The Black Sea Universities Network (BSUN) began in 1998 as part of the
Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
The Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) is a regional international organization focusing on multilateral political and economic initiatives aimed at fostering cooperation, peace, stability and prosperity in the Black Sea ...
. The goal of this merger is the mutual exchange of experience in research and teaching and mutual recognition of qualifications, promotion of the mobility of teachers and students and the utilisation of international programmes to promote student exchanges. The organisation is based in
Constanța
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in
Romania
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(2018).
Pericles A. Mitkas has been President of BSUN since 2018. A current goal is to increase cooperation with the
Balkan Universities Network
The Balkan Universities Network or Balkan Universities Association (BAUNAS) is an association of universities in Southeast Europe. In its present form the body was created after the breakup of the SFR Yugoslavia and the end of the Yugoslav Wars. A ...
.
Presidents
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Adrian Bavaru
Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word ''adur'', meaning "sea" or "water".
The Adria was until the 8th century BC the m ...
Bucharest
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(1998-2000),
Suha Sevük Suha may refer to:
* Suha (given name), a Sanskrit or Arabic feminine given name. Meaning "Star"
* Suha (Bratunac), a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Suha, Živinice, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Suha, Iran, a village in Ardabil Provin ...
Ankara
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2000-2002),
Abel Maharramov
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Ioan Bostan
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Stefan Barudov
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* Stefan (given name)
* Stefan (surname)
* Ștefan, a Romanian given name and a surname
* Štefan, a Slavic given name and surname
* Stefan (footballer) (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
* Stefan Heym, pseudonym of Germa ...
Ukraine
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Moscow
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Tirana
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Tbilisi
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(2016-2018), Pericles A. Mitkas
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...
University of Tirana
The University of Tirana ( sq, Universiteti i Tiranës, abbreviated UT) is a public university located at the central borough of Tirana 10 in Tirana, Albania. It was established as the ''State University of Tirana'' in 1957 through merging of f ...
American University of Armenia
The American University of Armenia (AUA) ( hy, Հայաստանի ամերիկյան համալսարան, ՀԱՀ; ''Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran'', ''HAH'') is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Wes ...
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National Polytechnic University of Armenia
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Yerevan State Medical University
The Mkhitar Heratsi Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU, hy, Երեվանի Մխիթար Հերացու անվան Պետական Բժշկական Համալսարան), is an Armenian medical school, medical university located in Yerevan, Arme ...
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Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences
Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences ( hy, Երևանի Բրյուսովի անվան պետական լեզվահասարակագիտական համալսարան), is a public university in Yerevan the capital of Arm ...
Azerbaijan
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Azerbaijan Medical University
Azerbaijan Medical University named after Nariman Narimanov ( az, Azərbaycan Tibb Universiteti) is the formal name of the public medical school located in Baku, Azerbaijan. Due to difficulties with translation, the school is sometimes called: ...
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Azerbaijan State Academy Of Physical Education And Sport
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Azerbaijan State Agricultural University
Azerbaijan State Agricultural University ( az, Azərbaycan Dövlət Aqrar Universiteti, literally "Azerbaijan State Agricultural University"), also referred to as the Azerbaijan State Agricultural University (Az. AA), is a public university loca ...
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Azerbaidjan Institute of Technology
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Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts
Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts (ASUCA; az, Azərbaycan Dövlət Mədəniyyət və İncəsənət Universiteti) was founded in 1923 on the basis of the Baku Theatrical College. It is Azerbaijan's main state-funded institution of h ...
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Baku State University
Baku State University (BSU) ( az, Bakı Dövlət Universiteti (BDU)) is a public university located in Baku, Azerbaijan. Established in 1919 by the Parliament of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the university started with faculties of history an ...
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Baku Engineering University
Baku Engineering University ( az, Bakı Mühəndislik Universiteti) is a higher education institution which functions as a public legal entity under the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan Republic. Baku Engineering University aims to prepare en ...
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Baku Academy of Music
The Hajibeyov Baku Academy of Music ( Azeri: ''Hacıbəyov adına Bakı Musiqi Akademiyası'') is a music school in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was established in 1920 in Baku and was previously known as the Hajibeyov Azerbaijan State Conservatoire.
