During your studies, a variety of teaching methods will be put into practice. Apart from the traditional lectures, the university has introduced practical exercises and seminars with smaller student groups. In addition to this, the students can register for extracurricular activities and research groups organized by every department. It is through these extracurricular activities and research groups that the Medical University Pleven tries to meet its mission to integrate students. Thanks to the small teaching groups and seminars, it is also possible for the university to evaluate each student individually. The university has special teaching facilities for practical exercises and the dissection of human bodies. As this is an important part of the degree, attendance is mandatory. Students, who wish to achieve excellent marks, need to attend lessons regularly.

The teaching staff is highly qualified and possesses extensive scientific experience. The lectures at the MU Pleven school of medicine are held in 24 departments, by more than 60 professors and around 300 assistant professors. Most of the teaching staff are members of national and international scientific or medical societies and authors of research projects. Teaching is carried out using different teaching methods, including theoretical lectures and practical exercises in small groups and seminars. In addition, students can attend extracurricular lectures and participate in scientific circles organised by the departments. Practical lessons take up a maximum of 6 students at a time.

Assistant professors, responsible for the instruction of the student groups during the semester, continuously assess and evaluate the knowledge of the students in every subject. Exams are held for every subject at the end of the semester during the 45-day exam phase. The final evaluation of the students’ knowledge at the end of the degree is assessed by an extensive examination which includes theory and practice. This examination is carried out by the state examination board.

UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

The library of MU - Pleven is the only large specialized medical library in northwest and central northern Bulgaria, established in 1974 with the task of servicing the educational, scientific and diagnostic-medical work at the university and the university hospital. The library is divided into several sectors: Free Access Loan Service, Internet Reading Reader, Internet Reading Reader, Resource Center, Internet Room, Repositories, and Workrooms. The library serves the students, specialists, PhD students and lecturers at the Medical University - Pleven, the students and lecturers at the Medical College - Pleven, the doctors from the town and the whole region.

The collection of books and magazines in the library is done through purchases, subscriptions, donations and book exchange. In early 2012, MU Library has over 58,000 volumes of medical literature, textbooks, magazines, CDs, videos. Currently, 20 Western magazines, medical databases online and more than 50 Bulgarian medical journals are subscribed. 1995, the Library has been running a networking automation program for library processes with four working modules: cataloging, periodicals, loan services and a search engine. An electronic catalog of all books in the library since 1995, as well as a database of all magazines received from 1974 until now, has been produced and maintained.