Degrees:
- M.Sc. in Geology (Mineralogy & Cristallography), 1985.
Thesis: “Comparative mineralogical characteristics of the Rutile from some deposits in Bulgaria”.Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridsky”.
- Ph.D. in Geology (Palaeontology & Stratigraphy), 2001.
Thesis: “Marine molluscan fauna from the Karapelit, Galata and Euxinograd Formations (Neogene, Middle Miocene),Northeastern Bulgaria. Taxonomy, stratigraphical significance, palaeozoogeography and palaeoecology”.
Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.