Application documents
1. Application form (Appendix No. 1). Application form must be completed in Bulgarian or English on computer and signed on every page.
2. Diploma of completed higher education, incl. Diploma Supplement with credits and grades.
3. Official document with the grading system description (in case of no grading scale is enclosed to the Higher Education Diploma).
4.International Education Verification form (EVF) – filled and signed by the applicant. The document is required for the procedure of recognition of higher education completed in an educational institution abroad.
5. Transcript of Records (for applicants who apply for transferring from one university to the D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economic).
6. European Diploma Supplement, if any.
7. 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.
8. Four (4) photos passport format.
9. 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 specialized preparatory course).
10. 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
The applicants should hold a diploma for higher education (Bachelor’s or Master’s degree) with GPA at least “Good” (i.e. 59% of the maximum grade according to the grading scale in the county where higher education diploma was obtained).
For applicants who apply for English-taught programmes, minimum level B2 according to CEFR standard is required.