On the 10th of September 2025, a follow-up visit of experts from the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) took place in the city of Burgas. The experts' visit was related to the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency's (NEAA) review against the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG) that took place in 2022-2023. Tхe visit was hosted by the Burgas Free University.

The ENQA experts who carried out the follow-up were Caty Duykaerts and Helka Luodelahti. Prof. Dr. Eliza Stefanova, President of NEAA, Albena Mihaylova, Secretary-General of NEAA, and Dyani Kurulenko, Senior Expert in "International Cooperation" represented the NEAA.

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During the event, the experts also held two meetings with local stakeholders invited by NEAA. The first meeting was with representatives of the universities in Burgas – Burgas State University "Prof. Assen Zlatarov" and Burgas Free University, as well as with representatives of universities with regional units in the city – Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski," the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts "Krastyo Sarafov," and the National Academy of Arts. The second meeting involved Dimitar Nikolov, Mayor of Burgas, along with representatives of Burgas Municipality and local hospitals.