The Faculty of Pharmacy was established by Decision of the
40th National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria from 16th October 2008. The
mission and the goal of the Faculty are student training in Pharmacy, as well
as postgraduate and PhD education in the major pharmaceutical disciplines. The
integration of the Faculty in the system of Pharmacy education of the European
Union, the high quality and comprehensiveness of its training activities are
the key priorities in its development. In 2019, the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency granted accreditation to the specialty "Pharmacy" at Medical University - Varna with a validity period of 5 years and increased the capacity of the specialty to 470 students. The highest number of prospective students wishing to study at
Medical University – Varna belongs to those who choose to study Pharmacy in the
first place.
Providing high quality training and useful practice by a
highly qualified team, as well as providing opportunities for development of
both students and lecturers through national and European financial instruments
are the main priorities of the Faculty of Pharmacy. Plenty of contracts for
cooperation and exchange of experience with leading European universities have
been concluded, joint lecture courses conducted by distinguished lecturers from
abroad are being delivered The curriculum and academic programmes for master’s
degree in the field of the Pharmacy regulated professions have been updated and
modernized under PROJECT BG051PO001-3.1.07-0046 "Updating and Approbation
of the Curricula and Syllabi of the Faculty of Pharmacy with the Medical
University - Varna in accordance with the needs of the Pharmaceutical Business
and the Requirements of the Labour Market.
The Pharmaceutical Business Forum is held annually as a
joint initiative of the Faculty of Pharmacy with the Medical University - Varna
and the Bulgarian Pharmaceutical Union. Coordination and cooperation agreements
have been signed with leading pharmaceutical companies such as
Balkanpharma-Razgrad AD and others.
Another joint initiative with the Bulgarian Pharmaceutical
Union is the introduction of life-long training of pharmacists, which provokes
a great interest among all specialists from the pharmaceutical practices.
Scripta Scientifica Pharmaceutica is a specialized periodic
scientific journal of the Medical University of Varna for publishing scientific
articles and invited reviews in the field of Pharmacy. It is available in an
electronic and print format.
The new modern building of the Faculty of Pharmacy is
already a fact. It was officially opened on 16th October 2015. The nine-storey
building with a modern and spacious auditorium, laboratory and office area,
research laboratories in biopharmacy and pharmacokinetics, chromatography and
spectrophotometry, molecular biology, cell cultures in pharmacognosy and
pharmaceutical botany. It also has its own training and manufacturing pharmacy store,
a warehouse, a library, computer laboratories, herbarium.
MU-Varna, as a modern and fast developing university, has
managed to close the entire circle of activities implemented in the field of
medical education and the development of medical science through the creation
of new high-tech facilities, corresponding to the modern requirements for
Pharmacy education.
Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy
Vice Dean "Science and Research and Career Development"
Assoc. Prof. Galina Aleksieva Yaneva, PhD
Phone: +359 52 677 290
E-mail: galina.yaneva@mu-varna.bg
Vice Dean "Educational Affairs, Accreditaion and Quality"
Assoc. Prof. Anna Hristova Todorova, MScPharm
Phone:
+359 52 677 292
E-mail: anna.todorova@mu-varna.bg
