Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts

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The Academy of Music and Dance in Plovdiv commenced its existence in 1964 as a branch of the located in Sofia Bulgarian State Conservatoire of that time. The foundations of this initiative were laid by the renowned Bulgarian musician and vigorous figure of culture Professor Asen Diamandiev. A significant merit for the implementation of the idea is rendered to Professor Vladimir Avramov and Prof...essor Aleksandar Neynski, Chancellors of the Bulgarian State Conservatoire at that time.
In 1972 the Branch was reformed as an independent Higher Institute of Music and Pedagogy. That was the time to begin the education of the specialists in music and folklore, by means of which the mission of the new higher school attained unique nature. Professor Asen Diamandiev was elected to be its first chancellor.
In 1975 the education of specialists in choreography began, which in 1995 naturally resulted into a new rename of the higher school, this time into Academy of Music and Dance. Shortly afterwards, the education in the sphere of fine arts began. This quite naturally assumed the present image of the Academy as the Academy of Arts today. AMDFA is one of the four schools of arts in Bulgaria and the only one located outside the capital. It is among the first higher schools in Bulgaria to receive the regular state institutional accreditation (in 1998), as well as an accreditation for all academic subjects that the students are majoring in. In 2006 again it received an institutional accreditation with the highest rating "Very good".
Consecutively, chancellors of AMDFA are: Prof. Vladimir Avramov (1964-68), Prof. Aleksandar Neynki (1968-1972), Prof. Asen Diamandiev (1972-79), Prof. Nedyalcho Todorov (1979-83), Prof. Georgi Kanev (1983-89 and 1997-99), Prof. Ivan Spasov (1989-96), Prof. Atanas Slavchev (1999-2008), Ass. Prof. Dr. Vasilka Yoncheva (2008-12). Since 2012 Prof. Milcho Vasilev has been elected to be the Chancellor of AMDFA.
Till now, more than 6270 students have graduated the Academy, majoring in a wide professional variety of the "colourful pallet" of the various arts, as well as from the sphere of the pedagogical education related to them. The students are educated by bright figures, famous and recognized artists and scientists. They are the most faithful adherents and supporters of the young talents, who build their future here.
The diplomas provided by AMDFA are recognized everywhere, all over the world. The wide range of cooperation with the higher schools and reputable Bulgarian and foreign institutions of arts, provides many opportunities for them to show universally their abilities as well as for a professional development and a successful career growth.Till the moment, the education of the students is organized in four basic units:
The Faculty of Musical Pedagogy;
• The Faculty of Musical Folklore and Choreography;
• The Faculty of Fine Arts;
• The Department of Language and Specialized Education.
The Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts is a state-owned school of higher education, where students are educated for degrees of education and qualification as bachelors, masters and doctors.
A credit system is introduced in the curriculums, which is in conformity with the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
In 2013 AMDFA received an institutional accreditation from National Evaluationand Accreditation Agency with an evaluation of 9,19 and term of validity for six years and programme accreditation for the academic subjects with the same term.