The agreement to set the BVU up was signed by the Rectors of 37 Universities and the Directors of 27 Institutes of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
As Professor Y. Kouzmanova, PhD, Chairman of the Council of Rectors, stated in her welcoming speech, This is the first realistic step towards the integration of the universities in Bulgaria.
[citation needed] BVU has not been established with the aim of becoming a governing body, thus restricting and taking over some of the functions of the regional universities.
Another equally important goal of BVU is to promote the integration of the Bulgarian with the European and world virtual educational space.
Besides serving successfully as a portal to the regional universities, this site allows an interested person to start his search from a specific area of higher education, and going through the professional field, to find a relevant degree programme, and, eventually, the sites of the universities offering Bachelor courses in this programme.