The Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has been accredited by the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency for education of PhD students, post doctoral researchers, interns and trainees in six programs in three professional fields:

1. Professional field 2.2. History and Archaeology
 - Ancient History and Thracology
 - Medieval History
 - Early Modern and Modern History
 - Archives and Document Studies, Paleography (including Historiography and Sources) 

2. Professional field 2.1. Philology
 - Balkan Literature and Culture

3. Professional field 3.1. Sociology, Anthropology and Cultural Studies:
 - Theory and History of Culture

DOCUMENTS FOR PhD STUDENTS

Procedure for PhD Students at the IBSCT-BAS

Foreign language exam for PhD candidates in the 2024-2025 academic year competition

Quality Assurance System for PhD Students at the IBSCT-BAS

General curriculum of the PhD program Balkan Literatures and Cultures

Qualification of the PhD Programme Balkan Literatures and Cultures

Curriculum of the PhD Programme in Theory and History of Culture

REGULATIONS for the activity of the Training Center (TC) and the Academic Council (AC) within the BAS

Attestation certificate

Academic credit system - general rules

Annex 2.1 - Evaluation of PhD students ' education at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences according to the Academic credit system

DOCUMENTS CONCERNING PRACTICE AND SPECIALIZATIONS

Regulations for conducting scientific practices and specializations at the Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre of Thracology