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Coordinates: 43°14′43″N 24°32′48″E 43.245249999999999, 24.546641000000001

American University in Bulgaria

• Location & Contact Information
  • Address & Directions:
    • 1 Georgi Izmirliev Square, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
  • Telephone Numbers: +359 73 888 307
  • Official Website: [1]
• History & Memorable Moments

American University in Bulgaria (abbr. AUBG) is a private, selective, residential liberal arts college located in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. Established in 1991, it has 1072 students from 26 countries in Eastern Europe and beyond (as of 2007). The language of instruction at AUBG is English. The university has three sources of funding: its endowment (which came largely from gifts from the United States Agency for International Development and the Soros Foundation), gifts, and tuition. The mission of the university is "to educate future leaders committed to serving the values of an open, democratic society." ^[1]

Baccalaureate degrees conferred by AUBG are accredited in both Bulgaria and the United States. AUBG has its school accreditation in the United States from New England Association of Schools and Colleges. The university employs 74 faculty members, about half of which are expatriate Americans, with most of the rest coming from Bulgaria. Approximately seventy percent of the students come from Bulgaria, with the rest coming from neighboring countries such as Albania, Kosova ,Romania, Serbia, and the Republic of Macedonia as well as former Soviet republics and Mongolia. ^[1]

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