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==Education==

=== University of Bourgas "Prof. doc. Asen Zlatarov" ===
The university of Bourgas "Prof doc. Asen Zlatarov"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.btu.bg/index.php/en/about-university-m/about-us-m|title=Archived copy|access-date=8 Jan 2017|archive-date=9 Jan 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109113100/http://www.btu.bg/index.php/en/about-university-m/about-us-m|url-status=dead}}</ref> is the first university and still the only public higher education facility in the Bourgas region.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.4icu.org/reviews/469.htm|title=Burgas Prof. Assen Zlatarov University {{!}} Ranking & Review|website=www.4icu.org|access-date=2017-01-08|archive-date=11 Feb 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211131823/https://www.4icu.org/reviews/469.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> It was founded on 6 October 1963 by Decree No 162 of the Council of Ministers as Higher Chemico-technological institute "Prof. d-r Asen Zlatarov" The university itself is named after Professor Doctor Asen Zlatarov - a Bulgarian scientist, the founder of the Bulgarian biochemistry school, and a major public figure in Bulgarian history.

In the past, the university included only specialties related to Chemistry, but now the university is the major educational institution in the Bourgas region, that incorporates the several faculties and colleges:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mon.bg/?go=page&pageId=8&subpageId=167|title=Министерство на образованието и науката|last=науката|first=Министерство на образованието и|website=www.mon.bg|access-date=2017-01-08|archive-date=7 Feb 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207210754/http://www.mon.bg/?go=page&pageId=8&subpageId=167|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Faculty of technical sciences
*Faculty of social sciences
*Faculty of natural sciences
*Technical college
*College of tourism
*Medical college<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.burgasinfo.com/news/view/5/60535/|title=Университет "Проф. д-р Асен Златаров" посреща 750 първокурсници, най-желаната специалност – "помощник фармацевт" - Новини от Бургас и региона|last=burgasinfo.com|newspaper=BurgasInfo.com|access-date=2017-01-08|archive-date=9 Jan 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109021755/http://www.burgasinfo.com/news/view/5/60535/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Burgas Free University ===
[[Burgas Free University]] (BFU) was established with an Act of The Great National Assembly on 18 September 1991 and is one of the first non-state universities in the country. The university is accredited by the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency and is certified under the international quality standard ISO 9001:2008. BFU is a modern and innovative university, caring for its students and their professional realization, and which has significant academic achievements and an internationally recognized status.
BFU is a member of the [[European Universities Association]] (EUA). It has signed Agreements of Cooperation with 36 universities and organizations in Europe, America, Asia and Africa. It implements students and staff exchange programmes with 24 universities in Europe. It participates in the [[European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System]] (ECTS).

BFU works under joint international projects with more than 100 universities and organizations and is a partner of [[UNESCO]] under the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme and is a host institution of UNESCO Chair on Culture of Peace and Human Rights. Burgas Free University is certified according to the quality standards of the [[International Organization for Standardization]] (ISO). In 2005 BFU was certified under ISO 9001:2000 and in 2010 under ISO 9001:2008. All the university's main activities have been certified, as well as its degree programmes: education of students in Bachelor, Master and PhD programmes, qualification, research and international relations activities.

===School of Commerce===
The [[School of Commerce, Bourgas|School of Commerce]] is a vocational college specialized in the fields of economics, finance, management and accounting education. Established on 1 October 1905, it is the second oldest business school in Bulgaria.