Impasto and abstract painting for Everyone

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In this intensive course students will be introduced in the world of fine art and painting. Impasto painting and abstract painting are very well known styles that are easy to achieve with the proper technique for the particular task. We will discuss the role of brush strokes, palette knife strokes and the material aspect of […]

Food Microbiology

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Lectures plan: 1. EU Standards for food quality control 2. Microbiology of meat and meat products 3. Microbiology of milk and milk products 4. Microbiology of fruits and vegetables 5. Microbiology of fish and seafood 6. Test 1 7. Microbiology of eggs 8. Microbiology of chocolate 9. Microbiology of beverages 10. 10) Microbiology of bread […]

International PR Summer School​

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This is the 24th PR Summer School at New Bulgarian University in Sofia. This year’s PR Summer School’s theme is “The battle for your mind.” The Summer School gives a great opportunity to young students to meet, learn and discuss with researchers and professionals about topical themes and methodologies within this interdisciplinary area of research. […]

International Summer School in Cognitive Science

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This is the 28th annual International School in Cognitive Science at New Bulgarian University in Sofia. The school is world famous for offering a unique opportunity to young students and researchers to learn about topical themes and methodologies within this interdisciplinary area of research. Cognitive scientists have a common goal: understanding the nature of the […]

Power, Subject and Agency (INT-17570)

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Day 1: Critical Psychology – A subject-scientific approach to Psychology! In this course, students will have the possibility to engage with the concept of Critical Psychology. The relationship between the subject of knowledge (the scientific researcher) and the object of knowledge (the object studied) will be discussed. Therefore, the nomothetic versus interpretive character of the […]

What went wrong? Dominant ideas since the erection of the Berlin Wall

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Having overcome the destruction of the Second World War, by the early 1960s the world seemed set on a course to ever greater freedom (political and personal), affluence and solidarity. As the Berlin Wall came up in 1962, half the world remained behind it. But even there, greater freedom and a better life for all […]

Prevention and Investigation of Financial Crimes: AML & CTF

Masterclass/workshop on practical aspects of AML/CTF in relation to prevention and investigation of possible financial and economic crimes. Several aspects of AML/CTF within the context of their typology as financial crimes are going to be discussed. Some AML/CTF typologies based on practical cases would be analyzed. Some conclusions and recommendations to practice are going to […]

Critical Thinking and Argumentation

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The course introduces the main concepts and tools of critical thinking. The goal of the course is to offer basic understanding of contemporary views on the structure and scope of critical thinking and argumentation and the ways of their implementation in discussions and texts. It focuses on the problems of logical analysis and its application […]

Digital management

The course digital business management presents to students an interdisciplinary problem – that of digital management. Digital business management is associated with the use and creation of software (ICT field), management theory and practice (Business Administration), means, styles and models of communication (Mass communications), types of intelligence – emotional, social, mechanical / instrumental (Cognitive psychology). […]