Medical University - Pleven is one of the five medical universities in Bulgaria. It was established in 1974, expanding the horizons, size and reputation of the Pleven City Hospital, founded in 1865. Today, combining traditions of the past with the opportunities of the present, it incorporates educational and therapeutic facilities, contemporary pre-clinical base, University Hospital with more than 1,000 beds and clinics in all major medical fields, as well as a large number of specialized clinics and research units with modern diagnostic and therapeutic equipment. These are efficiently used to treat patients, train students, trainee physicians, postgraduates, and for research work. The educational process in MU-Pleven is carried out in three Faculties, a Medical College and a specialized Department: - Faculty of Medicine - Faculty of Public Health - Faculty of Health Care - Medical College - Department of Language and Specialized Training The University has all the necessary theoretic, pre-clinical and clinical departments required for higher medical education. More than 6000 Bulgarian and international students from over 30 countries including Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine, Moldova, Greece, Turkey, Nigeria, Albania, Cyprus, Congo, Syria, Algeria, USA, Japan, Great Britain, and France, have graduated from the University.