New Bulgarian University was established on 18 September 1991 with a resolution by Bulgarian Parliament. The National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency, which reviews Bulgaria’s higher education teaching, granted NBU maximum accreditation in three consecutive accreditations in 2001, 2006 and 2012. Since 2004, NBU is an accredited partner of the Open University UK.

New Bulgarian University pioneered the introduction in Bulgaria of a credit system, Professional Bachelor’s, Bachelor’s and Master’s programs, distance and continuing education.  The list of NBU Honorary Doctors and Honorary Professors include individuals of international renown such as Richard Rorty, Vera Mutafchieva, Julia Kristeva, Jean-Pierre Vernant, Milcho Leviev, Robert Young, Raina Kabaivanska, Lord Ralf Darendorf, Terry Eagleton, Geert Hofstede, Daniel Libeskind, Ennio Morricone etc. 

The mission of New Bulgarian University is to be an autonomous liberal education institution dedicated to the advancement of university education by offering accessible and affordable opportunities for interdisciplinary and specialized education and research of high quality. Bringing its academic potential to the service of society, the University prepares its graduates for the challenges of modern democratic life cultivating critical and creative thinking, sensitivity to cultural difference, and problem‐solving.

NBU prepares graduates for opportunities in the business and professional world in the following subject areas: Human Sciences and Humanities; Natural Sciences and Modern Technologies; and Arts.

新保加利亚大学位于保加利亚首都索菲亚，建立于1991年9月18日，是多语种综合大学联盟委员会的成员。学校以培养本科，硕士及博士为方向，设有多个教学管理中心和系部。新保加利亚大学具备全新的教学理念及全新的教育课程安排。学校现有在校师生8000多人。新保加利亚大学的专业课程包括：行政与管理、人类学、虚拟艺术、语言与文学、自然科学、经济学、信息科学、历史、计算机媒体、文化与艺术、酒店与饭店管理、大众传媒、网络技术、音乐、塑料艺术、设计与建筑、政治学、心理学、戏剧、电信、哲学、外国语言（英语研究、德语研究、西班牙语研究、古典研究、罗马研究等等）、工商管理、环境保护、公共关系等等。