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NIKOLA VAPTSAROV NAVAL ACADEMY

NIKOLA VAPTSAROV NAVAL ACADEMY. OUR MISSION STATEMENT. To develop highly qualified leaders for the Bulgarian Navy and the maritime industry; to prepare them for the challenges of the transforming Navy and the rapidly changing sector of the global maritime economy. MAIN OBJECTIVES.

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NIKOLA VAPTSAROV NAVAL ACADEMY

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  1. NIKOLA VAPTSAROV NAVAL ACADEMY

  2. OUR MISSION STATEMENT To develop highly qualified leaders for the Bulgarian Navy and the maritime industry; to prepare them for the challenges of the transforming Navy and the rapidly changing sector of the global maritime economy

  3. MAIN OBJECTIVES • Higher military and civilian education for the future naval officers • Doctor’s, Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees for the merchant marine • Postgraduate training for military and maritime personnel • Research and Development for the Bulgarian Navy and the maritime industry OTHER OBJECTIVES Technical training and enhancing the qualification of NCOs and sailors

  4. HIGHLIGHTS IN HISTORY 1881 First technical school in Bulgaria 1893 Beginning of line officer / deck officer education and training 1901 Qualification courses for senior naval officers 1906 First diplomas of higher education 1953 First foreign cadets funded by their respective MoDs 1956 First Master’s Degree Engineering program 1960 International recognition of the Academy’s diploma by IMO 1995 Maritime university approved under the STCW 78/95Convention 1998 First program accreditation of core specialties 2000 Cofounder of the International Association of Maritime Universities 2000 First ISO Quality Certificate 2001 First Institutional Accreditation

  5. National Center of maritime education and science 1931 1997 Founders of the Academy TRADITIONS Patron of the Academy Institution for training in the maritime way of life Integrated training of officers both for the Navy and the Merchant Marine in a military environment Lieutenant Kuzminski Admiral Rozhdestvenski 1917 Nikola Vaptsarov Theory and practice in close integration Strict adherence to the international standards for training of maritime personnel Major-general Konstantin Kirkov Alumni Association of the Naval Academy

  6. ACADEMIC STRUCTURE General Assembly Academic Council Superintendent - Rector Postgraduate Training Department Engineering Faculty Navigation Faculty General Assembly General Assembly Faculty Council Faculty Council General Assembly Dean Dean Dept. Council Director 5 chairs 5 chairs Training Centers Boards of chairs Boards of chairs Naval Training Center NCO College

  7. ACADEMIC SUPPORT UNITS • Naval ResearchCenter • English Resource Center • CISCO Academy • Ship Brokers Center • Naval Training Center • CareerDevelopment Center • EIPC Center • Information Center and Library • Publishing Center • Maritime Technology Transfer Center

  8. Naval cadets 109 Civilian students: full time, bachelor’s program 969 Civilian students:extra-mural,bachelor’s program 283 Civilian students:extra-mural,master’s program 255 PhD students (military and civilian) 21 Total number: 1637 UNIVERSITY TRAINEES (as of 14 April 2010) • Master’s degree students of the Rakovski Defense 12 and Staff College

  9. NON UNIVERSITY TRAINEES (for 2009) Total number: 1936

  10. INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION NATO IMO STANAG publications Allied publications Other NATO requirements STCW 78/95 model courses, MARPOL, SOLAS and other conventions ACCREDITATIONS Syllabi accreditation - 2009 Syllabi accreditation - 2007 Military Science vocational domain Syllabi accreditation - 2006 Transport, Navigation, and Aviation vocational domain Institutional accreditation - 2006 Syllabi accreditation - 2004 Institutional accreditation - 2001 Syllabi accreditation - 1998 HIGHER EDUCATION ACT DEFENCE AND ARMED FORCES ACT

  11. TRAINING OF NAVAL OFFICERS (CADETS) HIGHER EDUCATION with a BACHELOR degree in : and MILITARY SPECIALTY: “COMMAND AND CONTROL OF NAVAL TACTICAL UNITS” • CIVILIAN SPECIALTY: • ‘NAVIGATION’ or • ‘SHIP ENGINEERING’ or • ‘SHIP RADIOELECTRONICS’ • Admittance exams • Mathematics • Physical fitness • English language • Medical checks • Psycho-physiological fitness Duration of training:5 years • State exams • Command and Control of naval tactical units • English language • Physical fitness • Civilian specialty • STANAG 6001 Sertification • Graduates – 90% • 1 - 4 Year Cadets – 33%

  12. GENERAL TRAINING AREAS 1. Military training: General military training Tactical training and specialization Military specialization Technical training Leadership training 2. Fundamental training 3. Specialization (maritime training) 4. Foreign language training 5. Practical training and internship • Cadet training is: • compliant with IMO Model Courses under the STCW 78/95 • compliant with the national requirements for military education • coordinated with and endorsed by the Navy HQ.

