The specialty "Mechanical Engineering and Instrumentation" is developing and establishing itself at TU-Sofia, Plovdiv branch, alongside a large-scale structural reform of the industry. In the city of Plovdiv and the region, large factories producing precision equipment, instruments, and household and military-industrial complex (MIC) products were concentrated. Now, many small and medium-sized private companies are being created that produce products and services in the field of precision engineering, electronics, as well as in the field of special products.

These include companies such as Optiks AD – Panagyurishte, Watts - MTB EAD Plovdiv, Liebherr-Hausgeraete Maritza EOOD, "ANDI"; "AMP" OOD, "ATARO-CLIMA" OOD, "AIGER-ENGINEERING", NITI-Kazanlak, Stroyproekt Sofia, "Optoelectronic" Panagyurishte, "NIIEN" EOOD Sofia, NEK-EAD "HIGH VOLTAGE NETWORKS" Sofia, Plovdiv Electric Transmission District, KCM AD Plovdiv, FOLD-INS OOD Plovdiv, etc., from which letters and feedback on the employment of students from the specialty have been received.

In recent years, it has become evident that engineers with a specialty in "Mechanical Engineering and Instrumentation" fit very well and flexibly into areas where work is done at the intersection of mechanical engineering and electronics, and electrical engineering.

There is a certain increased interest in the specialty among students from the Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Haskovo, and other regions of the country.

Specialists are also being trained for enterprises in the weapons and ammunition industry, such as VMZ "Sopot" with its subdivisions, "Arsenal" AD in Kazanlak and its subdivisions. The interest in the specialty from applicants interested in employment as engineers in the field of special instrumentation is constant. The need for training personnel for the weapons and ammunition industry is also dictated by the fact that such specialists are no longer trained abroad. The training of personnel in this direction is primarily related to the design and production of small arms, ammunition, and fuses.

Admission: Application and admission to the specialty is conducted through a document-based competition, in accordance with the Regulation on Admission of Students to the Technical University of Sofia.

For more information, you can visit the following web pages:

http://www.tu-plovdiv.bg/admission_article.php?article=12 - regarding "Rules for Admission to the Master's Degree (Second Cycle) for students who have completed a Bachelor's Degree (First Cycle) in the same specialty to which they are applying".

http://www.tu-plovdiv.bg/admission_article.php?article=21 - regarding "Rules for Admission to the Master's Degree (Second Cycle) for students who have completed a Bachelor's Degree (First Cycle) or a Master's Degree (Second Cycle) in a different specialty".

http://www.tu-plovdiv.bg/admission_article.php?article=40 - regarding "Rules for Admission to the Second Cycle of Higher Education 'Master' for students who have completed 'Professional Bachelor' in a specialty from the same professional field"

Access to further education: Graduates with a Master's degree can continue to a Doctoral degree in science and education. Students who have completed the corresponding degree can continue their education in the next degree in specialties and in other higher education institutions according to the requirements of the respective regulations.

In the first two semesters, students majoring in "Mechanical Engineering and Instrumentation" study 6 general mechanical engineering and 6 specialized disciplines, through which they acquire in-depth knowledge in the field of mechanical and instrumentation engineering and, depending on the chosen training module, in the field of control and measurement technology, precision technology, or technology and techniques for the production of small arms and ammunition.

The choice of training module is made using lists of mandatory electives. Through this choice, students can voluntarily study specific areas of mechanical and instrumentation engineering and acquire additional knowledge that satisfies their personal interests and enhances their mobility in their future careers.

The training in the educational and qualification level "Master" for the major "Mechanical Engineering and Instrumentation" concludes in the third semester with the development of a thesis, the topic of which is chosen at the student's discretion.

You can view the curriculum on the web page:

http://www.tu-plovdiv.bg/content/files/MUm_795.pdf

Engineers who have graduated with a specialization in "Mechanical Engineering and Instrumentation" find employment in companies engaged in the design, production, and operation of general mechanical engineering, control and measuring, and precision equipment, as well as in the security and defense systems in the field of design, production, and operation of small arms, ammunition, fuses, and igniters.