Additional competition for doctoral students

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:

Civil and Family Law – 3 places, part-time study

Commercial / Business Law – 1 place, full-time study

Legal Sociology – 1 place, part-time study

Administrative Law and Administrative Procedure – 2 places, part-time study

International Law and International Relations – 2 places, part-time study and 2 places, full-time study

Private International Law – 1 place, part-time study and 1 place, full-time study

Date of announcement of the competition – 13 March 2018 (State Gazette, No.22).

Those wishing to take part 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, the form of study and the foreign language in which the candidate will sit the examination; (Download the template HERE)

2. 2. A curriculum vitae;

3. 3. A diploma for the educational and qualification degree of “Master” in LAW with its supplement, or a notarised copy of the diploma and the supplement. Average grade on the diploma – 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 no criminal record;

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

8. 8. A document (or copy) proving payment of 2 fees of BGN 30 (thirty) each to:

• - the Training Centre (TC) at the BAS (Sofia, 125 Tsarigradsko Shose Blvd., 26B, 2nd floor, tel. 02/987 3167) and

• - the ISL – payment by bank transfer only (the account is published on the ISL website, Contacts). Please do not pay the fee due to the TC at the BAS into the ISL account!

• 9. A declaration pursuant to § 5 of the Supplementary Provisions of Decree of the Council of Ministers No. 90 of 26 May 2000 – for candidates for full-time study only!(Download the template HERE)
• 10. Candidates may also submit other documents and materials certifying their interests and achievements in the relevant scientific field – without notarisation.

Candidates without diplomas must 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 state examination.

Documents are to be submitted to the registry of the Institute for the State and the Law – Sofia, 4 Serdika Street, 3rd floor, from 13 March 2018 to 11 May 2018. For enquiries: Ms Svetlana Kutsovska, tel. 02/987 4902, 0878 891135.

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 23 May 2018.

The competitive examinations in the specialty will be held at the Institute for the State and the Law (Sofia, 4 Serdika Street) from 18 to 22 June 2018, and the foreign language examinations at the Training Centre at the BAS, from 25 to 29 June 2018.

The examination in the specialty consists of a written and an oral part, with separate grades, and is usually held on a single day. Candidates who receive a grade of at least Very Good 4.50 in the written examination are admitted to the oral examination. Candidates who have passed the examination successfully are those who have received an average grade from the written and oral examinations of not less than Very Good 5.00 and a grade in the foreign language of not less than Good 4.00.