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The educational and scientific training of PhD students in field of organization and management outside the sphere of material production has main purpose of building scientists, able to analyze thoroughly the social phenomena, the management of public institutions, to evaluate their practical application and to participate in improving management processes at various levels of government.

One of the main tasks in the learning process is related to the practical importance and application of scientific elaborations that are done by PhD students. Gradually build skills in preparing PhD students to explore the matter of process management in the field of public administration requires their thorough knowledge, correct orientation of the current scientific information and management theory and practice and an opportunity to make a comparative analysis with international practices.

Competencies of program graduates:

• ability to identify scientific issues arising from the development of economic and management theory and practice as a starting point for research;
• ability to master the scientific style of presentation (written and spoken) and exposure of their thoughts coherent, logical and comprehensive;
• ability to describe and communicate their research by precisely, clearly and concisely formulating their basic tenets and their possible applications;
• for modifying and creating educational plans and programs in accordance with the objectives and tasks arising from the specifics of teaching economic and management disciplines at universities and social needs of current;
• drawing and reading applications, diagrams and more, with which to illustrate, interpret and analyze the obtained results in his study;
• good faith to cite foreign research and observe the rules of scientific ethics, creative refer to other research scientists;
• for strict adherence to requirements for creation of scientific articles, reports, reports, studies and other;
• participating in scientific events to comply strictly with the accepted exposure time, can export your presentation with modern audiovisual equipment and emphasizes the relationship of their research results obtained by other authors (before it or Interdisciplinary Studies);
• establishing professional contacts with colleagues and scientists from different countries and interested them with his research, refer to the interest in international scientific exchange;
• creative and constructively critical acceptance of notes, and basing on them for their further scientific studies and searches;
• to develop, improve and implement the scientific achievements of economic science in practice;
• speaking of classic and innovative methods and technologies of teaching in higher education, to address the psychological and communicative skills necessary for the formation of the creative personality of the teacher and accordingly improve their teaching practice and skills;
• to form the ability to detect interactions, relationships and trends analyzed problems and use them in their research;
• self-orientation in the contemporary scientific issues and logical selection of those areas in which the doctoral candidate should enhance its training complying with the content of their scientific pursuits..

Curriculum

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In the curriculum of every student is included a special methodical and language training, which is realized through independent interaction and participation in the related topic of dissertation courses and seminars.

Curricula are approved annually by the Faculty Council.

Each student and the scientific director prepare an individual training plan, which is discussed in the Department of "Public Law and Public Management" and the approval decision is taken for approval by the Faculty Council.

Compulsory subjects

"Fundamentals of Public Administration " - exam - assist. prof. G. Kresnaliyska, PhD and prof. Nikolay Arabadzhiyski, PhD

"Public Management" - exam - assoc. prof. Valentin Vasilev, PhD

"Human resources management" - exam - assoc. prof. Valentin Vasilev, PhD

"Strategical management in public sphere" - exam - assist. prof. G. Kresnaliyska, PhD

Foreign language

Selectable subjects

Administrative culture and ethics - interview - prof. Stefan Simeonov, Doctor of economics

Business relationships and communication skills - interview - assoc. prof. Dobrinka Aleksandrova, PhD

Organizational behavior - interview - assoc. prof. Valentin Vasilev, PhD

Team and team work in the public sphere - interview - assoc. prof. Valentin Vasilev, PhD

Change management in the public sphere - interview - assoc. prof. Emiliya Ribarska

Graduation:

-          Exams - two exams - PhD minima

-          Defence of doctoral thesis

Examinations make students, are determined by individual plan for training doctoral students in accordance with current regulations and depending on the profile of their master's degree.