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The Chinese influence in higher education in North Macedonia is focused primarily on a few state universities in the country, with ongoing cooperation throughout the years that resulted in an exchange of students and professors and by signing agreements and memoranda of understanding. The champions of this cooperation are the following three universities: the oldest - Ss. Cyril and...

The result of the public-private partnership between the State Bulgarian University from Veliko Tarnovo “Ss. Ss. Cyril and Methodius” (VTU) and the Macedonian private International Slav University (MSU) is the offer of master studies for Macedonian students taught by Bulgarian professors. Apart from educational and scientific cooperation, both universities are connected with Russian links which they are getting rid...

In a situation when the university students during the coronavirus crisis in North Macedonia can only use electronic devices to attend lectures and take exams, there is the very important segment of the communication with their teachers - that is very often almost left out. While in most of the cases the students manage to achieve normal two-way communication with...

The South East European University (SEEU) has started with lectures on Monday, with a hybrid system of teaching for the students in all study cycles. SEEU's rector stressed that all preparations have been made concerning the recommendations for hygiene, physical distancing, and a personal protection during the pandemic, informs Portalb.mk Part of this university's students have said that the lectures...

Two months ago, the Government issued a decree that stopped the education process in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in North Macedonia. Since then, teaching has been conducted through online platforms. With the introduction of this measure, it was clear that the forthcoming period will present a challenge for all included in the education process. The...

The ultimatum that was issued during last week's protest by the students in Tetovo to the Tetovo university is passing silently. Neither side is accepting to clear out in order for the general public to find out what has happened to the student's requests i.e. whether someone would heed them, asks Portalb.mk. Even though they aren't mentioning publicly any names,...

Macedonian Prime Minister, Zoran Zaev will be talking and answering questions at a forum tomorrow in Vienna. The event is organized by the Austrian Institute for International Affairs (OIIP), in cooperation with the European Fund for the Balkans (EFB) and the “Balkans in Europe” Policy Advisory Group. The talk, fully titled "Towards a Common European Future for South-Eastern Europe: The Case...

At today’s plenary session of Parliament, and in the absence of the opposition, MPs gave the red light for the establishment of the new University “Damjan Gruev”. 67 MPs voted “For, and 6 were “Against” the University for Defense, Security, and Peace. Independent MP Solza Grčeva believes that the establishment of this new university is an attempt to create a parallel...

The department responsible for dealing with organized crime at the Ministry of Interior (MOI) in coordination with the Public Prosecution Office, today conducted a police operation at the Faculty of Economics at the University of St. Cyril and Methodius (UKIM), the MOI confirmed for “Meta”. “The department which handles serious and organized crime took the appropriate measures in coordination with...

University Professor and former Dean of the Faculty of Economics at UKIM ( the University of St Cyril and Methodius), Bobek Shuklev was arrested today during a police operation which was carried out at the university, say the media, citing sources from within the investigation. According to information which for now, has yet to be confirmed by the Ministry of...

A groups of young people from Bitola, quite cleverly congratulated the former minister Gordana Jankulovska for her PhD using guerrilla-style tactics. While Gordana Janulovska attended the ceremony where she formally received her PhD, at the Faculty of Security, a huge banner appeared with the words “Congratulations on your Pardon!” and was hung up in the Rectory of the University, St...

The parliamentary group SDSM submitted 984 amendments to draft laws for the forming of the university "Dame Gruev". Goran Sugareski, coordinator of the parliamentary group of SDSM said. Goran Sugareski, coordinator of the parliamentary group of SDSM said that the decision on the establishment of the new university has fully breached the procedure for the decision to establish a new university. “As...

This morning the "Student plenum" and youth organization "Mugra" blocked the University "St. Cyril and Methodius" Rectory, in protest at the cut down tree trees on the campus faculty. "In a sign of protest, the students of the University St. Cyril and Methodius announced that we are terminating the Rectory's daily timetable," announced this morning the "Student plenum." The protest began...

Students today declared autonomy and "liberated" the university, which will be under student control. They asked constitutionally guaranteed autonomy so they will sleep in the university and also hold alternative lectures. - Our requirements and our arguments were ignored, the students were labeled and circled, Minister of Education avoided a debate with us, counter-Professorial plenum, which argued that the law...