The Faculty of Economics is one of the most prestigious, innovative, and rapidly developing faculties at Technical University of Sofia. It was established in 1991 to meet the industry’s needs for highly qualified experts in economics and management with focus on industrial and information technologies.
Education at the Faculty of Economics is based on both long-standing traditions and new opportunities provided by Technical University of Sofia. The curricula and syllabi are developed in collaboration with leading European and global universities and successfully integrate economics, management, and engineering disciplines. Faculty members at the Faculty of Economics are highly qualified and hold multiple specializations at world-class universities. The Faculty maintains close ties with universities across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Australia.
The Faculty is actively involved in research:
- It is behind the Industrial Management scientific journal;
- It organizes and hosts a variety of annual international scientific conferences, such as Management and Engineering, E-Management and E-Communications, as well as the international youth conference Engineering Infrastructure and Competitive Business (featuring renowned scholars);
- Faculty members are among the keynote speakers at the theoretical seminar Man – the Measure of all Things? The Challenges of the Post-Industrial Information Society.
The Faculty of Economics is an active member of the Association of Lecturers in Economics and Management in the Industry and of the Scientific-Technical Union of Mechanical Engineering.
Within the Faculty of Economics, three separate departments are available to students:
- Department of Economics, Industrial Engineering & Management
- Department of Legal & Humanitarian Sciences
- Department of Management & Business Information Systems
The bachelor’s degree programs at the Faculty of Economics are:
- Industrial Management
- Business Management
- Management and Business Information Systems
Master’s degree programs in the professional field of 5.13 General Engineering are:
- Industrial Management
- Management and Business Information Systems
- Management in the Energy Sector
- Project Management
- Technological Entrepreneurship
Master’s degree programs in the professional field of 3.7 Administration and Management are:
- Business Management
- Senior Management
- Senior Management (distance learning)
- Intellectual Property and Innovation (new program)
Studies at the Faculty of Economics are conducted in Bulgarian and English.
PhD programs available at the Faculty of Economics, in the professional field of 3.7 Administration and Management are:
- Economics and Management (Industry)
- Organization and Management of Production
The Organization and Management of Production program is also available to PhD candidates in the professional field 5.13 General Engineering.
All degree programs are accredited by the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency with the highest rating: Very Good.
Graduates of the Faculty of Economics build successful careers across various areas of economic and public life. Our alumni hold senior and mid-level management positions in small, medium, and large enterprises, government institutions, and NGOs.