Kotel itself does not have any universities but there are several cities located within 160 km of the town which do have institutions for higher education.The one furthest away is Gabrovo (159 km). It takes about 2h15 to get to the city and its Technical University. Stara Zagora is situated 147 km away and a drive there will take approximately 1h50. The city of Bourgas can be found in a distance of 124 km (1h30) and Veliko Tarnovo in 106 km (1h30). Shoumen is the closest city with a university and can be found 102 km away (1h30). To get further information on the universities in each of those and other cities, you can go on the particular link.
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