Sofia university ST. Kliment Ohridski
speciality: Politics

Sofia University is maybe the best education you can get in Bulgaria. The problem is with the bureaucracy and the poor administration. They don’t involve you as much as I would like in the university. You just have to attend lectures and get good grades which is not the point at all. No students groups (or poorly facilitated). Most of the professor are demotivated and just teaching for the money. Some of them even don’t care the slightest to even show up for lectures and informs us for that. In European Studies (Faculty of philosophy) is somewhat better than the International security (in the Law faculty). They don’t have as much bureaucracy and the teachers (most of them) actually want to teach you and provide you with decent and quality information. Overall the university can do better but I see slow progress overtime with everything. But I have to say that some professors use the students (and their knowledge and work) so as to gain money from a European projects.

Overall, I am satisfied with my experience at Sofia University. My programme was interdisciplinary, which I found to be one of its strongest aspects. The structure allowed for profile-based specialization, giving students the chance to choose subjects that truly interested them. This flexibility helped me focus on areas that aligned with my goals and kept me motivated throughout my studies.
I gained a lot of useful knowledge, both academically and professionally, and had the chance to learn from some excellent professors who were passionate about their subjects.
That said, not all lecturers were equally engaging—some lacked the ability to communicate effectively and didn’t create an inspiring learning environment, which occasionally impacted my motivation.
Still, I would recommend the university for its strong academic foundation, the opportunity to tailor your education, and the valuable interdisciplinary approach.

The school is renowned with plenty of well-known professors and competent researchers and assistants. It is an established institution that has one of the best Political Science curriculums in the country with access to the very best professionals in this field. The lectures however followed a slightly outdated structure with too much emphasis on repeating the content of books and articles and less time for productive dialogue. The programme is split into three specializations during the last year but it would be more beneficial to do it earlier in the course of education. In this way, students can become more involved with their chosen path and devote more time in the last year to finding the best suitable internship that could launch their careers. Overall the strengths of the Political Science programme lay in the flexibility of the career path and close relation to various master’s programmes around the world. The degree gives a solid base that can be built on later in the sphere of journalism, communication practices, and history.

Not only is the course interesting, but it is also very complex. You have a lot of opportunities once you have completed it. In my opinion, the best part is that the European Studies concern a lot of current topics and include learning more than one foreign language.
Although there is one downside – the conditions of the university itself, I really do recommend this course.