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Competition for doctoral students for the 2014–2015 academic year

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full-time admission, state-funded

Competition for doctoral students for the academic year 2014-2015, full-time admission, state-funded places

The Institute for the State and the Law at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences announces a competition for doctoral students in professional field 3.6. Law:

1) Civil and Family Law

- 2 places in part-time study.

2) International Law and International Relations

- 2 places in part-time study.

3) Private International Law

- 2 places in part-time study.

4) Criminal Procedure

- 1 place in full-time study and

- 1 place in part-time study.

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

  1. An application addressed to the Director of the Institute for the State and the Law, stating the specialty and the foreign language in which the candidate will sit the examination;

  2. A curriculum vitae in the European format;

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

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

  5. A medical certificate;

  6. A criminal record certificate;

  7. A list of publications (if any);

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

  • from the BAS Training Centre (Sofia, 4 Serdika Street, 2nd floor) and

  • from the accounts office of the Institute for the State and the Law, Sofia, 4 Serdika Street, 3rd floor.

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 state examination taken.

Documents are to be submitted to the registry of the Institute for the State and the Law – Sofia, 4 Serdika Street, 3rd floor, between 18 August and 17 October 2014. For enquiries: Svetlana Kutsovska, tel. 02/987 4902, 0878 891135 (registry).

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 27 October 2014.

The competition examinations in the specialty will be held at the Institute for the State and the Law from 01 to 05 December 2014, and the foreign language examinations at the BAS Training Centre, from 15 to 19 December 2014.

The examination in the specialty consists of a written part and an oral part, each graded separately. Candidates who have obtained a grade of at least Very Good 4.50 in the written examination are admitted to the oral examination. Candidates who have successfully passed the examination in the specialty and are admitted to the foreign language examination are those who have obtained an average grade from the written and oral examinations of at least Very Good 5.00.