Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski

Софийски университет "Св. Климент Охридски"

Basic information

  • Identifiers
    • DEQARINST0160
    • BG0026
    • BG-ETER.BAS.NATID: 000670680
    • Erasmus: BG SOFIA06

      • Erasmus Institution Code

      Identifier assigned by the European Commission to higher education institutions participating in the Erasmus+ programme - data harvested from ETER/OrgReg

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    • SCHAC: uni-sofia.bg

      • SCHema for Academia

      Internet domain (DNS)-based identifier of institutions, used in several European initiatives for data exchange in the education and research sector, e.g. Emrex - data acquired using the European University Foundation (EUF) HEI API

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    • Erasmus-Charter: E10209043

      • Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE)

      Application number related to the ECHE, required for higher education institutions participating in the Erasmus+ programme - data acquired using the European University Foundation (EUF) HEI API

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    • EU-PIC: 999887641

      • Participant Identification Code (PIC)

      A PIC is assigned to legal entities participating in EU-funded programmes - data acquired using the European University Foundation (EUF) HEI API

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    • WHED: IAU-015509

      • IAU World Higher Education Database (WHED)

      Identifier used in the world-wide WHED database of higher education institutions, managed by the International Association of Universities (IAU) - data harvested from ETER/OrgReg

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  • Provider type
    higher education institution
  • Legal seat(s)
    Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Website
    http://www.uni-sofia.bg/index.php/eng
  • Founding year
    1888
  • QF-EHEA levels
    third cycle, second cycle, first cycle
  • Permalink
    https://data.deqar.eu/institution/160

National External Quality Assurance Requirements

  • Institutional and programme evaluation
    If the score obtained during the institutional accreditation procedure is below 4, the accreditation shall be denied. For scores between 4 and 5, the higher education institution may be allowed to offer instruction at Bachelor level in the relevant professional area or specialty related to regulated professions. For accreditation scores between 5 and 10 the higher institution may offer instruction at Bachelor, Master and Doctoral level (pursuant to Article 80, Paragraph 2. Higher Education Act, 61/2011).
  • Further information on external quality assurance in Bulgaria

External Quality Assurance Reports and Decisions

Institutional level

Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Institutional accreditation
Part of the obligatory external QA system
Post-Accreditation Monitoring and Control (PAMC) procedure
Part of the obligatory external QA system
Post-Accreditation Monitoring and Control (PAMC) procedure
Part of the obligatory external QA system
Post-Accreditation Monitoring and Control (PAMC) procedure
Part of the obligatory external QA system
Post-Accreditation Monitoring and Control (PAMC) procedure
Part of the obligatory external QA system
Post-Accreditation Monitoring and Control (PAMC) procedure
Part of the obligatory external QA system
Post-Accreditation Monitoring and Control (PAMC) procedure
Part of the obligatory external QA system
Post-Accreditation Monitoring and Control (PAMC) procedure
Part of the obligatory external QA system
Post-Accreditation Monitoring and Control (PAMC) procedure
Part of the obligatory external QA system
Post-Accreditation Monitoring and Control (PAMC) procedure
Part of the obligatory external QA system
Post-Accreditation Monitoring and Control (PAMC) procedure

