Regular admission of doctoral students for the 2024–2025 academic year
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Application and declaration
The Institute for the State and the Law at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences announces admission of full-time and part-time doctoral students for the 2024 – 2025 academic year in accordance with Decision No. 478 of the Council of Ministers of 04.07.2024 (State Gazette, No. 67/09.08.2024).
Doctoral programmes: Number of doctoral students and form of study
Administrative Law and Administrative Procedure – 1 place – full-time
Civil and Family Law – 1 place – full-time
Civil and Family Law – 1 place – part-time
Civil Procedure – 1 place – full-time
Civil Procedure – 1 place – part-time
International Law and International Relations – 1 place – full-time
International Law and International Relations – 1 place – part-time
Private International Law – 1 place – full-time
Private International Law – 1 place – part-time
Criminal Procedure – 1 place – full-time
Criminal Procedure – 1 place – part-time
Legal Sociology. Legal Informatics – 1 place – full-time
Economic / Commercial Law – 1 place – full-time
Economic / Commercial Law – 1 place – part-time
Labour Law and Social Security – 1 place – full-time
Labour Law and Social Security – 1 place – part-time
Documents required for application:
1. Application addressed to the Director of the Institute for the State and the Law (the ISL template may also be used) – specifying the doctoral programme, the form of study and the foreign language in which the candidate will sit the second competitive examination; (Download the template HERE)
2. Curriculum vitae;
3. Diploma for the educational and qualification degree of “Master” in Law for the doctoral programmes in Law and, respectively, “Master” for the doctoral programme “International Law and International Relations”, with its supplement (notarised copy of the diploma and the supplement) or a certificate from the higher education institution attesting completed education, with an overall grade on the diploma / certificate of not less than Very Good 4.50;
4. Certificate of recognition of higher education, if the diploma was issued by a foreign higher education institution;
5. Medical certificate;
6. Certificate of criminal record;
7. List of publications (if any);
8. Proof of payment of a fee of BGN 40 (forty) to the Training Centre at the BAS (Sofia, 125 Tsarigradsko Shose Blvd., 26B, 2nd floor, tel. 02/987 3167, 0882 712466);
Bank account: UNI CREDIT BULBANK
IBAN: BG12UNCR 96603120 715116
Payment reference: Такса Канд.Докт.Изпит
9. Proof of payment by bank transfer of a fee of BGN 40 (forty) to the ISL at the BAS:
Institute for the State and the Law, BAS
UniCredit Bulbank, Battenberg Branch – Sofia
IBAN: BG46 UNCR 9660 3119 9026 14
BIC: UNCRBGSF
Please do not pay the fee to the Training Centre at the BAS (item 8) into the account of the ISL!
10. Declaration pursuant to § 5 of the Supplementary Provisions of Decree of the Council of Ministers No. 90 of 26.05.2000 – for applicants for full-time study only! (Download the template HERE)
11. Other documents at the applicant’s discretion, without notarisation.
From 12.08.2024 to 11.10.2024 applicants shall submit an application to participate in the competition addressed to the Director of the Institute for the State and the Law – 4 Serdika Street, 3rd floor, Sofia.
For enquiries: tel. 02/987 4902, 0878 891135.
All applicants will be notified in writing of their admission (or of the refusal to admit them to the competition and the reasons for it) by 18.10.2024.
The examinations will take place: in the specialty from 09 to 13.12.2024 at the Institute for the State and the Law (4 Serdika Street, Sofia), in foreign languages from 16 to 20.12.2024 at the Training Centre at the BAS.
Applicants who have passed the competitive examinations successfully are those who have received a grade of at least Very Good 5.00 in the examination in the specialty (written and oral) and of not less than Good 4.00 in a Western language.