WELCOME TO SOFIA,

BULGARIA

Come with us and see what your exchange

program is going to bring you.
POPULATION: 7 MILLIONS

AREA: 110,993 SQ KM

LOCATION: EUROPE

MAJOR LANGUAGE:
BULGARIAN

MAJOR RELIGION:
ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY

MEMBER OF THE EU SINCE

2007
 SOFIA
AIRPORT

Your contact person

will wait for you at
the airport at the
time you arrive.
Ifyou are
coming by
bus, your
CP will be at
the central
bus station.
THEN HE/SHE WILL SHOW YOU YOUR
HOSTEL.
 Students town is the
place where are
situated dormitories
for students from all
universities in Sofia.
 Rooms with 2 beds,
WC/bathroom. You will
be placed in the
dormitory of the
medical university.
You will have all your
colleagues around
you. Shops, laundry, fast food, canteen
nearby
 24 hours security
guard.
 Parking space
WHAT TO DO YOUR FIRST DAY?
 First you will need to
exchange money. It
is better to do it in a
bank office
 You can only pay in
Bulgarian levas
 1 Euro = 1.95 levas

 1 lev = 100 stotinki

 Your CP will show TRANSPORT
you the bus stop
where you can take
S
the bus for the
university.
 You can use tickets
 You can also use
or a card. tram,
- One way ticket
is 0.70 lv
 Trolleybus,
- Card for one
bus line for a month
is 20 lv. You can use  Metro,
the same bus to go
to the university and  Taxi (0.70lv per km)
to the center of the
town.
NORMAL AND STRANGE ONES 
FOOD AND DRINK
 There is so many
different kinds of
food here – from the
national Bulgarian
cuisine to the
Japanese Sushi Bars.
 You will enjoy all
these different
tastes.
BULGARIA IS PRODUCING A WIDE VARIETY
OF VEGETABLES AND FRUITS. FRESH
PRODUCTS ARE CHEEP AND TASTY 
TASTE THE PIQUANT FLAVOUR OF
THE BULGARIAN TRADITIONAL
CUISINE
MMMMM… YOU WILL LOVE IT
OUR CLINICAL CENTERS

University Hospital
Saint Ekaterina
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
ALEKSANDROVSKA
PRECLINICAL BUILDINGS
 In the University:
 You will be introduces by your CP in the
department you have chosen.
 You will be working there for about 5 hours from
Monday to Friday.
 You will have your tutor who speaks English
 You will have Internet access
 You will be able to have lunch at the students
canteen
 You will end your work there with a certificate
from IFMSA
YOU WILL VISIT SOFIA
NATIONAL THEATER
 THE PALACE OF THE
ANCIENT BULGARIAN TZAR
THE CATHEDRAL ST. ALEXANDER
NEVSKI
NATIONAL PALACE OF CULTURE
(VERY CLOSE TO THE MEDICAL
UNIVERSITY)
SOFIA UNIVERSITY
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HISTORY
SOCIAL PROGRAM OUT OF
SOFIA
We invite you to join us and to explore
Bulgaria with us!
EVERY WEEK-END WE ORGANIZE
SOME TRIP
 5-6 July Plovdiv
 12-13 July Rila Monastery

 19-20 July Veliko Tarnovo

 24-26 July Black sea

 2-3 August Vitosha mountain

 9-10 August Plovdiv

 16-17 August Veliko Tarnovo

 23-24 August Rila Monastery

 28-30 August Black sea

PLOVDIV
RILA MONASTERY
VELIKO TARNOVO
BLACK SEA
VARNA
KITEN
GREAT TIME, GREAT PEOPLE, LOVELY
PLACES…
 The social program
is not for free!
That’s why we ask
you to confirm that
you want to
participate before
you come.
 Ask your contact
person for more info
(prices, hotels,
tickets)
LAST BUT NOT
LEAST WE WILL
SHOW YOU HOW
BULGARIAN
STUDENTS HAVE
FUN
WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU!

Petia LEO Hristo LORE

AND OUR FRIENDS… WHO WILL BE
YOURS TOO
SEE YOU SOON IN SOFIA!