Study in Bulgaria
Bulgaria hosts some 11,000 international students in higher education institutes each year – including Indian and South Asian students – and its Higher Educational Institutes offer a good variety of programmes in many different educational disciplines with a growing selection of English-taught courses. What’s more, degrees awarded in Bulgaria are fully recognised in EU member states and beyond.
BASIC INFORMATION
The Republic of Bulgaria is situated on the Balkan Peninsula in southeast Europe. To the north, the country borders Romania, to the south, it shares a border with Turkey and Greece, to the west, its neighbors are Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia, and to the east, it looks on to the Black Sea. Bulgaria enjoys a moderate climate with four seasons – fresh and rainy spring, hot and dry summer, warm and colorful autumn and chilly and snowy winter. Sofia, its historic capital city, is located at the foot of the Vitosha Mountain and is home to many of the country’s universities, cultural institutions and businesses. Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s second city, will be one of two European Cities of Culture in 2019. The Republic of Bulgaria became a member of the European Union in 2007 and of NATO – The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation – in 2004. Bulgaria is a parliamentary democracy and it applies the principles of rule of the law, open market economy and equal opportunities. Bulgaria has a population of around 7 million and Bulgarian is the official language of the country. If we talk about the education system of Bulgaria which attracted foreigners, there are alot of universities in Bulgaria for international students.
This multiple-level structure education system helps to study in Bulgaria for international students. Under the Higher Education Law, universities, specialized institutes, and colleges are classified as higher educational institutions in Bulgaria. The European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) and the Diploma supplement were implemented in 2004 under the Higher Education Act. As a member of the EU, degrees awarded by Bulgarian Higher Education institutions are fully recognised in all EU member states and beyond. According to UNESCO latest statistics, Bulgaria hosted more than 11,000 international tertiary level students in higher education institutions in 2012 – with a small but significant to the country number of internationally-mobile Indian students. From third world countries the medical students can also avail the facility of medical schools in Bulgaria.
THE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM
The Higher Education Act passed by the National Parliament in 1995 provides the legal framework of the country’s higher education system. The law introduces the following multiple- level structure of academic qualifications:
Certificate of professional qualification – upon completing a three-year course at institutes and colleges;
Bachelor’s degree – upon completing a four-year programme;
Master’s degree – obtained after fulfilling a five year programme at a university, or 1,5 years for Bachelor’s degree holders;
PhD – three-year post-university, research based programmes.
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