​80 years of the  University of Ruse "Angel Kanchev"

80 years facing knowledge, youth, and the future

 On November 12^th, 2025, University of Ruse "Angel Kanchev" will celebrate its 80th anniversary. This anniversary is a sign of a long-standing tradition, upward development, a lasting mark, and a significant contribution to the development of education, science, and public life for the academic community in Bulgaria.

For the university of Ruse, this momentous anniversary is a cause for satisfaction and pride in the dignified path it has travelled with STRENGTH, AUTHORITY, AND INSPIRATION from what has been created with hard work and dedication, and for its determination to achieve even greater success as a RESEARCH UNIVERSITY and a full partner in one of the 60 EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES in the European educational space.

THE STRENGTH of the university of Ruse lies in its multidisciplinary approach, its unique range of professional fields and accredited specializations, which brings together the diverse interests and needs of students and doctoral candidates for quality education, enabling them to create open and shared science together with their lecturers – professional researchers who excel both in the lecture halls and in numerous international projects supporting the development of the regional economy through technology transfer and innovative solutions to complex problems. The strength of the university of Ruse lies above all in its ability to adapt to the dynamics of our times, in its foresight to find the right answer to all challenges with the experience of its 80-year history and the enthusiasm, innovation, and creativity of the young people who have crossed its threshold.

THE DIGNITY of the university of Ruse lies in its achievements, created through the work of generations of lecturers, students, and doctoral students. Piece by piece, they build, develop, and fill with content the temple of knowledge and science every day, connecting their lives to it.

THE AUTHORITY of the university of Ruse has been earned through 80 years of hard work, overcoming the vicissitudes of time, building sustainable partnerships, turning bold ideas into reality, and fulfilling visionary dreams. This authority is a reflection of quality education and significant scientific research carried out in modern multifunctional physical and digital infrastructures, part of a dynamically transforming academic environment. Proof of this authority is the University's leading position in the Danube region and the established Danube Academic Axis, its cross-border presence, and the numerous international recognitions that Ruse University receives as a sought-after and reliable partner and initiator of European initiatives, national, and transnational projects. The authority of the university of Ruse is also a reflection of its socially responsible position in support of local communities and the Bulgarian diaspora abroad, of public and cultural life, the aspirations of young talents and dreamers who, with creativity and respect for traditions, preserve its spirituality and timeless academic values.

Thus, Ruse Alma Mater becomes a source of INSPIRATION for all those who cross its threshold. With the youthful vitality of the ever-searching individual, with the rebelliousness and boldness of their ideas, supported by shared wisdom and experience, they overcome every challenge in their quest for new horizons, carrying the conscious responsibility that they are tomorrow's inspirers of progress and the worthy heirs of the 80-year memory of Ruse university, always facing KNOWLEDGE, YOUTH, AND THE FUTURE.