English Refresher

Planning a stay abroad or a study program, but you’re nervous about your English skills? Join us for a free, two-week compact course and boost your confidence! In this course, you will: Refresh your grammar Widen your vocabulary Practice speaking with motivated learners from across Europe Learn how to write emails for different situations And […]

Intellectual Property Strategies in Business and Science

Pivotal role of intellectual property (IP) in the contemporary business and sciences landscape. Students delve into various aspects of IP, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, examining how these assets can be strategically leveraged to enhance competitiveness and safeguard innovation.

Scientific writting and presentation

Objectives: To prepare the student to write scientific articles, communicate scientific results to varied audiences, and present scientific results in various formats. Includes topics in proposal writing, as well. General competencies: written and spoken English, public speaking. Subject-specific competencies: writing for peer-reviewed publications, presenting science with and without visual aids, understanding proposal writing and instructions.

Preparation of doctoral disposition – seminar

The aim of seminar is to acquaint students with research which are carried out currently by leading researchers in the field of data science. This will deepen the theoretical knowledge they will acquire in certain subjects and design doctoral disposition in following current research trends in the field. The seminars will also be further increased […]

Information search and information processing

The course aims to familiarise doctoral students with the principles, methods and contemporary tools for effective search, analysis, evaluation and processing of scientific information. It develops practical skills in conducting information searches; in knowledge of the relevant laws, rules and institutional policies regarding access and use of information resources; in working with scientific electronic archives […]

Urban culture on the Balkans: traditions and modernity

This course emphasizes the specifics of urbanization in the Balkans with a focus on the Bulgarian lands. At the end of the 19th century, urbanization also became a symbol of Europeanization. The paths to modern urban development also show the path to the modernization of Balkan societies. Deepening the skills of doctoral students in studying […]

Ritual, Mythology, Beliefs

Participants will get to know the system of rituals and rites in folk culture(s) with a focus on the typical countryside and urban culture(s). They will discuss details of rites and rituals as part of the cultural calendar and the roles of those involved. Special attention will be paid to the food and dress accompanying […]

EU Language Policies

The course aims to shed light on language policy, a number of multilingual policies worldwide and multilingualism as the EU language policy. Participants will learn how how these reflect broader values in society, in Europe and also more widely. They will also consider the value of people speaking a range of languages, and also the […]