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Rakovski National Defence College organizes an International Semester with cadets and students from partner military universities under the EU’s Erasmus + programme for the third time. On 8 March 2022 we welcomed 15 cadets from the Land Forces Academy “Nicolae Balchescu” in Sibiu, Romania. Eight cadets are on traineeship and will spend two months at […]

The Commandant of Rakovski National Defence College, Major General Grudi Angelov, PhD, took part in the ceremony of raising the national flag in front of the Monument to the Unknown Soldier and in the ceremonial inspection of troops and fireworks illumination at the National Assembly Square, Sofia, on the occasion of 3rd March  – the […]

In the spirit of the Revival tradition to pay special respect to our heroes, a ritual of presenting flowers was held to honour the feat and sacrifice of the Apostle of Bulgarian freedom Vasil Levski at his monument in the park of Rakovski National Defence College. On November 26, 2016, the monument was unveiled on […]

From 17 to 19 November, 2021, teachers of English from the National Defence Academy of Georgia – Lali Kurdadze and Lana Gigauri – visited Rakovski National Defence College (RNDC). Their visit was funded by the European Union’s Erasmus+ Programme for teaching mobility. The Georgian colleagues met the lecturers from the Language Training Department and exchanged […]

On November 11, 2021, the Language Training Department at Rakovski National Defence College celebrated its 70th anniversary. The celebration was held in a hybrid format in compliance with all anti-epidemic measures, and some of the participants and guests joined through the MS Teams online platform. Among the special guests were veteran teachers and representatives of […]

Solemn act of graduation of 86 students who have successfully completed master’s degree programmes in full-time and part-time modes of study at Rakovski National Defence College (RNDC) was conducted on 29 October, 2021. „Success will be with those who have a clear idea of ​​future tasks!“ With these words the President of the Republic of […]

The chaplain at the Church of the Holy Archangels, Rev. Jordan, served a funeral prayer in the memory of Georgi Stoykov Rakovski in the presence of the Commandant of the College, Major General Dr. Grudi Angelov, officers, sergeants, employees, military and civilian students. The servicemen and the civilian personnel then lined up in front and […]

On 5 October 2021, the Deputy-Commandant for Academics and Research Colonel Assoc. Prof. Dimitar Tashkov welcomed international students who are on Erasmus mobility at Rakovski National Defence College. Cadets from Ukraine and Azerbaijan will spend the winter semester at the College, while students from Italy and Poland will study here for 2 months.