University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy (UACEG)

The department was founded in 1950 under the name Land Management.
In 1992 it merges the Research Laboratory and the new unit is named Land Management and Agrarian Development department.

 The history of the Department of Applied Geodesy begins shortly after the establishment of the Higher Technical School in 1942, from which UACEG originated. The initial name was Cadastre and Land Consolidation, in 1947 the department was renamed Cadastre and Land Management. The name Applied Geodesy was given in 1948. In 1973, the department merged with the Department of Geodesy, forming the direction of Applied Geodesy. Restoration of the Department of Applied Geodesy took place in 2001. After an administrative reform in 2019, the Department of Descriptive Geometry and Engineering and Construction Graphics was merged into the Department of Applied Geodesy, forming two directions within the department: Applied Geodesy and Descriptive Geometry and Engineering and Construction Graphics.
Direction Applied Geodesy:
The subjects taught in the Applied Geodesy direction are related to development planning and investment design; geodetic activities in the stage of preliminary studies, design and construction of buildings and various engineering facilities, monitoring their deformations, surveying, geodetic works of water areas, etc. The direction carries out education in two main directions:
• Disciplines in the field of applied geodesy for students from the Faculty of Geodesy from III, IV and V year. The disciplines are mainly of an applied nature and concern geodetic activities in the stage of preliminary studies, design and construction of buildings, engineering facilities, etc.
• Disciplines for students from the Faculty of Architecture, Structural Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering and Transportation Engineering - The training of students from the other faculties is mainly in the subject of Engineering Geodesy, and for each faculty the content of the subject is related to the specifics of the relevant specialty. Several other disciplines are also taught, the purpose of which is to give basic knowledge to students from other specialties, regarding urban planning and investment design.

The direction of Applied geodesy educates students in the following disciplines:

• Detailed Development Plans (DDP)
• Vertical Planning (Grading),
• Engineering Geodesy – part I
• Engineering Geodesy – part II
• Engineering Geodesy Structural Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering and Transportation Engineering
• 3D modeling in Vertical Planning,
• Hydrographic Measurements
• Surveying Research and Monitoring of Aquatories
• Surveying Works in the Design of Infrastructure and Complex Projects
• Administrative Services in Civil Engineering
• Mine Surveying,
• Precise Engineering Geodetic Works
• Geodesy and Vertical Planning - for students from the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Landscape Planning program
• Introduction in Town Regulation and Vertical Planning - for students from the Faculty of Geodesy - Land Use Planning and Real Estate Management program

Direction Descriptive Geometry and Engineering and Construction Graphics:
Descriptive geometry is a vital general subject. It complements mathematical skills and enhances the spatial imagination of future engineers. Descriptive geometry is a science that studies the methods of depicting spatial objects through plane drawings. It also considers methods by which the shapes, sizes and relative positions of the depicted objects can be determined from the obtained images. Descriptive geometry helps future engineers acquire the design graphic abilities they need to create their own quality drawings and correctly read others' drawings.
Descriptive geometry helps has been taught since the introduction of higher engineering education in Bulgaria. With the opening of the Higher Technical School in 1942, a department headed by Prof. Arkadi Stoyanov was founded, which taught mathematics, mechanics, descriptive geometry and technical drawing. The lectures were delivered by Prof. Dimitar Tabakov, and the seminars were led by Assoc. Prof. Blagovest Dolapchiev - both from the then Sofia State University Kliment Ohridski. The Department of Descriptive Geometry and Technical Drawing was established as an independent department in 1943. Its founder and first head was Prof. Nikola Uzunov.
The direction teaches two subjects:

•   Descriptive Geometry is taught to first-year students of all programs in the UACEG;
• Engineering and Construction Graphics. The subject Technical Drawing was renamed Engineering and Construction Graphics in 2003, and in 2006, the department was also renamed Descriptive Geometry and Engineering and Construction Graphics. This subject is taught to first-year students from the Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Water and Sewerage Engineering and Hydraulic Engineering programs. The goal is for students to get acquainted with the basic standards of BDS and international ISO standards, as well as to master the drawing technique.

The department was founded in 1942 as Photogrammetry, Topography and Cadastre department.
In 1945, a new department Photogrammetry and Topography derives from the primary department. In 1948 the new department is renamed Photogrammetry.