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36 Your Scholarship in Europe 2008-2009 Bulgaria BASIC <strong>IN</strong>FORMATION ABOUT BULGARIA The Republic of Bulgaria occupies 110,993.6 square kilometres and is situated in the north-eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in south-eastern Europe. To the north, the country borders with Romania, to the south, it shares a border with the Turkish Republic and the Greek Republic, in the west, its neighbours are Serbia and Macedonia, and in the east, it looks out onto to the Black Sea. Bulgaria has a population of around 8 million. Its capital city, Sofi a, is the country’s largest industrial and cultural centre and is home to over a million people. Other major cities are Plovdiv, Varna, Burgas and Ruse. In addition to Bulgarians, the country has several ethnic minorities: Turks (who make up about 10% of the population), Armenians, Greeks, and several other ethnic groups. The offi cial language is Bulgarian. The majority of the population is Eastern Orthodox Christian. The Republic of Bulgaria celebrates its national holiday, Liberation Day, on March 3. THE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM The country’s higher education system was restructured at the end of 1995, when the National Assembly passed the Higher Education Law. The following multiple-level structure of academic qualifi cations was introduced by this law: • Four-year university education. On completion, graduates receive a Bachelors degree. • Five- or six-year course at a university. On completion, graduates receive a Masters degree. • Three-year post-university training leading to a doctorate. Under the Higher Education Law, universities, specialised institutes and colleges are classifi ed as higher education institutions in Bulgaria. They offer educational programmes of various types, as well as degrees. This allows students to receive higher education in a variety of ways. Universities offer programmes for students who want to pursue educational and professional degrees – Bachelors, Masters, and Doctors. Universities offer opportunities for studying various disciplines in humanities, natural and social sciences, and engineering. They are also involved in wide-ranging scientifi c and research projects. Specialised higher education institutes primarily offer training in a single, core fi eld of knowledge, as shown by the names of these institutions. These schools’ curricula meet the educational and professional requirements for a Bachelors degree. In the early 1990s, many specialised higher education institutes with strong logistical and
scientifi c assets were made autonomous and were allowed freedom of choice in educational programmes and approaches. They began offering courses in all disciplines. Most specialised higher education institutes now cooperate with similar institutions at famous European and international universities. This allows them to offer curricula with international content and to reinforce their training process with science and research programmes. As a result, many higher education institutes have been converted into universities. Colleges in Bulgaria offer vocational training and skills in various occupations after completion of secondary education, enabling their graduates to easily fi nd a job. Today, the Bulgarian higher education system comprises 51 higher education institutions, including 42 universities and specialised institutes and nine independent colleges. ENROLMENT REQUIREMENTS Students are enrolled to major in various disciplines in accordance with the institutions’ rules. There are two ways for foreign students to become a student in Bulgaria’s higher educational institutions, depending on their status as foreign students. 1. • • • Foreign citizens can enrol to Bulgarian higher educational institutions on the same terms as Bulgarian citizens if they are: Foreigners residing in Bulgaria; Persons of Bulgarian origin permanently residing in foreign countries; Persons with the status of refugees. 37
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