Public defence of a doctoral dissertation by Rositsa Yotova Petkova

The Institute for the State and the Law at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the scientific jury for the award of the educational and scientific degree "Doctor" announce that on 17 November 2025 (Monday) at 11.00 in the meeting room of the ISL – BAS, 4 Serdika Street, ground floor, Sofia, an open session will be held for the defence of a dissertation on the topic:

"Mutual Recognition of Education, Professional Qualifications and Scientific Degrees in the European Union"

Rositsa Yotova Petkova – full-time doctoral student at the ISL

doctoral programme "International Law and International Relations",

professional field 3.6. Law,

area of higher education 3. Social, Economic and Legal Sciences

Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Toni Atanasov Dimov, PhD

Chair of the scientific jury: Prof. Irena Tsoneva Ilieva, PhD

Defence materials:

Dissertation abstract 

Summary in English

Review by Prof. Zhivko Ivanov Draganov, DSc

Review by Prof. Irena Tsoneva Ilieva, PhD

Opinion by Prof. Emil Georgiev Konstantinov, PhD

Opinion by Assoc. Prof. Gergana Kostadinova Gozanska, PhD

Opinion by Assoc. Prof. Paunita Mihaylova Petrova, PhD 

The dissertation and the other defence materials are available to interested persons at the office of the ISL at the BAS – Sofia, 4 Serdika Street, 3rd floor.