USEFUL INFORMATION
USEFUL INFORMATION
On the next day after arrival you must register at the correspondent faculty:
- Faculty of Medicine – Dean’s Office – International students Dept., Ms. J. Stefanova;
- International Students’ Education Office – 2 Zdrave Str., Hospital Maichin dom – fl.1, rooms: 157, 155, 159;
- Faculty of Dental Medicine – 1 St. Georgi Sofiiski, fl. 8, room 806;
- Faculty of Pharmacy – Dean’s Office – 2 Dunav Str. fl. 1, room 125;
- Faculty of Public Health – Dean’s Office – 8 Bialo more Str. (Hospital ISUL), fl.4
(The office for incoming Erasmus+ students is at the Military Medical Academy – 3 Georgi Sofiiski, fl 1 )
You can seek for assistance the correspondent faculty Erasmus+ coordinators as well. You must contact your Erasmus faculty coordinators before and on your arrival obligatory. You may contact them during your stay at any time and on different occasions.
If you want to take a taxi, be sure to order it at the taxi-desk, not just outside the airport. The licensed taxi operator starting from the taxi piazza of Sofia Airport is “OK SuperTrans” (973 2121). The correct address is Studentski grad /near Hristo Botev Hall/ stop of the public transport/ block 40. (give the address to the driver!) СТУДЕНТСКИ ГРАД – БЛ. 40, ДО АВТОБУСНА СПИРКА ЗАЛА „ХР. БОТЕВ“. You can visit a detailed map on site: https://mu-sofia.bg/en/contacts/
The student is obliged to ensure his individual exam – protocol for every exam. The document is issued by the same offices as well as departments and after the exam a copy of the protocol with the grade achieved must be submitted to the Erasmus+ Office – the address is written above.
The students from the Faculty of Medicine can choose courses from different years of study if they do not overlap in the time – schedule. https://medfac.mu-sofia.com
Insurance
Health Insurance must cover all the medical costs for the entire period of stay and it is better to have such document issued by the home country. The case is the same with the accident and third party liability insurance during educational activities in the university buildings, transfers to and from the university and during excursions approved or organized by the university.
United telephone number for emergency situations: 112
Currency exchange and banks
The Bulgarian currency is Euro on January 1, 2026.
Use the ATM machines at Terminal 1 or Terminal 2 to exchange money.
Public Holidays
1st January – New Year’s Eve;
3rd March – Liberation Day;
1st May – Labor Day;
6th May – St. George’s Day;
24th May – Day of the Slavonic Alphabet and Bulgarian Culture;
6th September – Unification Day;
22nd September – Independence Day;
24-25th December – Christmas Eve and Christmas.
Student’s life
Erasmus Student Network Bulgaria (ESN Bulgaria) is a non-profit international students’ organization. Their mission is to represent international students, thus providing opportunities for cultural understanding and self- development under the principle of students helping students. For details visit site: http://esnbg.org
The Association of medical students in Bulgaria /AMSB/ – www.amsb-sofia.org is organization of the medical students from the whole country. You can contact by e-mail -president@amsb-sofia.org
AMSB is a full member of the International Federation of Medical Students’ Association. Every year there is a Congress of medical sciences (www. icmsbg.org) which is the leading and most important academic event for students and young doctors.
The Students’ Council of Medical University organizes students travel and participation in international, meetings, congresses, training and science sessions. You can contact them at: students@mu-sofia.bg
The ISIC international student card
The ISIC international student card gives access to discounts, services and services in Bulgaria and around the world. ISIC and ITIC are issued under the auspices of UNESCO.
An internationally recognized card with thousands of discounts, preferences and digital services in Bulgaria and around the world.
Card validity and price:
ITIC cards are valid for one academic year;
Price – € 12
Transport facilities
The public transport in Sofia is relatively good organized. One ticket costs 0.80 Euro. You can use student reduced cards that are at a reasonable price. Prices of transportation documents for travelling with public transport on the territory of Sofia municipality effective from January 1, 2026 HERE
If you don’t have a passport size photo which is needed, you may go to the photo-shop on 12 “Shipka”Str. which is nearby the Sofia University – “St. Kliment Ohridski”. The Transport Office for issuing such cards is in the subway in front of the Sofia University. The Erasmus+ Office will give you a letter to certify that you are an Erasmus student at MU-Sofia. The letter should be delivered at the Transport Office along with your ID card/Passport and one photo.
USEFUL INFORMATION FOR THE TEACHERS:
The International Teacher Identity Card is the only worldwide recognized document certifying the status of a teacher.
The ITIC card is the key to affordable online shopping, travel abroad with guaranteed discounts on transportation, lodging, museum visits, conferences and attractions. Holders of an ITIC card can benefit from thousands of specially negotiated preferences in Bulgaria in a wide variety of fields: shopping, concerts and theaters, sports, health and beauty, services, computers and communications, and more. ITIC cards are issued and distributed under the auspices of UNESCO.
WHAT TO USE ITIC CARD FOR?
- Internationally recognized teaching status certificate worldwide;
- Access to online shopping preferences – use it via the free MyISIC mobile application;
- Preferences in Bulgaria – over 1000 preferences in Bulgaria in various fields: entertainment, shopping, eating and drinking, sports, beauty and health, computers and communications, etc .;
- Preferences abroad – discounts in around 40,000 sites around the world: museums, cultural and historical sites, galleries, cinemas, theaters, restaurants, restaurants and more.
WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM ITIC AND HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
ITIC is suitable for:
- Teachers of full-time at a higher, secondary or primary school, or
- Lecturers on employment contract.
Card validity and price:
- ITIC cards are valid for one academic year;
- Price – €15
ORDER IN APRIL AND GET A FREE DELIVERY You can order your Standard International Teacher Identity Card online and receive it in April with free delivery to your specified address within 3 business days. |
contacts
Medical University – Sofia Erasmus+ Office
15, Acad. Ivan Geshov, Sofia 1431
Institutional Erasmus Coordinator & Outgoing Students
tel. +359 2 9152138 ;
flооr. 12, room. 11
M.Kasnakova – m.kasnakova@mu-sofia.bg
Erasmus Coordinator- KA 171
flооr. 12, room. 18
Marin Mladenov – mmladenov@mu-sofia.bg
tel.: +359 2 9152 155
tel.: +359 2 9152 154;
Erasmus Faculty Coordinators:
Faculty of Medicine
ASSOC. PROF. V.VODENICHAROV, DM
Coordinator “Erasmus+ Incoming Students”
v.vodenicharov@medfac.mu-sofia.bg
ASSOC. PROF. Y.ASSYOV DM
Coordinator “Erasmus+ Outgoing Bulgarian Students”
ASSOC.PROF. STEPHAN NAIDENOV, DM
Coordinator “Erasmus+ Outgoing Foreign Students”
ASSOC.PROF. L. TRAIKOV
Coordinator “Erasmus+ Preclinical Students”
e-mail: ltraikov@medfac.mu-sofia.bg
2 Zdrave st., floor 4, office 416, Sofia 1431
ASSOC. PROF. ANNA VALERIEVA
Coordinator “Incoming students”
Faculty of Dental Medicine
1, St. Georgi Sofiiski, Sofia 1431
PROF. M. DENCHEVA , PHD
Faculty of Pharmacy
2 Dunav Str. Sofia 1000
PROF. M.KONDEVA-BURDINA
Faculty of Public Health “Prof. Tzecomir Vodenitcharov, MD, PhD, DSc”
CHIEF. ASSIST. PROF. S. GEORGIEV, PHD
s.georgiev@foz.mu-sofia.bg