Detailed Information about the University
Official website Wikipedia page
Full official name of the university in the national language:
Софийски университет „Св. Климент Охридски“
Year of establishment
1888.
Location
Sofia, Bulgaria.
Languages of instruction
Bulgarian, English.
Academic fields
- Humanities
- Social Sciences
- Economics and Business
- Law
- Education and Pedagogy
- Journalism and Communications
- International Relations
- Natural Sciences
- Mathematics and Informatics
- Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
- Biology and Chemistry
- Geography and Geology
- Physics
- Medicine and Pharmacy
- Languages, Translation and Philology
Rankings and accreditations
- QS World University Rankings 2026: ranked 731-740 globally;
- Ranked No. 1 among Bulgarian universities in the QS and EduRank international rankings;
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026: 1501+;
- EduRank 2026: No. 839 globally; No. 344 in Europe; No. 1 in Bulgaria;
- Included in the QS Sustainability Rankings 2026 among the top 40% of universities worldwide;
- State accreditation by the Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria.
Cooperation with Odesa Polytechnic National University
Coordinators
- From Odesa Polytechnic: Oleh Shablii, Head of the International Relations Office, vmz@op.edu.ua;
- From Sofia University: Irena Atanasova, Head of the International Relations Office, intern@admin.uni-sofia.bg ; erasmus@admin.uni-sofia.bg
Concluded agreements
- No. 263-06 dated 16 January 2025 – Memorandum of Cooperation between Odesa Polytechnic National University and Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski