The Astronomical center (AC) is established as a structure of Shumen University in 1997. Its main activities are: realisation of the education of students in astronomy and popularisation of the astronomy. In 1999 astronomical dome for the 15-cm telescope was built. The new equipment provided a possibility to observe the total solar eclipse during the same year. The staff of the AC carries out scientific investigations in the area of the variable stars which results are published in the main astronomical journals. It participates in the work on 2 international and 6 national scientific projects.

Especially useful and successful is the joint work (since 1987) with astronomers of the Pedagogical Academy and Jagiellonian University in Krakow