News - Azerbaijan, Baku, Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria

On October 10-11, 2026, the Education Fair “Study in Europe” took place at the Hilton Hotel in Baku. It was organized by the EU Delegation to the Republic of Azerbaijan. The event was attended by representatives from 60 universities across 16 EU member countries – Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Sweden.

Representatives from eight Bulgarian universities took part in the fair: Varna University of Economics, Varna University of Management, American University in Bulgaria, University of Mining and Geology “St. Ivan Rilski” – Sofia, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Southwest University “Neofit Rilski” – Blagoevgrad, University of Shumen “Konstantin Preslavsky”, and Todor Kableshkov University of Transport – Sofia. They actively presented and promoted the programs offered at their universities, which provide broad opportunities for international students who want to continue their studies in English or Bulgarian at undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels. The representatives of Bulgarian universities had the opportunity to personally talk with potential students from Azerbaijan and their parents, answering questions about the application process, tuition fees, scholarship opportunities, and studying under the “Erasmus+” program.

The representatives of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Baku took part in the organization and the conduct of the event, having the opportunity to distribute brochures with information about education in Bulgarian higher education institutions, sent for this purpose by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria.

During the Education Fair, there was great interest in the opportunities for obtaining higher education at Bulgarian universities. Special attention was given to programs such as economics, management, environmental studies, medicine, information technology, and others. The main questions posed by potential applicants concerned the possibility of studying in English, available dormitories, tuition fees, and required application documents.

During the visit to Baku, representatives from some of the Bulgarian universities had the chance to meet and have discussions with their partner universities, namely: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and the University of Shumen “Konstantin Preslavsky” with Baku Slavic University, Varna University of Economics with Baku Business University.

During the event, Ambassador Ruslan Stoyanov held meetings at the embassy with the Rector of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and the Rector of the University of Shumen “Konstantin Preslavsky” as well as with the representatives of the University of Economics – Varna and the American University in Bulgaria.

The Education Fair “Study in Europe” in Baku is seen as part of the broader cooperation between the EU and Azerbaijan, and Bulgaria’s participation further strengthened the active relations between the two countries and helped promote education offered at Bulgarian higher education institutions.