American University in Bulgaria
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The American University in Bulgaria (abbr. AUBG) is a private, selective, residential liberal arts college located in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. Established in 1991, it has about 1000 students from 26 countries in Eastern Europe and beyond (as of 2005). The language of instruction at AUBG is English. The university is partly funded through George Soros' Open Society Institute. The mission of the university is "to educate future leaders committed to serving the values of an open, democratic society."
Baccalaureate degrees conferred by AUBG are accredited in both Bulgaria and the United States. The university employs about 70 faculty members, the majority of which are expatriate Americans.
It has school accreditation from New England Association of Schools and Colleges.[1]
[edit] Academic programs
The university offers American-style Bachelor of Arts degrees in 9 majors:
- Business administration
- Computer science
- Economics
- History
- Journalism — mass communications
- Political science — international relations
- European studies
- Southeastern European studies
- Mathematics
In addition to its undergraduate program, the university has started an Executive MBA program in 2003. EMBA classes currently take place in Sofia.