  13. MILITARY SPECIALTY: COMMAND AND CONTROL OF NAVAL TACTICAL UNITS DSc Professor Associate Professor Operational and tactical positions State exams –MASTERS DEGREE Master’s Degree program training for specializations in the Rakovski Defense & Staff College Ship CO or Naval Staff specialist PhD Postgraduate courses for ship COs or Naval Staff specialists Dissertation in “Military science” Ship XO Doctoral exams Postgraduate courses for ship XOs Unit CO State exams – BACHELOR Academic training Internship • Postgraduate courses: • NATO interoperability; • Foreign language training; • Computer training. 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 Admittance exams years age

  14. EDUCATION OF STUDENTS FOR THE MERCHANT MARINE BACHELOR’S DEGREE DIPLOMA • NAVIGATION FACULTY • SPECIALTIES • NAVIGATION • INLAND WATERWAY NAVIGATION • SHIP RADIOELECTRONICS • TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF MARITIME TRANSPORT AND PORTS • ENGINEERING FACULTY • SPECIALTIES • SHIP MACHINERY • SHIP ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS • TECHNOLOGY OF SHIP REPAIRS • OCEAN ENGINEERING • Duration of training – 4 years • Academic hours – 2700-3000 (240 ECTS Credits)

  15. EDUCATION OF MERCHANT MARINE STUDENTS MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMS NAVIGATION FACULTY ENGINEERING FACULTY • SHIP MACHINERY • SHIP ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS • SHIP REPAIRS Duration of training – 1-3 years Academic hours – 900 – 2500 (60 - 120 ECTS Credits) • NAVIGATION • SHIP ELECTRONICS • PORT MANAGEMENT

  16. DOCTORAL DEGREE PROGRAMS SCIENTIFIC SPECIALTIES: 02.14.12 Ship Operation and Navigation 02.14.14 Operation of Water Transport, Seaports and River ports 02.07.03 Radiolocation and Radionavigation 02.07.20 Communications Systems and Networks 02.03.05 Ship Power Plants and Machinery 02.03.04 Technology and Organization of Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing 02.04.15 Ship Power Supply and Electrical Systems 05.12.01 Organization and Management of the Armed Forces 05.06.11 Military Psychology

  17. POSTGRADUATE TRAINING In support of the Armed Forces • Training prior to assuming a new position/ • specialization • NATO interoperability training • Foreign language training • Computer training • Social adaptation training prior to retirement

  18. POSTGRADUATE TRAINING In support of the Navy • Computer-assisted exercises • Joint Combat and Tactical Conflict • Dangerous Waters naval tactical simulator • Shipboard personnel drills • Navigation management team • Combat management team

  19. DISTANCE LEARNING CENTER A structure within the Postgraduate Training Department Courses offered to military and civilian students Courses currently available/in development: English Information Technology Physics Mathematics Economics Supplementary materials available in all disciplines Active participation in MoD projects in the area of English language teaching/learning

  20. QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 2000 - First Lloyd’s Register’s ISO 9002:1994 certificate 2003 - Lloyd’s Register’s ISO 9001:2000 certificate 2009- Lloyd’s Register’s ISO 9001:2008 certificate • QUALITY POLICY • Attaining and maintaining the high quality of tertiary maritime education towards meeting the aims and objectives of Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy based on the age-old traditions of the Academy by: • identifying and meeting national and international standards; • establishing controlled environment for implementing the international standards related to naval and maritime personnel education and training.

  21. Sea born Training base (80 trainees) Tall-training ship Kaliakra (30 trainees) Boat base (10 row boats) Summer camp Simulators - 8 Polygons – 4 Planetarium (112 seats) Damage control centre Training workshop TRAINING FACILITIES

  22. Lecture-halls and classrooms (1600 seats) Library (125 208 volumes) with Informational computer center Sports Hall and swimming pool Computer training center with Internal computer net (283 work stations) Psycho-physiological labs - 2 Computer labs - 6 Language labs - 4 Other labs - 77 English resource center (SAC) Publishing center Cinema and Conference hall (428 seats) Dormitories - for 1600 trainees Dining facilities - for 1050 trainees Museum TRAINING FACILITIES

  23. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES • STRATEGIC GOAL • To establish a centre of fundamental and applied science research in the area of naval science and marine technologies providing education and scientific support to the Navy and maritime industry. • MAIN AREAS • Marine technologies • Naval science, weaponry and equipment • Maritime safety and security • Navigation • Maritime education and qualification activities

  24. INTERNATIONAL CONTACTS Membership in: the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) the International Maritime Lecturers Association(IMLA) the Consortium of Military Academies and Defense Studies Institutes the World Maritime University, Malmö, Sweden Cisco NetworkingAcademy Microsoft Academy Microsoft Dynamics Academy

  25. INTERNATIONAL CONTACTS • ERASMUS PROGRAM • Standard and Extended Erasmus Charter (2007, 2008) • Teaching Staff Mobility Agreement with Constanta Maritime University. Mobility in the period 2007 – 2010: • - 24 professors from the Naval Academy, Varna • - 22 professors from the Maritime University, Constanta • Students Mobility Agreement with“Stargate Ship Management”and “Ahrenkiel Ship Management” for 45 practice mobilities in 2009 – 2010 • Participation in the Military Erasmus Program: • - 2 cadets – in Spanish Naval Academy, Pontevedra – 2 - week seminar • - Practice on board US and Italian combat ships

  26. REALISATION OF THE NAVAL ACADEMY’S GRADUATES There is no unemployment for the Academy’s graduates. They make $500 M every year.

  27. NAVAL ACADEMYPROSPECTS ALL-ROUND TRAINING CENTREFOR PERSONNEL FOR THE NAVY AND THE WATER TRANSPORT SYSTEM NATIONAL MARITIME SCIENCE AND EDUCATIONCENTRE IN THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA REGIONAL TRAINING CENTRE FOR MARITIME PERSONNEL FOR BULGARIAN AND INTERNATIONAL MARINE COMPANIES

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