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Baku Academy of Music
The Hajibeyov Baku Academy of Music ( Azeri: ''Hacıbəyov adına Bakı Musiqi Akademiyası'') is a music school in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was established in 1920 in Baku and was previously known as the Hajibeyov Azerbaijan State Conservatoire.
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Baku Eurasian University
Baku Eurasian University ( az, Bakı Avrasiya Universiteti), is a private university located in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Affiliations
The university is a member of the Caucasus University Association Caucasus University Association is an association of ...
Qafqaz University
Qafqaz University (in Azerbaijani: Qafqaz Universiteti) was a private university located in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was founded in 1993 and was the first and the only foreign private university in the country. On 16 January 2017, it was decided by m ...
Medical University of Varna
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Technical University of Varna
The Technical University of Varna ( bg, Технически университет – Варна, often abbreviated as ТУ – Варна, TU – Varna) is a state university in Varna, Bulgaria, founded in 1962.
History
Technical faculty
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Sofia University
Sofia University, "St. Kliment Ohridski" at the University of Sofia, ( bg, Софийски университет „Св. Климент Охридски“, ''Sofijski universitet „Sv. Kliment Ohridski“'') is the oldest higher education i ...
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Veliko Tarnovo University
The St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo ( Bulgarian ''Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий“'') is a Bulgarian university based in Veliko Tarnovo.
History
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Tbilisi State University
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University ( ka, ივანე ჯავახიშვილის სახელობის თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი ''Ivane Javaxishvi ...
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Georgian Technical University
Georgian Technical University (GTU, formerly V.I. Lenin Georgian Polytechnical Institute) is the main and largest technical university of Georgia. It is located in the capital city of Tbilisi.
History
Georgian Technical University was founded ...
Tbilisi Public University Metekhi
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Greece
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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
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National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA; el, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, ''Ethnikó ke Kapodistriakó Panepistímio Athinón''), usually referred to simply as the Univers ...
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Athens University of Economics and Business
Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB; el, Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, ''Oikonomiko Panepistimio Athinon'', abbrev. ΟΠΑ, OPA) was founded in 1920 in Athens, Greece and is the oldest university in Gre ...
University of Ioannina
The University of Ioannina (UoI; Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων, ''Panepistimio Ioanninon'') is a university located 5 km southwest of Ioannina, Greece. The university was founded in 1964, as a charter of the Aristotle Uni ...
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Democritus University of Thrace
The Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH; el, Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης), established in July 1973, is based in Komotini, Greece and has campuses in the Thracian cities of Xanthi, Komotini, Alexandroupoli and O ...
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University of Thessaly
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University of Patras
The University of Patras (UPatras; el, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών, ''Panepistímio Patrón'') is a public university in Patras, Greece. It is the third-largest university in Greece with respect to the size of the student body, the ...
Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași
The Gheorghe Asachi Technical University ( ro, Universitatea Tehnică „Gheorghe Asachi” din Iași; acronym: TUIASI) is a public university located in Iași, Romania. Classified by the Ministry of Education as an ''advanced research and educ ...
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Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
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Mircea cel Bătrân Naval Academy
The Mircea cel Bătrân Naval Academy ( ro, Academia Navală "Mircea cel Bătrân") is a higher education institution based in the Black Sea port of Constanța that educates future officers for the Romanian Naval Forces, as well as maritime off ...
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Maritime University
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Geography
* Maritime Alps, a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps
* Maritime Region, a region in Togo
* Maritime Southeast Asia
* The Maritimes, the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Pri ...
Kuban State Technological University
Kuban State Technological University (Russian: ''Кубанский государственный технологический университет''), also referred to as the Kuban State University of Technology, is a Russian public technic ...
Saratov State University
Saratov Chernyshevsky State University (russian: Саратовский государственный университет имени Н. Г. Чернышевского, СГУ, transcribed as SGU) is a major higher education and research inst ...
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Southern Federal University
Southern Federal University (), abbreviated as SFedU () and formerly known as Rostov State University (1957–2006), is a public university in Rostov Oblast, Russia with campuses in Rostov-on-Don and Taganrog.
History
Southern Federal Univers ...
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Astrakhan State University
Astrakhan State University (formerly Astrakhan State Pedagogical University) is a university located in Astrakhan, Russian Federation. It was founded in 1932.
