The Technical University of Gabrovo is a state university conducting teaching for the academic degrees of Bachelor and Master in 18 degree courses and for the academic degree of Doctor in 31 degree courses. It was founded in 1964 as Polytechnical Institute. In 1972 it was transformed into Higher Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering for both full-time and part-time studies. In 1995 the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria gave it the status of Technical University (TU).

The Technical University of Gabrovo was one of the first higher education institutions in Bulgaria to be granted full institutional accreditation by the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency starting from the academic year 1999/2000.