Admission Requirement for International Students for Master’s Degree Program

Admission to Master’s programmes is carried out following application and ranking based on submitted documents.

Foreign citizens, who apply for study in Bulgarian higher education institutes, must have a document for completed bachelor degree, providing access to master degree in the higher education institutions in the country of graduating.

Candidates must possess a Bachelor’s Degree Diploma, in accordance with Article 42, Paragraph 1, Point 1, Letter “b” of the Higher Education Act, or a “Master’s” Degree with a grade no lower than “good” and a minimum of 240 ECTS credits (original and copy).

Please follow the steps below to find the program.

Step 1: Please, make your registration in e-IBS Platform here https://online.ibsedu.bg/?go=login&p=register&lang=en. 

Step 2:  After you made it you will see the field “Student Recruitment Master” on the page.

Step 3: Please, click over it and you will see an application for where you need to fill in your Personal and Contact Information. and below these on the same page you can select the program. 

=> And on the same page, below Personal and Contact information you can select the program. Just click over the grey field of Program 1 and you will see a fall-down menu with all the programs. 

=> Choose from the fall-down menu

• MA Organizational and Business Psychology
• MA AI in Business
• MA Business Administration

1. A copy of your Bachelor’s Degree and a copy of the Academic Transcript.

The documents should be certified by a Notary Public.

Provisional Certificates are not accepted.

2. A document for proficiency in the English language.

It has to be a copy without any additional stamps.

We can accept the following English language certificates:

• For studies in English language, students need to provide a valid certificate of a minimum B2 level of proficiency in English.
• Cambridge – grades from A to C, with no expiry date.
  Cambridge-FCE (First Certificate of English),
  Cambridge-CAE (Certificate Advanced in English) and
  CPE (Certificate Proficiency in English).
• TOEFL  – scores of 80-100, validity for two years after the test date.
• IELTS level  – grades from 6 to 9, validity for 3 years after the test date.
• TOEIC – scores of more than 600, validity for two years after the test date.
• Trinity College
• Integrated Skills in English (ISE), CEFR- Levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: we recognize B2–C2, with no expiry date.
• ECCE – The Examination for the Certificate of Competency in English – Level B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, with no expiry date.

If you do not have such a certificate, you can sit an exam in English language at the University’s Foreign Language Department and receive a certificate. The Exam is provided online.

In case that English language is official in the Country of the Citizenship, then the Applicant does not need to provide an English language certificate or to certify it.

 3. International Passport Copy 

It has to be a copy of the pages with the personal data and picture without any additional stamps.

IMPORTANT: 

Translation and Legalization in Bulgaria – The documents referred to item 1 and item 2 should be translated into Bulgarian. The translation of the documents in Bulgarian language can be done here in Bulgaria, since the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has a list of the approved translation agencies located in Bulgaria and translations made from other agencies in other countries are not accepted. IBS has an official partner agency supporting the translation and validation of our students documents and the cost for such service is 200 euro.

If an applicant’s diploma for higher education is issued in a country, part of the Apostille Convention (Hague Treaty Convention 12), it does not need legalization and certification with the APOSTILLE stamp. It needs a translation to Bulgarian ONLY. Translation to Bulgarian should be made abroad or in Bulgaria.

When you are ready with your Documents, please continue with the application form in the e-IBS platform and upload them.  

If you need to upload any additional documents, after you completed your application form, please send them to: vyordanov@ibsedu.bg 

In Bulgaria, the University or the Government should recognize every Diploma for Higher Education.

The recognition of higher education includes:

1. Check on the status of the university issuing the diploma of higher education.

It is evidenced by submitting a copy of the license of the university, including the right to run training courses and confer degrees.

2. Check on the authenticity of the diploma of higher education acquired abroad and assessment of the conformity of data in it with the state requirements for acquiring higher education in Bulgaria:
a) for this purpose a request is made to the respective university;
b) for authentic and definitive acceptance of an answer on paper by the respective university.

 It is evidenced by a letter from the respective university which confirms the authenticity of these educational documents.

After that we send the Documents to the Ministry of Education and Science in Bulgaria and if everything’s fine, they issue a Certificate for Admission. The University issues a Certificate for Admission too. Those two Documents we send to the Applicant for a Visa by e-mail (it is not needed to have originals).