The traditional functions of Astrakhan State University include training specialist ...
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Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
The Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (russian: Российский университет дружбы народов), also known as RUDN University and, until 1992, Patrice Lumumba University in honor of the hero Patrice Lumumba, is a ...
Serbia
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University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade ( sr, / ) is a public university in Serbia. It is the oldest and largest modern university in Serbia.
Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac- ...
Turkey
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Trakya University
Trakya University ( tr, Trakya Üniversitesi), was established on July 20, 1982. The university is located in Edirne, at Turkey's European side (Eastern Thrace). Trakya University is a regional university with institutions and schools spread o ...
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Dokuz Eylül University
Dokuz Eylül University ( tr, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi) (DEÜ) is a university in İzmir, Turkey. It was founded in 1982 and is organized in 15 faculties. DEU is the first university which applied the problem-based learning method in Turkey, ...
Istanbul University
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, motto = tr, Tarihten Geleceğe Bilim Köprüsü
, mottoeng = Science Bridge from Past to the Future
, established = 1453 1846 1933
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Atatürk University
Atatürk University ( tr, Atatürk Üniversitesi) is a land-grant university established in 1957 in Erzurum, Turkey. The university consists of 23 faculties, 18 colleges, 8 institutes and 30 research centers. Atatürk University's main campus i ...
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Yozgat Bozok University
Bozok University ( tr, Bozok Üniversitesi) is a university located in Yozgat, Turkey. It was established in 2006.
Affiliations
The University is a member of the Balkan Universities Network and Caucasus University Association Caucasus Unive ...
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Kırklareli University
The Kırklareli University was founded at 2007 under the administration of the Trakya University Rectorate Enver Duran. The university is based on a strong background of the Faculty of Engineering, built at 1992.
The university has four facult ...
Alfred Nobel University
Alfred Nobel University, Ukraine ( uk, Університет імені Альфреда Нобеля) is a higher educational institution with the IV level of accreditation.
It is committed to enhancing innovative technologies in teaching and it ...
Dnipropetrovsk National University of Rail Transport
Dnipro National University of Railway Transport named after academician V. Lazaryan (DIIT) ( Ukrainian: Дніпровський національний університет залізничного транспорту імені В. Лаза� ...
National University - Odessa National Maritime Academy
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K. D. Ushynsky South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University
South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushinsky is a public university in the large city of Odesa. Founded in 1817, SUNPU is one of the oldest educational institutions of Ukraine and the first teaching one on the nor ...
Central Ukrainian Volodymyr Vynnychenko State Pedagogical University
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Ukrainian Academy of Banking of the National Bank of Ukraine
Ukrainian Academy of Banking of the National Bank of Ukraine is a state-owned higher educational institution within the system of the National Bank of Ukraine of the IVth level of accreditation. It is located in the city of Sumy, in the north ...
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National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy ( NaUKMA) ( uk, Національний університет «Києво-Могилянська академія» (НаУКМА)) is a national university, national, research university located i ...
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Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics
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Vinnytsia State Agrarian University
Vinnytsia ( ; uk, Вінниця, ; yi, װיניצע) is a city in west-central Ukraine, located on the banks of the Southern Bug.
It is the administrative center of Vinnytsia Oblast and the largest city in the historic region of Podillia ...
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Zaporizhia National Technical University
Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University is a Ukrainian university in Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine.
History
Russian Empire
Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University started in 1900 as a seven-year mechanical technical vocational college, p ...
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Zhytomyr State Technological University
Zhytomyr ( uk, Жито́мир, translit=Zhytomyr ; russian: Жито́мир, Zhitomir ; pl, Żytomierz ; yi, זשיטאָמיר, Zhitomir; german: Schytomyr ) is a city in the north of the western half of Ukraine. It is the administrativ ...
Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design
Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design (KNUTD) ( uk, Київський національний університет технологій та дизайну (КНУТД) is a university in Kyiv, Ukraine. Areas of knowledge taugh ...
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National University of Food Technologies
The National University of Food Technologies is a Ukrainian university located in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Campus
The campus includes eight buildings. Building "A" hosts the University administration section, Assembly Hall, Academic Council Hall, Dean ...