Doctoral admission requirements at Technical University of Gabrovo
(for citizens of countries which are not members of the European Union)
Applicants willing to follow postgraduate studies at Technical University of Gabrovo shall submit the following set of documents:
- CV;
- Letter of application indicating the subject/major they are willing to be trained in;
- Authenticated copy of Master’s degree diploma;
- Validated transcript of subjects covered in the master degree course;
- Authenticated copy of Bachelor degree diploma;
- Validated transcript of subjects covered in the bachelor degree course;
- List of publications if any;
- Copy of passport or ID.
Documents 3, 4, 5 and 6 shall be authenticated (with an Apostil stamp on them - for the countries, which have signed the 1961 Hague’s Convention) (or legalized by the Bulgarian Embassy, situated in the country, where the documents have been issued – if the country is not listed among the countries, which have signed the 1961 Hague’s Convention) and translated into Bulgarian. Technical University of Gabrovo shall carry out a thorough check of all submitted documents for the purpose of verifying their authenticity.
The steps, which need to be followed during any enrolment here, are shown below.
First Step: Confirmation and Recognition of University education
In order to be enrolled as a Doctoral student, every candidate must have obtained a Master Degree Diploma first. Technical University of Gabrovo must recognize the University education of the candidate, the authenticity of each Master Degree Diploma as well as check the recognition of the University (which has issued that diploma) by the respective Educational System. In order to start the above mentioned procedure the University needs the set of application documents shown above. Furthermore, the Master Degree training period and all the subjects as well as the workload of academic hours passed by the prospective doctoral student must be compared to the Curriculum of the closest Master Degree course taught here. The confirmation procedure usually takes about 2 months. The fee for the procedure is 300 BGN (about 154 EUR), which must be paid before the start of the procedure. As soon as we get everything confirmed, we will be able to start with the approval procedure.
Second step: Approval Procedure
The Technical University of Gabrovo sends the application documents of the admitted students as well as a document confirming the recognition of the candidate’s University education to the Ministry of Education and Science, following the procedure for issuing long-term (D-type) visas, in accordance with the legislation in the Republic of Bulgaria. The Ministry of Education and Science issues Admission Certificates only for the prospective students, who have been admitted for study. The Admission Certificate is valid only for the academic year for which it has been issued and therefore the candidate must apply for Bulgarian visa as soon as she/he gets it. The Technical University of Gabrovo sends the Admission Certificate personally to the address of the applicant given in the Application Form.
Third Step: Doctoral Enrolment
First option: The candidate to be enrolled as a full-time Doctoral student. The respected Faculty inspects the application documents of the candidate as well as the admission letter, issued by the Ministry of Education and Science and takes decision of his/her enrolment at Technical University of Gabrovo. The annual tuition fee for full-time training is 4000 Euro. The training period is 3 years.
Second option: the candidate to be enrolled as a part-time Doctoral student. The enrolment procedure is the same as the one for full-time Doctoral students. The annual tuition fee for part-time training in Bulgarian language is 2600 Euro while in English is 3000 Euro. The training period is 4 years. (However, please be aware that for part-time training a Bulgarian visa might not be granted).
Fourth Step: Training
With the support of the Department and the Supervisor an Individual Curriculum will be prepared. The subjects and activities, which need to be covered by the Doctoral student
during his/her training period, will be shown in the Curriculum. For the full-time and part-time Doctoral students the 3 year training period must be concluded. The Dissertation Defence Procedure must be paid by the candidate. It will cost about 2000 BGN (1100 EUR), depending on the status of the reviewers (Associate Professors or full Professors).
Additional Information:
The University offers accommodation at student hostels to all Doctoral students who would like to stay there. The rent is between 70 and 80 EUR per month. The cost of living is between 400 and 500 EUR per month.
DOCTORAL (Ph.D.) DEGREE COURSES
- Applied Mechanics
- Materials Science and Technology of Mechanical Engineering Materials
- Construction Mechanics and Material Resistance
- Machine Studies and Elements
- Theory of Mechanisms, Machines and Automatic Lines
- Hydraulic and Pneumatic Drives
- Mechanical Engineering Technologies
- Material Cutting and Cutting Tools
- Machine Tools and Systems
- Machines and Equipment for Light Industry
- Lighting Equipment and Light Sources
- Electrical Mechanics
- Power Engineering and Electrical Equipment
- Metrology and Metrology Equipment
- Precision and Instrument Engineering
- Industrial Heat Technologies
- Communication Networks and Systems
- Technology of Textile Materials
- Microelectronics
- Quantum Electronics and Optoelectronics
- Integration of Electronics (by branches and research trends)
- Industrial Electronics
- Automation and Computer Science Elements and Devices
- Computer Systems and Networks
- Computer Aided Design in Engineering (by branches)
- Computerized Systems for Information Processing and Control (by branches)
- Ecological Engineering
- Organization and Management in Social Work
