The enrollment for the first semester is from September, 14th, 2026 till October, 12th, 2026 at the office of International Students Division of UNWE.

Documents for applicants admitted under the rules in Decree № 103/1993 and Decree № 228/1997 of the Ministers Council:

• A certificate issued by the Ministry of Education and Science – received fromthe online application platform at the Ministry of Education and Science;
• application documents submitted to the Ministry of Education and Science:

The notarized copy of the Diploma for higher education and the Appendix to it except the European Diploma Supplement must be legalized, translated into Bulgarian and certified in compliance with the regulations of international agreements of the Republic of Bulgaria with the state where the documents are issued from and if such regulations lack – under the general rules for legalizations, translations and certifications of documents and other kinds of papers.

The enrollment of students admitted by the Ministry of Education and Science to study in the Educational Qualification Degree of Master after completed Bachelor`s degree (at the foreign universities) under the rules in Art.4, Para1 of Decree № 103/1993 of the Ministers Council can be done after completed procedure of recognition of the higher education degree acquired abroad. It is necessary to fill in an Application Form (download).

After a response from the National Center for Information and Documentation has been obtained, the documents meeting the requirements should be considered by the UNWE Commission of recognition of acquired higher education and completed periods of studying at the foreign universities.

The Rerctor decides on the recognition of the relevant degree of higher education acquired aboard for the purpose of continuing education at UNWE, based on a report from the UNWE Commission on recognition of acquired higher education and completed periods of studying at the foreign universities.

The implementation of the procedure on recognition of acquired higher education at the foreign university takes at least one moth which means students should arrive in Bulgaria and submit their documents no later than two weeks after the beginning of the academic year.

Documents for applicants admitted under the rules in Art.95, Para 8 and Para 10 of the Higher Education Act (at their own expense):

• Students enrolled in full-time studies are issued an electronic student book (plastics). A fee is 5,11 euro;
• A document for a fee paid;
• Two photos (3.5х4.5см.);
• A copy of the Diploma for completed secondary education and an original for verification.

In the shortest possible term you should apply for residence permit or Bulgarian ID card at the Sofia Directorate of Interior – №48 Maria Luiza Blvd., phone: 02/ 982 33 16 (link). After the obtaining of Identification Document you fill out an application for updating / correcting personal data at the International Students Division office.

Academic Process

In the Educational Qualification Degree of Bachelor and Masters during the first and the second year the education of students at the UNWE is organized in specialties (link).

The academic studies are called lectures and exercises. Lectures are carried out by courses and exercises – by academic groups. When you enroll for your first year of education you are given the number of the course where you visit the lectures and the group for exercises.

In the Educational Qualification Degree of Bachelor during the first and second year of education there is a compulsory academic discipline Physical Education and Sport. Singing up for sport by "WEB - Student". Training is conducted in Physical Education and Sport Department – Bonsist University Sports Complex. Location: