Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski is the first school of higher education in Bulgaria. Established in 1888, the University is exemplary in terms of its scietific research and educational activities, both of them enjoying wide cultural and social significance.

The University forms the nucleus of the Bulgarian scientific and cultural elite and enlightens the Bulgarian national self-consciousness. It contributes significantly to the Bulgarian participation in the global development of science and education and plays an active role in preparing and conducting policies of national, regional and international significance.
Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski has the mision to safeguard, enrich and carry through the centuries the spirit of knowledge and the aspirations of humanity to knowledge and truth. The University is the center of the development of science and the education of students in all domains of life; it also cultivates highly educated, nationally responsible personalities who will lead the Bulgarian nation to spiritual feats and social welfare.

The University’s objective is to assert its role as an academic, scientific and cultural center of European standing. According to its vision statement the educational programs of Sofia University must constantly meet European quality standards and approximate the leading world criteria; the University aims at maintaining the level of the best practices in the development, management and the implementation of scientific achievements in vitally important walks of social life and in the life of the separate individual; the University will continue to expand its pivotal role in the setting up and development of projects, policies and strategies for the development of the country. Last but not least, the University does its best to assert its leadership position in education, science and the key projects in social development.