The Technical University of Varna is a state university in Varna, Bulgaria, founded in 1962.HistoryTechnical facultyIn the early 1940s, the State University in Varna, St. Cyril Slavyanobulgarski (Bulgarian: Държавния университет „Свети Кирил Славянобългарски“) had two faculties, Economics and Technology. These faculties formed the foundation of the Technical University of Varna and MEI-Varna. The city of Varna had expertise in areas such as shipbuilding, mechanics, and building auto-body parts. That knowledge and experience led to the development of the technical faculty into an institution. In the 1950s, professors and engineers from other technical universities joined the State University.The main areas of study were: EngineeringNaval Architecture and Marine EngineeringElectrical engineeringBuilding architectureIndustrial chemistry The lecture courses and practical engineering work were carried out in the State University/University of Economics-Varna building. From 1958, the State University was composed of 30 departments.Mechanical-Electrical Engineering InstituteBy order of the Bulgarian Socialist Party in 1962, a '''Mechanical-Electrical Engineering Institute (MEI-Varna) (Bulgarian: Машинно-електротехнически институт (МЕИ-Варна)(academia)|rectorBulgarian Socialist Party]] (chancellor), provided a stable beginning for the institute and established it as an important regional institution. In 1962, seven disciplines were included in the MEI-Varna: