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International Students Admission

DEGREE PROGRAMMES TAUGHT IN BULGARIAN

The University of Veliko Tarnovo offers bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes taught in Bulgarian. Please, check the electronic catalogue of the degree programmes and select a programme of your choice. Knowledge of Bulgarian language is required for admission in the degree programmes listed in the catalogue.

BACHELOR’S AND MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMS TAUGHT IN ENGLISH

Bachelor’s Degree Programs

Type of education: full time

Duration of education: 4 years (8 semesters)

  • English Studies

Applied Linguistics: English and Second Foreign Language

Applied Linguistics: English, Second Foreign Language and Information Technology

  • English Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education (teacher qualification
  • Economics and Management
  • Computer Science
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Mathematics and Informatics (teacher qualification)

Please, note: the BA programs of the Faculty of Modern Languages do not presuppose the formation of a separate group of international students. The international students enrolled in the programs attend classes together with the Bulgarian students enrolled in the program. The rest of the bachelor’s degree programs require the minimum of 5 students to start tuition. If the number of students in the respective program is below 5, no tuition is initiated for the current academicyear.

Master’s Degree Programs

Type of education: full time

Duration of education: 1 years (2 semesters)

  • British and Irish Studies
  • Existential Confession
  • English as a Foreign Language in Primary School
  • Education Management in Preschool and School Institutions
  • Ethnology
  • Orthodox Theology and Arts
  • Fine Arts: 3D Design and Graphics
  • Economic Systems Management
  • Informatics: Computer Multimedia
  • Informatics: Information Systems
  • Informatics: Information Protection

TUITION FEES

Annual tuition fees in euro for first year international students for the 2017–2018 academic year

Areas of higher education, professional fields and programs Bachelor Master Master after bachelor PhD student/Postgraduate student Language course
full time part time full time part time full time part time full time part time

distance

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Education theory and management, Pedagogy, Pedagogy of teaching…, Economics, Tourism, Administration and governance, Philology, History and archeology, Religion and theology, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, Social work, Political studies, Social communication and information studies, Law 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1500 1500 1500 2000
Earth sciences, Mathematics, Informatics and computer science   1500 1500     1500 1500 2000 2000 2000 2000
Fine arts 2400       2400   3800 3800 3800 2000
Programs taught in a foreign language   2500       2500 2500 3500 3500 3500  
Programs for joint admission of international students following bilateral agreements with the University of Veliko Turnovo 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1500 1500 1500 2000

  • The language course tuition fee is deposited upon enrolment in the course;
  • Annual tuition fees are deposited in equal instalments for the first and second semester of the 2017–2018 academic year;
  • Undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students, citizens of the European Union and the European Economic Area, deposit tuition fees under the conditions and following the regulations pertaining to Bulgarian citizens (Article 95, Paragraph 9 of the Higher Education Law);

Students who have dual citizenship, one of which is Bulgarian, deposit half of the tuition fee defined in Article 95, Paragraph 8 of the Higher Education Law when they apply and are accepted under the conditions and following the regulations specified by the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria (Article 95, Paragraph 10 of the Higher Education Law).

For further information, please contact Mr Ivan Aleksiev

Phone: +359 62 618 205

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Important Information

Necessary documents for BACHELOR degree

Necessary documents for MASTER degree

Important dates

Candidates who have completed their secondary education and apply for BACHELOR or MASTER should submit their documents no later than 1 October of their year of application. The University of Veliko Turnovo make their decision concerning the applicant’s admission no later than 1 November of the year of application.

Candidates who have bachelor or master degree and apply for MASTER should submit their documents no later than the beginning of the summer semester of the respective academic year. The University of Veliko Turnovo make their decision concerning the applicant’s admission within a month of the documents submission but no later than the beginning of the summer semester of the year of application.

Language studies

The University of Veliko Tunovo provides language studies and specialized training to foreign citizens who would like to study at Bulgarian universities. The curriculum is in accordance with the Bulgarian state requirements. The courses are organized by the Department for Language Teaching. Foreign citizens who speak Bulgarian language can sit for an exam without having attended language courses.

Study visa type D

Type D study visa is not required for:

  • citizens of the European Union and the European Economic Area;
  • foreign nationals – permanent residents of the Republic of Bulgaria who have applied and have been accepted under the conditions and following the regulations pertaining to Bulgarian citizens;
  • applicants with dual citizenship, one of which is Bulgarian;
  • applicants for part-time studies and distance learning.

The University of Veliko Turnovo sends to applicants who need type D visa the following:

  • a certificate issued by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria stating that the applicant has been accepted to study at the University of Veliko Turnovo;
  • The University’s bank account for the candidate to deposit the tuition fee per semester for their studies.