UK Universities are the top spot for Bulgarians Students
UK universities are among the most desired destinations for young Bulgarians, according to consultant companies providing educational advice and services. The reason, they speculate, is the relatively low tuition fees for the Baccalaureate programmes, about 3000 pounds (3800 euro).
The US and Germany also admit a fair amount of Bulgarian students, but British schools allot various scholarships and social stipends, for which most Bulgarians qualify. The requirements for such stipends are the yearly annual income not to exceed 17 000 pounds.
Denmark and the Netherlands also rank high among students’ desirable countries for getting higher education, however, there is no official statistics indicating the number of young people who have left to study abroad.
Just recently, representatives of University of London visited Sofia’s Prof. Vassil Zlatarski private high school with the idea to present the school, which consists of 19 self-governing colleges. Recruiting specialists from the London School of Economics, King’s College and Imperial College introduced to the Bulgarian students available Baccalaureate programmes, stressing the fact that to become a student at any of the UL’s colleges, motivation is essential.
All three colleges admit new students through UCAS, an organisation which processes applications for entry to higher education courses in the UK. Bulgarian candidates need to pass TOEFL or IELTS for a proof of English language proficiency. The motivation letter every candidate is required to send is vital to the admittance process as specialists advise students not apply to more than two programmes at the same college, for this normally is interpreted as lack of strong interest in one field of study.