By a Decision of the Academic Council of Varna Medical University from 25.03.2007, the Centre for European Integration and International Relation expanded and was entirely restructured in accordance with the full membership of the Republic of Bulgaria in the EC, the increasing international contacts and activities as well as opportunities for partnerships and projects. New coordinators were involved in the various fields and programs and the Centre was renamed to Department of International Relations.
Since March 2012, in order to meet the new realities in the field of higher education, the activities related to the development of projects within the Structural Funds, were separated in a Department of International Projects and Programs, and the Department of International Relations preserved its functions and expanded to include the organization and coordination of the ERASMUS programme.