4. HOW DOES UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS WORK ?
4.1. Academic Calendar 2012 - 2013
A. Lectures, Seminars, Examination Sessions
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1.Study period - winter semester
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21.09 – 28.12.2012 |
2.Regular Examination Session - winter semester |
03.01 – 26.01.2013 |
3.Holiday |
29.12 – 02.01.2013 |
4.Make-up Examination Session - winter semester |
31.01 and 01.02.2013 |
5.Study period - summer semester |
20.02 – 31.05.2013 |
6.Regular Examination Session - summer semester |
03.06 – 22.06.2013 |
7.Make-up Examination Session - summer semester |
01 and 02.07.2013 |
8.Second Make-up Examination Session |
02.03 and 04.09.2013 |
B. Practical Studies
Practical Studies After VIth semester
Practical Studies Defense 2 0 . 0 9 . 2 0 1 2
4.2. Examination
Each semester is followed by an examination period, which starts at the beginning of January and June respectively. Most of the courses offered at University of Economics-Varna (UEV) include exams. When that is not the case, evaluation is based mostly on classroom tasks, presentations, projects and tests.
4.3. Grading system
Table 1: ECTS grading scale vs. UEV grades
ECTS grade |
UEV grade |
Definition |
A |
6 |
Excellent – outstanding performance with only minor errors |
B |
5 |
Very good – above average standard but with some errors |
C |
4 |
Good – generally sound work with a notable number of errors |
D,E |
3 |
Satisfactory – fair but with significant shortcomings |
F,FX |
2 |
Fail – considerable further work is required |
