Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy

The Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy (Висше военноморско училище „Никола Вапцаров“) is the naval academy of Bulgaria and the most authoritative centre of maritime personnel education in the country. Based in the Black Sea port of Varna. The academy trains officers for the Navy and the Merchant Marine as well as specialists in all areas of the maritime business. The academy has its roots in the Machine School for the Navy, the first technical school in Bulgaria, established on 9th of January 1881. It used to train only engine-room ratings for the Navy, merchant vessels, workshops and plants. The first course of study to train navigational officers began in 1919. In 1942 the school was promoted as ‘His Majesty's Naval Academy’. It started...