The Vassil Levski National Sports Academy (Bulgarian: Национална Спортна Академия "Васил Левски"), commonly referred to as the NSA, is Bulgaria's premiere higher education institution specializing in teaching physical education.
The academy was established in 1942 by a decree of Tsar Boris III as the Higher School for Physical Education (Висше Уилище за Телесно Възпитание).
[2] It was named Higher Institute for Physical Education and Sport (Висш Институт за Физическо Възпитание и Спорт) from 1953 to 1995.
The university offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in a wide variety of sports-related disciplines.
Curricula are distributed among three faculties: The alumni of the National Sports Academy have found professional realization as: National Sports Academy men's basketball team won Bulgarian Cup in 1964.