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 […]
Foundation National Academic Library and Information System (NALIS)
Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation
St. Cyrill and Methodius National Library of Bulgaria
Museum of Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology
The show room of the museum is situated in the South wing of the University on the area of 800 m2. 16200 samples are now stored in the museum stocks, half of which are exposed in 7 expositions: “Taxonomy”, “Petrography”, “Mineral Resources”, “Crystallography”, “Regional Mineralogy”, “Genetic Mineralogy – Individuals and Aggregates” and “Memorial Collections”. The […]
The Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology
The Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology houses in its collection and exposition more than 200 000 fossil specimens, rock samples, and geological maps of Bulgaria and the neighbouring territories.
University Support Centre for Students with Special Educational Needs
The primary purpose of the USCSSEN is to assist and support the learning process and academic life of students with learning disabilities (LD) that may arise from sensory impairments, physical disabilities, multiple disabilities, specific learning disabilities (dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia), autism spectrum disorders, etc.
