Career Success

Dessislava Kinova ('02): 'Update Your Dr…

_Alumna Dessislava Kinova ('02) is a successful hospitality management professional with over 10 years of leadership experience in the field and an MBA from Cesar Ritz College in Switzerland. In this interview for AUBG Today, she talks about the reasons why she transferred to AUBG from a U.S. university, the impact that her AUBG education had on her personal and professional development, and what led her to pursue a career path in hospitality man…

Maria Petrova ('95) Talks Renewable Energy, a…

Maria Petrova is a graduate of the first class of AUBG where she studied Business Administration. Today, she is an assistant director of a Master’s degree program [https://esm.georgetown.edu] for environment and sustainability in Georgetown University. In November, she will give a one-credit business course on managing energy transitions at our university. Maria is also the very first AUBGer that we feature in our newly launched podcast Skapto Stori…

Viktor Ilijev ('11) on Having the Courage to…

Viktor Ilijev is an alumnus from North Macedonia who graduated AUBG in 2011 with a major in Business Administration. Since then, he has gathered extensive marketing experience working for leading companies and launching his own projects. His startup bbdirector.com [https://www.bbdirector.com/start-here/] helps executives of small companies save time and close deals by developing client and brand strategy proposals.

Petar Georgiev (’16) on winning the EV Under 30 St…

_Petar Georgiev is a Bulgarian alumnus who graduated from AUBG in 2016. He majored in European Studies, as well as Political Science and International Relations. After graduating from the university, Petar continued his education in the College of Europe doing a Master’s Degree in EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies. Currently, he is the Head of Strategy and Partnership at e-mobility platform Ampeco and his work recently won him the EV Un…

Career Success

AUBG alumni strive to make a difference in the region and the world. The majority of our graduates start their careers almost immediately in a variety of social, economic, IT and political spheres. Others continue their studies in master’s and doctoral degree programs at top universities in Europe and the U.S.

Our graduates excel in professionalism, discipline and expertise—all gained through a skills-oriented education.

According to the fall 2016 AUBG alumni placement and salary survey, 99.8 per cent of the AUBG graduates are employed, 65 per cent get two or more job offers at graduation, 20 per cent earn more than $100,000/year, 11 per cent own or partner in companies, 50 per cent attain graduate degrees and 20 per cent of experienced alumni in the U.S. earn more than $250,000/year.