The Mission of Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov University is to perform educational and scientific training of highly qualified, morally stable and competitive specialists holding university degrees in the area of pedagogy, humanities, economics, natural, engineering and health care sciences, establishing it as a leading academic, scientific-research and cultural community on the regional, national, European and global scale.

The Major strategic goal of Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov University – Burgas - providing a constant growth and sustainable development through innovations, optimal combination of scientific research in fundamental and applied sciences with tuition and continual qualification in accordance with the European Qualifications framework, as well as the needs of the national and international labour markets, is in harmony with the five ambitious goals set forth in Europe 2020 strategy in the spheres of employment, research, education, poverty reduction and climate/energy.

The specific goals of the university, related to its international activities, provide that Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov University will strive to

  • Maintain the high quality of educational and scientific process, which acts as a guarantee of sustainable and competitive development within the common European educational and scientific research area.
  • Expand international educational, scientific research and cultural cooperation with similar institutions
  • Expand the University’s profile by opening new, attractive and in-demand specialties, joint tuition with other institutions of higher education in Bulgaria and abroad;
  • Create conditions for a more flexible educational and scientific mobility of students and tutors;
  • Stimulate scientific creativity and educational activity of the students to form them as professionals of a new type, adequate to the requirements of the 21st century Europe;
  • Continue the successful tradition in creation of international contractual cooperation and partnership to encourage a more active educational and scientific exchange;

All these create a solid foundation on which the international cooperation Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov University is built and namely its participation in the Erasmus program.