administration of already won projects, following their entire life cycle - from concept development, writing a project proposal, administration, coordination and reporting of the project, as well as activities in partnership with other university structures, such as developing strategies for publicity, legal support and accounting. New project opportunities are constantly explored in connection with the academic fields developed at MU of Plovdiv. Some of the currently active projects are: iHelp (with 15 international partners, Horizon 2020), Idea to Impact (with 15 international partners, Horizon 2020). Students Student profile More than 6,000 students from 66 countries from all continents are studying in 10 bachelor's and 5 master's programs (January 2022) at the Medical University of Plovdiv. Foreign students account for 60.40% of all students in Medicine, 43.80% in Dental medicine and 14.8% in Pharmacy. Our foreign students come from Europe (Austria, Albania, Belgium, Great Britain, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Kosovo, Latvia, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Serbia, Ukraine , Finland, France, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden), Australia and New Zealand, Asia (Afghanistan, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, China, Malaysia, Nepal, Lebanon, Pakistan, Syria , Turkey, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Japan), North America (Canada, USA) and Africa (Morocco, Nigeria, Seychelles, Republic of South Africa). Student organizations Student council The Student Council is a body aimed at expressing and protecting the common interests of students and doctoral students studying at the Medical University of Plovdiv, regulated in the Higher Education Act. The Student Council consists of student and doctoral student representatives, chosen by elections. The Council has a mandate of two years and functions on the principles of voluntariness, equality, proportionality, independence, transparency, good faith, correctness and ethics. Its activity is regulated by the Regulations for the structure and activity of the Student Council at MU of Plovdiv and includes: participation of a representative in the National Representation of Student Councils; participation in determining the curricula, programs and structure of studied disciplines; participation in the maintenance of the quality of education; participation in determining the rules for the distribution of student scholarships, awards and grants; participation in the management of student dormitories; participation in the development of sports activities at the university; expressing an opinion on current issues at the university; creation of scientific student communities and publication of their scientific works; dissemination of information about upcoming events at the university and any other activity