Varna Free University „Chernorizets Hrabar“

Varna Free University "Chernorizets Hrabar" is a private university in Varna, Bulgaria, created in 1991 by resolution of the 37th National Assembly and granted the status of a higher school in 1995. It offers regular, part-time, and distance learning to its 12,000 students and maintains a campus in the town of Smolyan.

Varna Free University offers 80 undergraduate degrees, 20 master's programs, and 20 accredited PhD research courses. The university is institutionally accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Agency at the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria. The university is re-certified under the international standard ISO 9001:2008 and has been granted certificates from the United Kingdom Accreditation Service and the ANSI National Accreditation Board for the implementation of accepted international standards.