Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski is the first Bulgarian high academic school establishment. It was established in 1888 and its history is an embodiment and a continuation of the centurylong cultural and educational tradition of the Bulgarian nation. Gradually, Sofia University has become one of the most highly reputable centers of science on the Balkans, a full-fledged university of the European type. Today Sofia University is the biggest and most prestigious scientific hub in the country with 16 faculties with 119 special subjects being taught. Part of the global strategy of the University are its international activities. It is through the latter that many such a scientific activity is stimulated and the teaching process is facilitated. The University maintains interuniversity agreements with more than 80 universities from various countries, hundreds of joint participations in international projects of different types and multilateral contacts with scholars from all over the world.