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Bulgarian Evening and Short Courses

Application Window NOW CLOSED for 25/26

The Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies will run Bulgarian language and culture courses.

These courses are offered subject to minimum registration numbers. This course will not run in 2025/26.

Bulgaria is the oldest country in Europe, with the longest continuing name since establishment. Bulgarian history and heritage are rich and diverse, and the Bulgarian language is a Slavic language of mixed origins. It is one of the official EU languages since 2007.

Bulgarian is the official language of Bulgaria, and is one of the official languages of the European Union (since 2007). Bulgarian is spoken by an estimated 7.9 million people, including the Bulgarian historical communities in North Macedonia, Ukraine, Moldova, Serbia, Romania, Hungary, Albania and Greece.

In the republic of Ireland there are over 4,000 Bulgarian speakers (as recorded in the Census of Population 2022, compiled by the Central Statistics Office).

Courses are run in Bulgarian language at the Beginners, Lower Intermediate, and Intermediate/Advanced levels, depending on demand.

Duration: Each course runs for 22 weeks (2 hours once a week) spread over two terms – autumn (starting late September/early October) and winter/ spring (starting January).

Course Fee:

€660 for 22-week course. This fee is non-refundable once the course has commenced.

Course Dates:

Class dates/times are subject to minor changes in rare circumstances and students will be given the maximum notice possible if this unlikely situation arises. The specific day of the week of your classes will depend on the level course you join.

Scheduled classes will take place during weeks beginning on the following dates:

[1] 29 September 2025, [2] 6 October, [3] 13 October, [4] 20 October, 

{NO Class week of 27 October}, 

[5] 3 November, [6] 10 November, [7] 17 November, [8] 24 November, [9] 1 December.

{NO Class week of 8 December - week of 5 January 2026},

[10] 12 January, [11] 19 January, [12] 26 January, [13] 2 February, [14] 9 February, [15] 16 February, [16] 23 February, 

{NO Class week of 2 March}, 

[17] 9 March, [18] 16th March, [19] 23 March, [20] 30 March, [21] 6 April, [22] 13 April. 

How do I register and pay for the course?

You must be 18 years of age or older to enrol in the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies evening courses.

Please note, new intake of students will not be available in January unless interested applicants have the necessary language skills to join a continuing group. In this case, permission must be confirmed by the instructor and the evening course administrator.

All courses are offered subject to minimum and maximum registration numbers.

Please note that participation in an evening course does not include access to the Trinity Library or other student services.

Please pay via the link below. Once payment is received, you will receive an email shortly afterwards with instructions to finalise your registration.

Please note: Owing to staff annual leave, you may experience some delay in receiving the full application form if you pay the course fee between late July and mid-August. Please be assured payments will be processed and course places allocated as they become available in the order payments are received.

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