Programme level

Part of the obligatory external QA system
1.3. Pedagogy of Teaching in … (degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system
4.6. Informatics and Computer Sciences (degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Aesthetics (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Analytical research on data (DATA SCIENCE) (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Animal and Human Physiology (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Application of Computing Technology in the Economy (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Biochemistry (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Biophysics (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Biotechnology of purification processes (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Botany (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Cell Biology (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Civic Education (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Comparative Education (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Ecology and Environmental Protection (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Entomology (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Ethics (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Genetics (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
History of Philosophy (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Hydrobiology (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system
Institutional Accreditation (degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system
Internal QA System (degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Law (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Master's
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Law of the European Union (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Logic (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Medicine (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Master's
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system
Medicine (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Master's
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Methodology of teaching domestic studies and natural science in the kindergarten and primary school (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Methodology of Teaching Fine Arts (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Methodology of teaching mathematics and information technologies in the kindergarten and primary school (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Methodology of Teaching Music (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Methodology of teaching physical education and sport in the kindergarten and primary school (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Methodology of teaching technics and technologies in the kindergarten and primary school (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Microbiology (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Molecular Biology (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Nursing Care (first cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor's
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Ontology (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Parasitology and helminthology (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
PF 1.1 Theory and Management of Education (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Master's
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system
PF 1.1 Theory and Management of Education (degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
PF 1.2 Pedagogy (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor's and Master's
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
PF 1.3 Pedagogy of Teaching in … (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor's and Master's
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
PF 2.1 Philology (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor's and Master's
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
PF 2.2 History and Archeology (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor's and Master's
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system
PF 2.2 History and Archeology (degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
PF 2.3 Philosophy (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor's and Master's
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system
PF 2.3 Philosophy (degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
PF 2.4 Religion and Theology (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor's and Master's
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
PF 3.1 Sociology, Anthropology and Culture Studies (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor's and Master's
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
PF 3.2 Psychology (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor's and Master's
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
PF 3.3 Political Sciences (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor's and Master's
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
PF 3.4 Social Activities (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor's and Master's
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
PF 3.5 Public Communications and Information Sciences (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor's and Master's
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system
PF 3.5. Public Communications and Information Sciences (degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
PF 3.7 Administration and Management (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor's and Master's
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
PF 3.8 Economics (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor's and Master's
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
PF 3.9 Tourism (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor's and Master's
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system
PF 3.9 Tourism (degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
PF 4.1 Physical Sciences (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor's and Master's
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
PF 4.2 Chemical Sciences (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor's and Master's
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
PF 4.3 Biological Sciences (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor's and Master's
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
PF 4.4 Earth Sciences (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor's and Master's
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
PF 4.5 Mathematics (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor's and Master's
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
PF 4.6 Informatics and Computer Sciences (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor's and Master's
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
PF 5.11 Biotechnologies (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor's and Master's
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
PF 5.3 Communication and Computer Equipment (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor's and Master's
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
PF 5.3 Communication and Computer Equipment (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor's and Master's
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report does not have a validity period, but it is older than 6 years and thus considered part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
PF 8.2 Art (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachlelor's and Master's
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report does not have a validity period, but it is older than 6 years and thus considered part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
PF 8.3 Music and Dance Arts (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor's and Master's
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Pharmacy (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Master's
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Philosophy of Culture, Politics, Law and Economics (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Philosophy of History (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Philosophy of Science (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Philosophy taught in English (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Plant Physiology (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Rhetoric (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Teaching Methodology Biology (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Teaching Methodology Chemistry (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Teaching Methodology Physics (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Theory of Cognition (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Virology (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Zoology (third cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • PhD
  • Level
    third cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme

Verifiable Credentials

A Verifiable Credential (VC) is a digitally-signed and thus tamper-evident document containing information on a subject (e.g. personal information, entitlements of an individual, degrees held by an individual or accreditation of a higher education institution). Quality assurance results recorded in DEQAR can be downloaded as W3C-compatible Verifiable Credentials.

Currently, two types of credentials can be issued:

EBSI Verifiable Accreditations (VA) can be used by a higher education institution in the context of the EBSI Early Adopters programme.

  • The VA allows the institution to prove its external quality assurance on the Trusted Issuer Registry (TIR). EBSI VAs are only issued for external quality assurance results with an official status in a national system (“part of obligatory EQA system”).
  • At present, the higher education institution’s EBSI DID needs to be communicated to EQAR and recorded in DEQAR manually at the moment. If you are a higher education institution participating in EBSI, please contact us to register your DID.
  • EBSI VAs are issued by EQAR under its DID did:ebsi:zk4bhCepWSYp9RhZkRPiwUL.

DEQAR Format Verifiable Credentials primarily serve as a proof of concept and public demonstrator currently.

  • DEQAR Format VCs are based on the plain W3C Recommendation and our own data model. While they closely follow the EBSI Schema, no EBSI-specific or EU-specific elements or data types are used.
  • The higher education institution is identified by its DEQAR URI in this case.
  • DEQAR Format VCs are issued by EQAR under its DID did:web:data.deqar.eu.

Please note: this is an experimental feature.