Medical studies in Plovdiv

Plovdiv is the centre of the Plovdiv region and is situated in the upper Thracian lowlands of South Bulgaria. It is the second largest city after Sofia with nearly 370,000 inhabitants. Plovdiv already exists since the first millennial before Christ and has been elected to the European cultural capital 2019 because of its cultural diversity and enormous history. The most important Bulgarian fairs take place here as the city offers a very convenient and central location and is therefore known as commercial centre.

The Medical University of Plovdiv has its name only since 2002 but can look back on more than 70 years of tradition. It is certified to ISO 9001:2008 and has developed an important mainstay in the education of foreign medical students in English. The English-speaking courses are especially favoured by medical students from Turkey, Greek, Great Britain, Scandinavia and Germany.

The university is, like the Medical University of Varna, divided into four different faculties: the faculty for Medicine, Dental medicine, Pharmaceutics and Public Health. In addition to that nurses and medical experts are educated at the medical college. The Medical University of Plovdiv has modern equipment and one of the most modern European auditoriums as well as the biggest hospital of the Balkan Peninsula.