Software University (softuni.bg) Company presentation (May 2015)

1. Software University Sofia

2. Introduction & Team
• Founded in Nov 2013 by Svetlin Nakov & Hristo Tenchev as private education organization, focused on
providing quality practical education in the area of Software Engineering
• Some of Software University Trainers:
Svetlin Nakov Mario Peshev Ivan Vankov Mihail Stoynov Marian Marinov Vladimir Georgiev Boris Chervenkov
• Software University Management: • Key Software University Supporters:
Rossen Plevenliev
President of Republic Bulgaria
Yordanka Fandakova
Mayor of Sofia City
Hristo Tenchev
Founder XS Software
Invested by Rocket Internet GmbH
2012, 2013 Best BG Employer Award
Svetlin Nakov
15 years IT education experience
President Award “John Atanasov”
Founder of Telerik Academy

3. Achievements
• Over 8000 students have taken at least one SoftUni course over our
first year of existence
• Over 50 different courses took place throughout SoftUni’s first year
• Over 1000 videos with educational content uploaded in YouTube
with over 500 000 views
• Partnerships with over 50 Bulgarian (and foreign) software
companies
• Dual educational programs with 3 other Bulgarian universities and
colleges
• Free seminars on different interesting topics gather people twice a
week in SoftUni

4. Timeline & Numbers
January
2014
May 2014
September
2014
January
2015
May 2015
- Public Release - 1st module begins with 570
students
- 2nd module begins
- 2440 candidates for
first Preparation
session in March
- 1st module begins again with
340 more students
- 1st module begins again with
380 more students
- 2nd module begins
- 3rd module begins
- 1st module begins again with
400 more students
- 2nd module begins
- 3rd module begins
- The students from May 2014
graduate
• In conclusion:
 8500+ candidates overall
 1690+ students accepted
 First class of students graduate
with solid knowledge and skills in
software technologies, platforms
and programming languages

5. Education
• Software University offers 3 modules of education (6 months each) + 2 months preparation
• The curriculum is the following:
• SoftUni also organizes open courses on different topics and anyone can join.
Some of our past courses are:
• Linux System Administration
• Unity 3D Develoment
• Digital Marketing and SEO

6. Curriculum
• Students can study onsite (visiting our labs in Sofia) or online (watching video at home).
• There are scholarships for the top students – from SoftUni and from software
companies.
2
months
Basic
level
6
months
Fundamental
Level
2x6
months
Advanced
Level
• Includes the
preparatory
free course
“Programming
Basics”
• Includes module
“Fundamentals” -
it lays the
foundation of the
knowledge each
software engineer
needs to possess
• Includes modules
“Front-end
Development” and
“Back-end
Development”

7. For our students
• Software University provides a dynamic educational plan with duration of 20 months. During that time our students
undergo training of high intensity, during which they study various languages and platforms, developing their
knowledge and skills in programming.
• For our students we have built two training halls with capacity of 250 and 150 seats, equipped with high-end
projector screens, surround sound systems and modern computer configurations – everything to provide talents with
great training conditions.
• The quality of education is our first priority, therefore our trainers have proven technological expertise, accumulated
by real work in the software industry on practical projects and expertise in leading high efficient trainings.
• Our students have direct contact with the business, during the whole educational period in Software University. This
close collaboration with various software companies gives the young talents excellent chance to meet their future
employer.

8. Bachelor programs
• Bachelor Degree Programs: dual educational programs in partnership with other Bulgarian
universities
 E-Entrepreneurship
Dual study program with MTM College Sofia
Bachelor (Economics)
 Informatics and Computer Science
Dual study program with VFU Varna
Bachelor (Informatics)
 Software Engineering
Dual study program with BFU Burgas
Bachelor (Informatics)
We are also in discussions with other Bulgarian universities, aiming to cover more cities. More info: https://softuni.bg/majors

9. For the software industry
• Our students learn modern programming languages, platforms and technologies for software
development and tools, databases, web development and mobile applications. Software University is
ready to collaborate closely and effectively with the business, building strong and long-term relationships.
We can propose partnership in the following areas:
– Using our recruitment channels, the companies have direct contact with our talented students and the opportunity
the find and select their future employees.
– Through our partner packages, the companies would have the opportunity to promote and position their company
brand to thousands of young people with pure Interest in software development and get discounts for future
recruitment.
What’s unique?
 The job ads are specially targeting only IT specialists, who are educated in the Software University.
 You can point out requirements for the students, who have completed a given level of education,
who have the knowledge necessary for work in your company.
 You can interview the applicants or even give them a test.
 You can mentor students in order to get to know them or give scholarships to our young stars
in order to create a connection with them.

10. Recruitment
Job Portal
register your own
profile in the Job
portal of Software
University and post
your internship or job
offers, directed to the
students
Mentorship
Program
become part of our
mentorship program,
where you have
access to the top
students of Software
University
Scholarship
Program
our partner
companies have
early access to our
“Talents pool” –
beginner students
with top grades on
the entrance exam.
Specialized
Courses
conduct a custom
course with our
students, where
even more accurate
assessment and
selection can be
made
There are a few channels for recruitment that are different and more effective than the traditional ways:
Become our: diamond partner, platinum partner, gold partner, silver partner or bronze
partner and help us develop the learning process and support our cause!

11. Career Development
• Software University has launched its corporate program
• Launched with 50 partnerships with leading Bulgarian companies:
 https://softuni.bg/university/companies/partners
• Software University career platform offers (https://softuni.bg/companies):
For our students
• Receive guaranteed minimum
fixed salary level, rising with each
graduated education module
(semester)
• Have access to unique job offers
from leading software companies
• Have top software engineers and
managers from partner software
companies be their mentors
• Receive access to various
discounts for software & services
For the companies
• Can create extremely targeted job
offers or internships
• Choose among our top students –
companies have access to
student’s grades, teamwork
assignments, homework
assignments and more
• Suggest special courses in
interesting technologies and to
recruit students with the same
interests

12. Partners
• Some of our partners:

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15. Contact us
https://softuni.bg | info@softuni.bg | https://fb.com/SoftwareUniversity | https://twitter.com/softunibg