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Additional competition for doctoral students for the 2014–2015 academic year

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The Institute for the State and the Law at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences announces a competition for doctoral students in the following doctoral programmes:

Constitutional Law of the Republic of Bulgaria: 1 place in part-time study;

​Administrative Law and Administrative Procedure: 1 place in part-time study;

Civil and Family Law: 1 place in part-time study;

Commercial / Business Law: 1 place in full-time study;

International Law and International Relations: 2 places: 1 in full-time and 1 in part-time study;

Criminal Procedure: 2 places: 1 in full-time and 1 in part-time study.

Those wishing to participate in the competition must submit the following documents:

  1. 1. An application addressed to the Director of the Institute for the State and the Law (the ISL template may also be used) – stating the doctoral programme and the foreign language in which the candidate will sit the examination; (Application for additional admission 2014-2015 DOWNLOAD>>>)

  2. 2. A curriculum vitae;

  3. 3. A diploma for the educational and qualification degree "Master" in LAW with its supplement, or a notarised copy of the diploma and supplement (with an average grade from the course of study and from the state examinations of at least Very Good 4.50);

  4. 4. A certificate of recognition of higher education, if the diploma was issued by a foreign higher education institution;

  5. 5. A medical certificate;

  6. 6. A certificate of criminal record;

  7. 7. A list of publications (if any);

  8. 8. An invoice (or a copy) for the fees paid – 2 items, of BGN 30 (thirty) each:

  • to the Training Centre at the BAS (Sofia, 125 Tsarigradsko Shose Blvd, Block 26B, 2nd floor) and

  • to the ISL – paid into the ISL's account (published on the ISL website, Contacts)

  • 9. Candidates may also enclose other documents and materials certifying their interests and achievements in the relevant scientific field.

Candidates without diplomas shall submit a certificate from the higher education institution confirming completed education, which must state the average grade from the course of study and the grade from the defence of the diploma thesis (or from the state examination taken).

Documents are to be submitted at the registry office of the Institute for the State and the Law – Sofia, 4 Serdika Street, 3rd floor, by 13 May 2015. For enquiries: Svetlana Kutsovska, tel. 02/987 4902 (registry office).

All candidates will be notified in writing of their admission (or of the refusal to admit them to the competition and the reasons for it) by 22 May 2015.

The competitive examinations in the specialty will be held at the Institute for the State and the Law in the period from 15 to 19 June 2015, and the foreign language examinations at the Training Centre at the BAS, from 22 to 26 June 2015.

The examination in the specialty is written and oral, with separate grades, and is usually held on one day. Candidates who have received a grade of at least Very Good 4.50 in the written examination are admitted to the oral examination. Candidates who have received an average grade from the written and oral examinations of at least Very Good 5.00 are deemed to have passed the examination successfully.