The Department participates in the realization of the mission of the Technical University - Sofia by training specialists with a broad legal and humanitarian culture, possessing in-depth knowledge of the principles and mechanisms by which modern democratic society develops - worthy citizens of the Republic of Bulgaria and the European Union, upholding the prestige of:
- engineering;
- managerial profession.
In its current form, the Department of "Legal and Humanities" was established in 2009 as a primary unit of the Faculty of Economics at the Technical University - Sofia, and its first head was Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dimitar Cheneshev.
It originated on the basis of the Departments of "Humanities and Design" (1997–2009) and "Humanities" (1993–1996), whose heads in different years were:
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eng. P. Ganchev,
- Prof. Dr. G. Georgiev,
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Al. Nikov,
- Assoc. Dr. Eng. M. Denchev.
The activities of the Department of Legal and Humanities Sciences are focused on the following main areas:
- raising the level of teaching in legal and humanities disciplines to the highest world standards, with a view to the professional realization of the graduates of the Technical University and the development of their leadership potential;
- forming values, attitudes, and personal strategies for continuous self-improvement and development of students' creative abilities, which are adequate to the dynamic conditions for professional realization;
- improving the quality of research activities and full participation in the scientific life of the country, which contributes to establishing the Technical University as a leading educational and cultural institution in the Republic of Bulgaria.
The members of the faculty are specialized in leading universities and centers for humanities disciplines in the country and abroad. Their main publications are in the fields of:
Philosophy of Culture, Political Philosophy, Patent Law, Corporate Culture, Administrative Law, Organizational Behavior, Labor Law, Public and Marketing Communication, Business Ethics, Intercultural Communications, Contemporary Social Theories, etc.
The teachers of the Department of Legal and Humanities Sciences conduct teaching in legal and humanities disciplines at the bachelor's and master's levels in the specialties "Industrial Management", "Business Administration", and "Public Administration" at the Faculty of Economics, as well as in many of the specialties from other faculties of the Technical University - Sofia.
