American University in Bulgaria

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American University in Bulgaria
Американски университет в България

AUBG logo

Motto:	In Pursuit of Excellence
Established:	1991
Type:	Private
President:	David Huwiler
Provost:	Ann Ferren
Dean:	Steven Sullivan
Faculty:	74
Students:	1072
Location:	Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Colours:	White and Blue
Website:	http://www.aubg.bg

American University in Bulgaria (abbr. AUBG) is a private, selective, residential liberal arts college located in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. Established in 1991, it has 1072 students from 26 countries in Eastern Europe and beyond (as of 2007). The language of instruction at AUBG is English. The university has three sources of funding: its endowment (which came largely from gifts from the United States Agency for International Development and the Soros Foundation), gifts, and tuition. The mission of the university is "to educate future leaders committed to serving the values of an open, democratic society."^[1]

Baccalaureate degrees conferred by AUBG are accredited in both Bulgaria and the United States. AUBG has its school accreditation in the United States from New England Association of Schools and Colleges.^[2] The university employs 74 faculty members, about half of which are expatriate Americans, with most of the rest coming from Bulgaria. Approximately seventy percent of the students come from Bulgaria, with the rest coming from neighboring countries such as Albania, Romania, Serbia, and the Republic of Macedonia as well as former Soviet republics and Mongolia.

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The university offers American-style Bachelor of Arts degrees in 8 majors.

Business Administration
Computer Science
Economics
European Studies
History
Journalism and Mass communications
Mathematics
Political science — International Relations
Southeast European Studies

In addition to its undergraduate program, the university has started an Executive MBA program in 2003. EMBA classes currently take place in the Elieff Center in Sofia.