▁October ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁High er ▁Techn ical ▁School ▁( l ater ▁renamed ▁to ▁State ▁Poly techn ic ), ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁independent ▁institution ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁when ▁the ▁Poly techn ic ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁four ▁separate ▁technical ▁instit utes . ▁It ▁has ▁had ▁its ▁present ▁name ▁and ▁university ▁status ▁since ▁ 2 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁has ▁ 1 4 ▁main ▁fac ult ies ▁based ▁in ▁Sof ia , ▁P lov div ▁and ▁Sl iven , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ 3 ▁additional ▁ones ▁with ▁education ▁only ▁in ▁foreign ▁languages ▁— ▁German , ▁English ▁and ▁French . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁With ▁Dec ree ▁No ▁ 2 3 7 , ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁Gazette ▁issue ▁ 2 4 8 ▁from ▁ 2 4 . 1 0 . 1 9 4 5 , ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Bulg aria , ▁a ▁school ▁called ▁" State ▁Poly techn ic " ▁is ▁created ▁with ▁Mechan ical ▁engineering ▁fac ulty ▁with ▁four ▁divisions ▁- ▁ ▁mechanical ▁engineering , ▁elect rical ▁engineering ▁and ▁min ing ▁and ▁ge ology . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁the ▁State ▁Poly techn ic ▁was ▁split ▁into ▁four ▁new ▁higher ▁instit utes , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Mechan ical ▁and ▁Elect rical ▁Engineering . ▁It ▁had ▁two ▁fac ult ies ▁- ▁one ▁of ▁mechanical ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁elect rical ▁engineering . ▁ ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5