1. The Program is intended for graduates with at least a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from the Unified Register of disciplines;
2. Average success in the semester and state exams above good;
3. Applicants for state subsidy places are interviewed on the attached range of topics. The performance of the candidates is evaluated according to the six-point system.
4. For applicants only for paid places – admission is done through documents.

Scoring and ranking:

For applicants for state procurement places, the score is formed as the average grade from the interview and the average success rate from the semester and state exams.

For applicants for paid places – the score is formed from the average grade from the semester and state exams. They do not appear for interviews.

In the event of equal success, priority is given to candidates from Sofia University and those who are proficient in English, with the level of proficiency certified by a document.

Interview topics for the Master’s Programs in “Public Administration”:

1. Problems of the public administration reform in Bulgaria;
2. Policy, policies, and administration;
3. European policy in the field of public administration;
4. Motives for applying to a Master’s Program in Public Administration;
5. Expectations from the master’s program in Public Administration;
6. Professional experience of the candidate;
7. Basic qualifications of the candidates;
8. Realization of the “Master of Public Administration”;
9. Personal plans for a professional career.

Evaluation criteria: knowledge; awareness; analyticity; innovativeness; communication skills; correspondence between life plans and opportunities to achieve them in the field of Public Administration; a clear idea of ​​the career in the field of Public Administration; correspondence between expectations and what the Master’s programs in Public Administration offer; ability to self-assess the candidate’s competencies.

Recommended preparation materials:

Materials regarding the regulatory framework of the Bulgarian administration (Law on Administration, Law on Civil Servants, Law on Regulatory Acts, etc.)

Materials on strategic goal setting in the field of public administration.

Graduates with the Master’s degree in Public Administration will possess the necessary professional competence in:
– the leadership of the administrative bodies in various spheres;
– the management of human resources in the central and local administration;
– the specificity of the management of individual spheres in the public sector;
– the management of programs and projects for the development of society;
– the interaction between politics and administration in terms of good governance.
During the training course, students acquire additional skills for:
– application of normative documents in practice,
– information technologies in public administration,
– making management decisions in the field of administration in the context of good governance.
Masters in Public Administration possess specific leadership skills that are absolutely necessary to work in an open, accountable and citizen-oriented administration.

The complex nature of the acquired knowledge and skills allows a wide field of realization for the graduated students. They can work in all spheres and levels of public administration as civil servants, for which a Master’s degree of education is required, in accordance with the provisions of the Law on State Administration, the Law on Civil Servants and other normative documents that determine the requirements for applicants for civil service. They can find successful implementation as managers in various offices of state and local administrations, including at the highest levels of public administration and political networks. Masters of Public Administration may also work as executives in non-profit, public and private benefit organizations.