The vinyl chloride deposited in OHIS still awaits the repackaging into secure barrels
Around 14 tons of vinyl chloride deposited in the former OHIS chemical industrial complex in Skopje, North Macedonia, still await the experts from the French company Kurium to arrive, repackage it in new safe barrels and transport it for proper disposal. The Ekocentar 97...
Hundred days of swimming trainings in a 2x2m backyard pool: How Eva adapted to the new conditions (video + gallery)
The new situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic was very tough on individual sports. This period is highly challenging for swimmers who were forced to pause their training due to the closure of swimming pools and to find other ways to stay in shape.
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“This is madness”, cry the environmentalists against the new mines promissed in the electoral campaign
The concern among the environmental activists who fight against the mines in the Southeastern part of North Macedonia increased when during its election campaign VMRO-DPMNE revealed its stances about the development of the country's mining capacities as was shown in their election program.
The program...
The three professors haven’t quit the race in UKIM rector’s elections, but have put their candidacies on hold
Professors Petar Atanasov, Vujica Živkovikj, and Dragi Dimitrievski have rejected the claims that they have withdrawn and are boycotting the rector's elections.
"Yesterday, we clearly and unequivocally said that we are putting our candidacies on hold following the reports and recommendations by DKSK and DPI....
Due to the coronavirus, seven countries have to issue new permits for export of OHIS chemicals
Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, but also North Macedonia, will have to issue new permits for international transportation of hazardous materials to get the chemical deposits in the former OHIS industrial complex exported to Switzerland for incineration. The previous permit for the project...
Join the CtrlZ Challenge and win a Go Pro Hero 7
The Metamorphosis Foundation announces a CtrlZ Challenge for a short video on the topic: The life of young people after the emergence of COVID-19.
The challenge is open for all interested young people who are aged 13 to 24.
All you have to do is create...
World Environment Day: In action for Nature and biodiversity protection
The climate change that is destroying Planet Earth at a galloping speed, but also the human activity that is accelerating, instead of slowing it, is the main reason for the ecological catastrophe that is happening to Lake Prespa. The receding shoreline and the jeopardized...
Virtual exhibition of Joel Martin Halpern’s photos of Skopje in 1973
The Macedonian Students' Ethnology and Anthropology Society (MSEAS) organized a virtual exhibition "10 years after the Earthquake" with photos by Joel Martin Halpern.
The photographs portray Skopje in 1973, 10 years after the devastating earthquake that hit the capital in 1963. The photographs show, among...
Cancellation of state graduation exam in North Macedonia brings happiness to some, trouble to others
The students who completed their secondary education this year, met the end of the school year in their homes. Due to the pandemic, the Education Ministry decided to cancel the state graduation exam. Minister Ademi said that this decision was meant to eliminate the...
In the last 8 years, the number of graduated students has fallen by 1/4
Last year, a total number of 7,874 students have graduated from higher education institutions in North Macedonia, which is an increase by 2.2% since 2018. Most of them, 5,845 have graduated at state colleges against 2,004 students who graduated at private colleges. On the...
Environmental lessons must become priority for Macedonian education system
The threats caused by the use of fossil fuels as primary fuel source, the emissions of carbon dioxide and the greenhouse effect, the overheating of the planet, the inappropriate waste management and other dangers are just some of the subjects that have to become...
Skopje Zoo opens again after two and a half months
Today, 26 May, the Skopje Zoo opens again. The visitors will have to follow protocols of movement, the number of people who can be in the zoo at the same time will be limited and everybody has to wear a mask and keep distance...
Open call for small grants for organizations and collectives led by young women
In response to COVID-19 pandemic, the Global Resilience Fund announced a call for support of girl and young women activists, with fully flexible rapid response grants of up to $5,000.
Applications for the fund are now open and available via www.theglobalresiliencefund.org.
The Global Resilience Fund will...
Teams from 39 schools qualified for the final of FITD’s challenge
Students from 39 primary and secondary schools entered the final selection in the public call "A Challenge for Young Explorers 3" by Fund for Innovations and Technology Development (FITD) that is carried out in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science. They say...
Part of the theaters in Macedonia plan open-air stages, but hark for the authorities
In order to prevent the virus' further spreading, all cinemas, theaters, museums and other institutions where mass gatherings can occur, events, concerts and other cultural events were closed. During the quarantine, most of the artistic performances can be enjoyed from home via digital platforms...
“Politikin Zabavnik” se suprostavlja teorijama zavere o 5G
Evropski koncept medija podrazumeva da oni obavljanju informativnu, zabavnu i edukativnu funkciju. Podložnost stanovništva Balkana poplavi dezinformacija koja je zahvatila region se često povezuje sa niskim nivoom obrazovanja, u čemu ulogu igra i slabi kvalitet ili nepostojanje obrazovnih programa u medjskim sferama zemalja regiona.
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Cyber-crime unit of Macedonian police warns about a new scam involving fake Chinese cryptocurrency
Be careful - be ware of a new scam with alleged cryptocurrency, warned the Computer Crime and Digital Forensics Sector of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Republic of North Macedonia through a press statement.
Scammers target Macedonian internet users via the social networks or...
Former Yugoslavia’s brutalist architecture shines in new Star Wars fan film
At the end of last year, a Star Wars fan film with a difference enjoyed its online premier.
Breaking Point: A Star Wars Story is a 25-minute short movie made by a volunteer crew composed of around fifty professional filmmakers, film students and members of Serbia's Star Wars fan...
If one school uses renewable sources of energy, the planet will be saved from 400 tons of carbon dioxide each year
All public institutions especially schools, including collective buildings and houses, should be given a real chance to orient themselves towards renewable sources and to use energy produced from the sun. The households and the public institutions are one of the biggest spenders of energy...
The online lectures have advantages, but the students miss real life interactions
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...
