2. About IUC
International University College (IUC) is an independent higher education private
business schoolinBulgaria,established in1996;
Granted institutional accreditation by the National Agency of Evaluation and
AccreditationinBulgariain1998;operatesas aself-managedentity;
ThreecampuseswithmodernfacilitiesinVarna,DobrichandSofia-Bulgaria;
At present more than1000 students study at IUC, 20% of which are international students
coming from over 30 countries such as: Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Spain, India, Nepali,
Kazakhstanetc.;
Academic cooperation between IUC, Bulgaria and Cardiff Metropolitan University
(Cardiff Met), UK / /, offering our students the opportunity towww.cardiffmet.ac.uk
graduate with two Bachelor degrees - Bulgarian BA and BA (Hons)/Bsc (Hons) from
CardiffMetropolitanUniversity(CardiffMet);
IUC has an academic partnership as well with: Business & Hotel Management School,
Lucerne, Switzerland / /; University College Birmingham (UCB), UK/www.bhms.ch/
www.ucb.ac.uk; Stenden University, the Netherlands / /; Ecolewww.stenden.com
Superieure de Commerce de Saint Etienne, France / /;/www.esc-saint-etienne.fr/
InternationalSchoolof LawandBusiness, Lithuania / /.www.islb.eu
IUC intherankings
For detailedinformationaboutIUC intherankings,pleasefollowthislink:IUC_Rankings
U-Multirank- pleaselook HERE
SocialScienceResearchNetwork(SSRN) - pleaselook HERE
Eduniversal - pleaselook HERE
Webometrics - pleaselook HERE
BestMastersworldranking - pleaselook HERE
Rankingof Bulgarianhighereducationinstitutions-pleaselookHERE
Engaging IUC students can be cost - effective solution for some special events and/or
short-termprojectsof theemployer;
IUC studentsmayoffernewideasandinnovativeapproaches;
IUC studentsareself-motivatedandeagertogetexperience;
Mentoring IUC student provides employer`s staff member an opportunity to develop
supervisory skills;
IUC studentcanbeevaluatedandtrainedfor possiblefutureemployment.
IUC Career Center
How would engaging a student of ours on an internship benefits the employer
3. Bachelor programmes - :IUC_Bachelor_Programmes
BA (Hons) International Hospitality Management - in the field of Tourism and
Hospitality;
BA (Hons) Business and Management Studies - in the field of Management, Trade,
Marketing,Humanresources,DistributionandLogistics,PR;
BA (Hons) International Business Management - in the field of Management, Banking,
Production,Insurance,DistributionandLogistics,Consulting,Accounting;
BA(Hons) InternationalTourismManagement- inthefieldofTourismandHospitality;
BSc (Hons) Business Information Systems - in the field of Information technology;
Master programmes - :IUC_Master_Programmes
MBA (Master of Business Administration) - leader positionsin all sectors;
MSc International Hospitality and Tourism Management - leader positions in the
field of Tourism and Hospitality.
Why choose IUC students
Programmes fully taught in English;
Experienced studying in multi-cultural environment;
“Soft skills” learning, embedded in the curriculum such as communication skills,
conflict management, human relations, making presentations, team work and etc.
Practice-oriented and career-focused programmes;
A good balance between theoretical and practical skills; Internships are embedded in the
curriculum and they are mandatory for each student at IUC;
Possibility for taking a student as an Intern for up to 5 months;
IUC students have a solid track record of Internships - Raiffeisen Bank ;www.rbb.bg/en
Hewlett Packard ; IBM ; Taxback ;www8.hp.com/bg /www.ibm.com/ /www.taxback.com
Aiesec ; Pricewaterhouse Coopers ; Nestlehttps://www.aiesec.org/ /www.pwc.com/
/www.nestle.bg/bg /www.1stonlinesolutions.bg/; First Online Solutions ; Animafest
/www.animafest.hr/en http://www.sk13.com; Hydrostroy JSC ; Melia Hotels
/http://www.melia.com www.hiexpress.com; Holiday Inn Express ; Grifid Hotels
http://www.grifidhotels.com http://www.iberostar.com; Ibero Star Hotels ; Victoria Group
Hotels ; Barcelo Hotels ; Albenahttp://www.victoriagroup.bg/ http://www.barcelo.com
AG andetc.;albena.bg
Highly skilled and worldwide recognised lecturers.
