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Sofia University tops the rating of higher education institutions in Bulgaria

Education minister Galin Tsokov (middle)
Photo: BTA

Unemployment among university graduates in Bulgaria is 2%, in some specialties it is below 1%. The income of persons with university degree increases to 2,000 euros for some fields. 3,000 euros is for informatics graduates at Sofia University, announced the Minister of Education, Prof. Galin Tsokov, at the presentation of the 13th edition of the Ranking of Higher Education Institutions in Bulgaria. 

The percentage of foreign students and the number of scientific publications in global databases is increasing, the minister pointed out. The rating compares the performance of 51 higher education institutions in 52 professional areas. 

According to Prof. Tsokov, it is no longer a novelty that Sofia University ranks first in most professional fields. The ranking indicates that the leading higher education institutions are the University of Sofia, the University of Plovdiv and the Technical University in Sofia.



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