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National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency. https://www.neaa.government.bg/en/
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Boyadjieva, P., Ilieva-Trichkova, P. (2018). Higher Education Systems and Institutions, Bulgaria. In: Encyclopedia of International Higher Education Systems and Institutions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9553-1_565-1
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