Aerospace Engineering and Communications Sofia University St.Kliment Ohridski

Overview

The Aerospace Engineering and Communications (ASEC) program at the Sofia University St.Kliment Ohridski was launched in the academic year 2012/13 and has already accumulated considerable experience in training in the field. 

It takes place in the Faculty of Physics, Sofia University, which is the faculty with the highest rank in the international university rankings, among all higher education institutions in Bulgaria. Research activity in the faculty is at an extremely high level and represents a solid basis for training and development in space technologies. Over the years, many motivated and capable students have been trained, some of whom have already achieved success in the field.

Key Facts

As part of their studies, graduates of ASEC acquire knowledge in the fields of aerospace engineering and wireless and satellite communications, covering the main activities of the modern space industry. In aerospace engineering, knowledge is acquired in the field of space physics, space weather and its influence on space and ground infrastructure, space methods of research and analysis, materials with aerospace applications, aerodynamics, orbital dynamics, space mission design and analysis, small spacecraft design and manufacture, spacecraft engines, navigation, telemetry, satellite power systems.

Satellite systems are unthinkable without appropriate communication systems and therefore the other essential part of the program involves the knowledge in the field of wireless communications with these devices, of the signals, channels, networks, and equipment of wireless and satellite communication systems. The topics covered include microwave communication devices and systems, microwave measurements, wireless networks and protocols, antennas and antenna arrays, and others.

Career

Graduates of the "Aerospace Engineering and Communications" program are prepared for practical work in the design, creation, assembly and maintenance of small aerospace devices and their communication equipment. In addition, they have both a general and a specific knowledge of the main applications of these devices, as well as the ability to propose and develop new applications.

Graduates of the master's program Aerospace Engineering and Communications (ASEC) from the Sofia University St.Kliment Ohridski receive solid knowledge and can work in companies and institutions in field related to the building and maintenance of small satellites and unmanned aerial systems, design and production of parts and systems for satellites, processing of satellite data and images, satellite navigation and telemetry (GPS systems), satellite communications, wireless and wired networks, electronics and information technology. They can continue their education as PhD students and apply for teaching positions.