Candidate: TEODORA MARINCHEVA STANEVA
Topic: „The Development of Modern Dance in the Secondary Education System”  
Professional field: 8.3 "Music and Dance Art"
PhD program: „Choreography”
Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Ivaylo Ivanov, PhD
Date of defense: 23.11.2026, 10:00 АМ
Date of publication: 06.11.2026
Abstract
Review: Prof. Maria Petrova Kardzhieva, PhD
Review: Prof. Anna Lyudmilova Pampulova, PhD
Statement: Assoc. Prof. Roslana Ivanova Moravenova-Staneva, PhD
Statement: Assoc. Prof. Elitsa Petrova Lukanova, PhD
Statement: Assoc. Prof. Dilyana Ivanova Nikiforova, PhD
 

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Candidate: MARIA-STEFKA DIMITROVA DIMITROVA
Topic: „Mediation and achieving agreements within the process of psychological overcoming of conflicts”  
Professional field: 3.2. "Psychology "
PhD program: „General Psychology”
Scientific supervisor: Prof. Mayana Mitevska, DSc
Date of defense: 19.11.2026, 10:00 АМ
Date of publication: 04.11.2026
Abstract
Review: Assoc. Prof. Krasimir Krastev Ivanov, PhD
Review: Prof. Sevdzhihan Ahmedova Eubova, PhD
Statement: Assoc. Prof. Tsvetan Petrov Petkov, PhD
Statement: Prof. Valeri Stoilov Stoyanov, DSc
Statement: Assoc. Prof. Veronika Andreeva Ivanova, PhD
 

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Candidate: ANA ILIEVA HALIL
Topic: „Intentional influence on unorganized social communities”  
Professional field: 3.2. "Psychology "
PhD program: „General Psychology”
Scientific supervisor: Prof. Mayana Mitevska, DSc
Date of defense: 19.11.2026, 11:00 АМ
Date of publication: 04.11.2026
Abstract
Review: Prof. Vanya Gospodinova Hristova, PhD
Review: Prof. Valeri Stoilov Stoyanov, DSc
Statement: Assoc. Prof. Tsvetan Petrov Petkov, PhD
Statement: Prof. Ivan Stoyanov Aleksandrov, DSc
Statement: Prof. Sevdzhihan Ahmedova Eubova, PhD
 

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Candidate: KRENAR REXHEP BARDHI
Topic: „International standards for effectiveness of penitentiary systems of Bulgaria and Albania (criminological and criminal law aspects)”  
Professional field: 3.6. "Law"
PhD program: „Criminology”
Scientific supervisor: Prof. Juliana Mateeva, PhD and Prof. Galina Kovacheva, PhD
Date of defense: 18.11.2026, 10:00 АМ
Date of publication: 03.11.2026
Abstract
Review: Prof. Dobrinka Ivanova Chankova, PhD
Review: Prof. Yulia Doncheva Boyadzhieva, DSc
Statement: Assoc. Prof. Yordan Dimitrov Yordanov, PhD
Statement: Assoc. Prof. Svetla Margaritova Margaritova-Vuchkova, PhD
Statement: Assoc. Prof. Svetlin Petkov Antonov, PhD
 

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Candidate: LIOR YAACOV AGAI
Topic: „Application of game theory and behavioral economics in public sector procurement processes”  
Professional field: 3.8 "Economics"
PhD program: „Political Economy”
Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Marieta Stefanova, PhD; Scientific consultant: Assoc. Prof. Kaloyan Kolev, PhD
Date of defense: 17.11.2026, 13:00 АМ
Date of publication: 02.11.2026
Abstract
Review: Prof. Dimitar Kanev Kanev, DSc
Review: Prof. Stela Atanasova Todorova, PhD
Statement: Assoc. Prof. Ofeliya Ivanova Kaneva, PhD
Statement: Assoc. Prof. Antoaneta Petrova Zhelyazkova-Stoyanova, PhD
Statement: Assoc. Prof. Nedyalko Mariev Nestorov, PhD
 

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Candidate: DANIELA DIMITROVA POPNIKOLOVA
Topic: „Adapting the Banking System to Sustainable Development Financing” 
Professional field: 3.8 "Economics"
PhD program: „World Economy and International Economic Relations”
Scientific supervisor: Prof. Emil Panusheff, PhD
Date of defense: 17.11.2026, 10:00 АМ
Date of publication: 02.11.2026
Abstract
Review: Assoc. Prof. Nikolina Nevinova Grozeva, PhD
Review: Prof. Stela Atanasova Todorova, PhD
Statement: Assoc. Prof. Virginia Zhivkova Ivanova, PhD
Statement: Assoc. Prof. Elena Velkova Stavrova, PhD
Statement: Assoc. Prof. Ivan Rumenov Byanov, PhD
 

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Candidate: ANDREAN JOE
Topic: „Challenges facing leaders in human resource management in the era of circular economy”    
Professional field: 3.7. „Administration and Management”
PhD program: „Organization and Management outside the Sphere of Material Production”
Scientific supervisor: Prof. Snezhanka Ovcharova, PhD
Date of defense: 12.11.2026, 10:00 АМ
Date of publication: 28.10.2026 Review: Prof. Velislava Nikolaeva Kostova, PhD
Review: Prof. Kiril Petrov Angelov, DSc
Statement: Assoc. Prof. Maria Dimitrova Velikova, PhD
Statement: Assoc. Prof. Kamelia Vili Vunova-Narleva, PhD
Statement: Assoc. Prof. Neli Ivanova Nikolova, PhD
 

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Candidate: AMJAD MUSTAFA AMARA
Topic: „Components of emotional intelligence (EI) as a means of strengthening the human resources in health institutions”    
Professional field: 3.7. „Administration and Management”
PhD program: „Organization and Management outside the Sphere of Material Production”
Scientific supervisor: Prof. Snezhanka Ovcharova, PhD
Date of defense: 12.11.2026, 11:30 АМ
Date of publication: 28.10.2026
Abstract
Review: Assoc. Prof. Kremena Georgieva Andonova, PhD
Review: Prof. Todorka Ignatova Kostadinova, DSc
Statement: Assoc. Prof. Miglena Tsaneva Pencheva, PhD
Statement: Assoc. Prof. Galina Rumenova Petrova, PhD
Statement: Assoc. Prof. Miglena Dimitrova Angelova, PhD