epizootology, infectious diseases and prevention of infectious animal diseases Zoohygiene and organization of veterinary services Cooperation FVM has signed contracts for scientific and educational cooperation with numerous institutions from Bulgaria and abroad, like Veterinary Medicine Research Institute Prof. G. Pavlov, Sofia, Institute of Microbiology \u201cAcad St. Angelov\u201d \u2013 Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), Institute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction \u2013 BAS, Institute of Experimental Pathology and Parasitology (BAS), National Center for Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Mountain Agriculture and Livestock Breeding \u2013 Troyan, Institute of Livestock Breeding in Kostinbrod and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine \u2013 University of Sassari, Italy. FVM organizes a traditional annual scientific conference &#8220;Tradition and Modernity in veterinary medicine\u201d, with participation of researchers and students from Bulgaria and from abroad, and the papers presented are published in Proceedings of the conferences. Since the 2011\/2012 academic year, the Faculty has been offering education in the specialty \u201cVeterinary Medicine\u201d in English.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":27753,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-27755","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-no-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ltu.webimpression.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ltu.webimpression.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ltu.webimpression.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ltu.webimpression.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ltu.webimpression.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27755"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ltu.webimpression.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34647,"href":"https:\/\/ltu.webimpression.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27755\/revisions\/34647"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ltu.webimpression.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ltu.webimpression.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}