IUC Career Center
IUC programmes and student career prospects
4. IUC Career Center
About IUC CareerCenter
The center was founded in 2006 Academic Year. Since then, we have been preparing
undergraduates, graduates, and alumni to make informed decisions about their futures by providing
resources, programmes, and counseling on career development, internships, employment, and
continuingeducation.
Full contact details of IUC Career Center
Contactperson:PetyaTodorova–HeadofIUC CareerCenter
T:+359 58655639;Fax:+35958605760
M:+359882370015
E-mail:experience@vumk.eu
www.vumk.eu
3“Bulgaria”Str., Dobrich,9300
Bulgaria
Employer`sprofilewhich corporationwearelookingfor
Ifyouareacompany,which
operatesonthefieldof Economic, Management,Marketing,TourismandHospitalityor IT;
readytoshareitsexperience,knowledgeandinspiration;
willingtocontributetostudentsprofessionalskills;
determinanttomakeadifferenceinstudentslifeandprofessionalgrowth
feelfreetocontactus on experience@vumk.eu
Employees rolessuitableforourstudents:
Front-of -house roleswithadirectcontactwithcustomers;
Back-of-house roleswithinthefollowingdepartments:
MarketingandPR;
Humanresources - recruitmentandselection,training;healthandsafety;
FinanceandAccounting - controldepartments(*stock/inventorycontrol);
Informationtechnology,softwareengineering;
Allacademicoradministrativedepartments.
*Itispreferablyforour studentstomakeInternships inanEnglishspeakingenvironment!
5. IUC Career Center
IUC student`s profile
Young, well educated, hardworking and dedicated first, second year students and recent graduates
withEUandnon EUcitizenship;withverygood Englishskills.
Types ofInternship wearelookingforIUC students
Paid internships - The rate of remuneration is determined by company`s polices
Unpaid internships - IUC is committed to support its students and strives to provide a
financial support in the framework of “Erasmus +” programme, as long as this will significantly
contribute the students professional skills development; refers to all EU countries, Iceland,
Lichtenshein,Norway,Shitzerland,MacedoniaandTurkeyonly!
Length ofthe Internship
Minimum 2 Months ; Maximum 3.5 Months (from beginning of June till mid-September) up to 5
Months (occasionally).
Thesuitable timeforengagingIUC students as Interns
For the first and the second year students, summer is the suitable time /from beginning of
Junetillmid-September/;
For recent graduates the suitable time is right after the end of their last academic year
/frombeginningof June/;
Alumni -throughthewholeyear,dependingonagreementbetweentheStudentandtheEmployer.
FeesforengagingIUC students as Interns - None
Services provided for employers free of charge by IUC Career Center
6. IUC Career Center
Step by step: Who does what?
Signing an “Agreement of cooperation” stipulating the terms and conditions for
cooperationbetweenIUC andtheEmployer/notmandatory/;
Sending a company`s short presentation to IUC Career Center, vacancies and profile
requirements;
The IUC Career Center matches the most suitable students or alumni, based on
requirements.Ashortlist will be submitted to the Employer for consideration and selection
ofpreferredcandidates;
Conducting interviews with selected students or alumni - the Employer is always advised to
conduct the interview; it could be done in person or through a video conference system or
Internet/Skype/;
SelectingandchoosingtherightInterns,basedon theIntern`sprofile;
If yes - filling and signing a “Student`s Internship Agreement” by the Employer, the
Intern and IUC, provided by IUC; indicating the official start date, the name and contact
information of the Intern`s supervisor; terms and condition under which this Internship will
befunded;ifno -IUC continueswithpresentinganothermatch;
IUC Career Center assist the chosen Intern/s with filling documents, obtaining visas,
receiving work permits, buying travel tickets, accommodation and overall support
throughoutalltheinternship;
The Employer meets the Intern when he/she arrive (not mandatory), supports the student
withtaxauthorities;
The Employer makes an Induction for Intern, regarding health and safety regulations, as
fire emergency evacuation arrangements; first aid regulations, legionella polices, how to
report accidents, incidents and unsafe conditions and est.; IUC provides the students with
Final evaluation report which should be filled in by the mentor, one week before the end of the
internship.