The rapid development and advancement of computer technologies, together with the large number of IT companies working in the creation and application of computer and information technologies, necessitates the need for highly qualified experts capable of utilizing cutting-edge technological innovations. Given the high demand for well-trained specialists in the field of computer science in all spheres of public and economic life – industry, science, business, education, healthcare, transport, and others, the interest in studying at the Faculty of Computer Systems and Technologies remains consistently high.

The Faculty of Computer Systems and Technologies was established in 1987 and is one of the largest faculties at Technical University of Sofia. It has four departments: Computer Systems, Programming and Computer Technologies, Information Technologies in Industry, and Cybersecurity.

Over 1600 students are enrolled in the Faculty of Computer Systems and Technologies – approximately 1300 undergraduates and more than 300 graduate students. Each year, around 200 engineers obtain their bachelor’s degrees and about 70 – their master’s. There are approximately 40 PhD candidates. The bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the Faculty of Computer Systems and Technologies are globally recognized and fully compliant with European Union requirements. 

Faculty members from the Faculty of Computer Systems and Technologies teach students from the other core faculties at Technical University of Sofia, as well as students from the three foreign-language faculties. They actively participate in training programs within the Postgraduate Training Sector at the Center for Continuing Education at TU-Sofia, as well as in training at the Vocational High School of Computer Technologies and Systems in Pravets.

The faculty has about 20 research and teaching laboratories. They are equipped with state-of-the-art computers, specialized high-tech hardware, various peripheral devices, and laboratory kits.

The Faculty of Computer Systems and Technologies works successfully with numerous universities and institutes across Europe and has an excellent track record within the Erasmus+ program for student and faculty mobility. Faculty members and students participate in a wide range of national and international research projects. The Faculty is also behind the organization of the international scientific conference Computer Science.

The Faculty of Computer Systems and Technologies maintains close ties with numerous leading IT companies in Bulgaria. Such relations correlate with the high-quality professional training the students receive and contribute to the excellent professional success of the graduating computer engineers and alumni of the Faculty.

The Faculty of Computer Systems and Technologies periodically publishes the scientific and technical journal “Computer & Communications Engineering”, featuring research papers in the fields of computer systems and information technologies.