Application documents
1. Application form (Appendix No. 1). The application form must be completed in Bulgarian or English on computer and signed by the applicant on every page.
2. Diploma of completed of secondary education, incl. diploma supplement with grades.
3. Official document with the grading system description (in case of no grading scale is enclosed to the Diploma of completed of secondary education).
4 Official document (i.e. Certificate of recognition of secondary education completed abroad) issued by any of the Regional Departments of Education in Bulgaria.
N.B. The list of the documents required by the Regional Department of Education to issue the above-mentioned Certificate of recognition of secondary education completed abroad is available on the following website: https://ruo-vt.bg/administrativno-obsluzhvane/ (section 916). As the website is unilingual, here is the translated in English list of the required documents:
- Application form for recognition of secondary education diploma
- Diploma of completion of secondary education, incl. diploma supplement with grades.
- Official document with the grading system description (in case of no grading scale is enclosed to the secondary education diploma).
- Official document issued by an accredited authority certifying the applicant’s right to pursue their studies at higher education institutions in the country where the secondary education was obtained (if it is not explicitly stated in the diploma) (Appendix No. 2).
- Document for paid administrative fee for recognition of the secondary education. The administrative fee should be paid to the Regional Department of Education.
The documents required by the Regional Department of Education to issue the Certificate of recognition of secondary education completed abroad should be submitted to the Regional Departments of Education in Bulgaria personally by applicants or by an authorised representative.
5. Transcript of Records (for applicants who apply for transferring from one university to the D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economic).
6. Copy of passport or ID card. Applicants with dual citizenship should also provide copies of their Bulgarian ID card or passport. In case there is a difference between the names on the two ID cards or passports, the applicant must also provide a notary certified declaration of identity (or, alternatively, a certificate issued by the respective municipal authorities) stating that the different names belong to one and the same person.
7. Four (4) photos passport format.
8. Certificate of Bulgarian language command issued by a higher education institution in Bulgaria (for applicants who apply for Bulgarian-taught programmes and who have not passed a language and specialised preparatory course).
9. Document for a paid document-processing fee.
Documents specified in points 2, 3, and 5 (if any) must be legalised in accordance with the provisions contained in the intergovernmental agreements between the Republic of Bulgaria and the country in which these documents were issued and translated in Bulgarian. Translation in Bulgarian could be done abroad (by the Bulgarian Embassy) or in Bulgaria (by translation agency). If such agreements do not exist, the documents must be validated, translated, and legalised according to the standard procedure for legalisation of official papers. For more information, see “Legalisation and certification”.
Admission criteria
(One of all criteria depending on the applicant’s status)
1. The applicants should have in their diploma of completed secondary education scoring grades that are required for application at the D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economics.
2. The applicants should pass an admission exam in Mathematics, Economics, Economic Geography of Bulgaria, English, German or Russian language. The exams are organised by the D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economics.
3. The applicants could transfer their grades on the admission exams passed at another university in Bulgaria.
4. The applicants who are national or international Olympiads laureates do not pass admission exams. They receive the maximum grade possible (Excellent 6.00).