When the Ministry of education in Bulgaria issues the certificate, the students need to go to the Bulgarian embassy and apply for their visa.

VISA Documents:

1. A completed visa application form
2. Certificate for Admission issued by Ministry of Education
3. Certificate for Admission issued by IBS
4. A full color photograph 3,5 cm х 4,5 cm against light-colored background (the same holds for a child entered in the passport) – a full-face photo with clear, large enough face which takes up 70-80% of the photo; eyes must be red; the following is ineligible: photos with dark glasses; non-professional photos or cut out of amateur photos
5. A photocopy of the first page of the foreign travel document
6. A photocopy of the last Bulgarian and Schengen visas or visas for the UK and the US, if any
7. A medical insurance valid for the EU member states for the whole period of the trip, covering all costs for repatriation and for urgent medical care and emergency hospital treatment for the period of the stay indicated in the visa. The insurance amount cannot be less than 30 thousand euro
8. A proof of accommodation – lease agreement issued by the your landward, or accommodation provider on Bulgaria.
9. Evidence of sufficient funds to support themselves while in Bulgaria. This should be provided in the form of a bank statement (equal to at least 6 minimum monthly Bulgarian salaries, approximately 3000-4000 euros).
10. Tickets (original and copy) or ticket booking conformation or financial means
11. Criminal background check – details of any immigration, criminal or civil offenses you might have committed
12. Paid visa fee

*Translation and Legalization in Bulgarian language – 200 euro

Semester Fees

1. Semester Fee for Bulgarian-language Programs: 1620 lv.
2. Semester Fee for Study in English-language Programs:

• Bulgarian citizens: 1300 euros
• EU citizens: 1300 euros
• Non-EU citizens: 2300 euros

Administrative Fees

• Application Fee for Bulgarian and English-language programs: 50 lv.
• Academic recognition, through NACID, of a higher education degree acquired abroad, for the purpose of continuing studies at IBS: 200 lv.
• Translation and Legalization in Bulgarian language – 200 euro.

Administrative fees are not refundable in case of refusal of the student or applicant from the service.

Tuition Fee Discounts

1. For high academic achievement in obtaining a Master’s degree in English programs:

• 400 Euros for the first year, valid for all applicants from the EU and non-EU countries (including Bulgarian citizens) with a GPA of at least 5.00 (“very good”) from their bachelor’s degree.

   2. For family members studying in all programs at IBS, for all applicants from the EU and non-EU countries (including Bulgarian citizens):

• 10% for the second and each subsequent family member (spouses, siblings, parents, and children) who graduated from IBS no more than five years ago.
• 25% for each second family member studying at the same time.

   3. For a one-time payment of the fee for the entire academic year:

• 10% for all students from the EU and non-EU countries (including Bulgarian citizens) in all programs in Bulgarian and English.

   4. For continuing education in a Master’s degree after obtaining a Bachelor’s degree at IBS:

• 10% for all students from the EU and non-EU countries (including Bulgarian citizens) in all programs in Bulgarian and English.

   5. For early enrollment for a Master’s degree by July 1:

• 10% for all students from the EU and non-EU countries (including Bulgarian citizens) in all programs in Bulgarian and English.

Every enrolled student or doctoral student at IBS is entitled to use only one discount per academic year.

Payment Methods

• Online Payment in e-IBS Platform
• By bank transfer – The fee is deposited into IBS’s bank account

OBB – Office Botеvgrad

IBAN: BG76UBBS81551089856718

SWIFT BIC: UBBSBGSF

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1. Is the Tuition fee paid at one time-payment or in instalments?

• It can be paid in max two instalments for one calendar year (one payment per 6 months).

2. How long does the procedure in Bulgaria takes?

• 2-3 months

3. Is the Health Insurance paid at the beginning of the application process?

• No, it is paid when the visa documents are prepared, as it expires in 1 year. The insurance must be valid only when the visa documents are submitted.

4. Can I pay higher fee for health insurance?

• Yes, you can, however no less than 30 000-euro coverage

5. Do I need to go to a language course, If I have an English Proficiency Certificate?

• If required English Certificate is available, no need of language course to be taken

6. If I do not possess an English Certificate, do I need to be physically in Bulgaria for the course?

• It can be taken online, when there is a group of at least 5 students enrolled for the course